SEPTEMBER 1, 2016, GREAT LAKES (NNS) - With the general election approaching quickly, Training Support Center (TSC) Great Lakes wants to remind Sailors wanting to vote that the command representative can assist those who are unsure of what they need to do to exercise their right to vote Nov. 8. Across the Navy, voting assistance is administered at the unit level. Voting … [Read more...]
Army Rapid Capabilities Office to Keep Army Ahead of Technological Change
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016, WASHINGTON (Army News Service) - Modernization in the Russian military has resulted in exceptional cyber, electronic warfare, and anti-access/area-denial capabilities that have raised concerns in the U.S. Army, particularly in the wake of Russia's 2014 invasion of Crimea and subsequent involvement in Syria. "What we saw is that even though we are the best … [Read more...]
MWCS-28’s Alpha Company Conducts Annual Field Exercise
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, CHERRY POINT, North Carolina - Unwavering heat, storms and strong winds failed to halt approximately 90 Marines during a annual field exercise conducted by Alpha Company, Marine Wing Communications Squadron 28 aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, Aug. 15-26. The two-week exercise occurs annually to satisfy training and … [Read more...]
Naval War College Opens Russia Maritime Studies Institute
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016, NEWPORT, R.I. (NNS) - U.S. Naval War College (NWC) has opened a Russia Maritime Studies Institute (RMSI) on their Newport, Rhode Islandv campus today, tasked with the mission of better understanding Russia's expanding role in the global maritime environment. Establishing the institute is partially in response to a resurgent Russian military that has … [Read more...]
Forging the KC-46: New Training Center Opens to Prepare Tanker Aircrews
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016, ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. (AFNS) - A new training center opens to prepare tanker aircrews for the KC-46 Pegasus was officially dedicated here Aug. 30, along with the activation of the 56th Air Refueling Squadron, which will be the formal training unit for the Air Force’s next-generation refueling aircraft. The integration of the KC-46 into the Air Force … [Read more...]