DECEMBER 27, 2016, ASAN, Guam (NNS) - Naval Munitions Command East Asia Division (NMCEAD) Unit Guam and the submarine tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40), homeported in Guam, were named the 2016 Environmental Stewardship Flagship Award winners for small overseas and large sea categories, respectively. The award is part of the Navy's Community Service Program and recognizes the … [Read more...]
53rd Weapon Evaluations Group Airmen Create New Initiative for Smarter Operations
DECEMBER 27, 2016, TYNDALL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) - Leaders from the 53rd Weapon Evaluations Group met Dec. 16, 2016, to discuss the group’s newest initiative that uses innovative problem solving to help streamline their mission. Col. Lance Wilkins, 53rd WEG commander and his staff, along with squadron commanders within the 53rd WEG, participated in an open forum … [Read more...]
Army Officials Advance Strategic Shift for Resiliency Campaign
DECEMBER 27, 2016, FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md., By Sean Kimmons - On deployments, Soldiers can often develop tight bonds while living together and working as a team to execute their missions. Army officials now want to bring that strong sense of camaraderie back to the garrison, where it can boost personal readiness and performance across the service. "Those Soldiers eat, … [Read more...]
NORAD Continues Long Tradition of Tracking Santa’s Flight
DECEMBER 23, 2016, COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - For 60 years, North American Aerospace Defense Command, otherwise known as NORAD, and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) have tracked Santa's flight. The tradition began in 1955 after a Colorado Springs-based Sears Roebuck & Co. advertisement misprinted the telephone number for children to call Santa. … [Read more...]
DARPA Provides Groundbreaking Bionic Arms to Walter Reed
December 23, 2016, By Cheryl Pellerin - The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is making available to military amputees the first production versions of a groundbreaking upper-limb bionic arms prosthesis, according to a DARPA press release. Dr. Justin Sanchez, director of DARPA’s Biological Technologies Office, delivered the first two advanced “LUKE” arms from a new … [Read more...]