SEPTEMBER 15, 2016, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - As Mentorship Program Staff Sgt. Craig W. Harriman looks around his office, which is decorated with 12 years of awards and acknowledgements, he reflects on the day he first stepped into a career planner’s office aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C. “I was originally an administrative clerk,” … [Read more...]
Navy Medicine Accepting Applicants for 2017 Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program
SEPTEMBER 15, 2016, FALLS CHURCH, Va. (NNS) - The Navy is seeking five enlisted Sailors for its 2017 enlisted to medical degree preparatory program (EMDP2) cohort at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Science (USUHS) beginning September 2016. EMDP2 is a two-year program for academically-promising enlisted service members to complete preparatory coursework making … [Read more...]
DoD Makes Prescription Drug Disposal Easy for Beneficiaries
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2016 - The DoD makes prescription drug disposal easy for beneficiaries by allowing them to safely and easily dispose of expired and unused medications by bringing them to a military treatment facility or, in some cases, picking up a mailing envelope from the installation to send for destruction of the medications free of charge, Dr. George Jones, chief of … [Read more...]
Navy Conducts First Live Fire NIFC-CA Test with F-35
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016, WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico (NNS) - The Navy hosted its first live fire NIFC-CA test with F-35 to successfully test the integration of F-35 with existing Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air (NIFC-CA) architecture Sept. 12. During the test, an unmodified U.S. Marine Corps F-35B from the Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) … [Read more...]
Collaborative Acquisition Equips Soldiers and Marines to Fight and Win
SEPTEMBER 14, 2016, MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia - In a series of ongoing efforts, Marine Corps Systems Command and the Army’s Program Executive Office - collaborative acquisitionhelps to develop, test and deliver ever-better capabilities for Marines and Soldiers. These acquisition professionals are also closely aligned to ensure uniforms and personal protective … [Read more...]