AUGUST 26, 2016, WASHINGTON (NNS) - The Navy updated Sea Shore Flow (SSF) Enlisted Career Paths with the release of NAVADMIN 190/16 Aug. 25. Here are five things you need to know about SSF and tour length updates just announced: 1. 42 ratings will not be impacted, 13 ratings will require more sea time, and 15 ratings will require less sea time. Depending on how many sea … [Read more...]
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle to Provide Battlefield Intelligence
AUGUST 26, 2016, FORT IRWIN, Calif. - Soldiers may someday have a new set of eyes on the battlefield thanks to a small unmanned aerial vehicle so new that it doesn't yet have a name. The "battlefield" where the unmanned aerial vehicle is currently being evaluated and employed in training exercises is the National Training Center here at Fort Irwin. The vehicle is designed to … [Read more...]
Air Force Logistics Readiness for Global Combat Power
AUGUST 26, 2016, DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. (AFNS) - The 355th Logistics Readiness Squadron logistics planners, a shop of 14 Airmen, coordinate and direct personnel and cargo from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. They control and direct everything having to do with the process of deployments and exercises in order to support operations around the globe. “We may be … [Read more...]
SAPR Training Uses Pure Praxis Improv Theater to Simulate Real-Life Situations
AUGUST 26, 2016, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (NNS) - The definition of the word praxis is "The act of engaging, applying, realizing and practicing ideas" - and that's exactly what Pure Praxis is all about. Different from standard Sexual Assault and Prevention Response (SAPR) training, Pure Praxis uses live, improvisational theater to recreate complicated, sensitive real-world … [Read more...]
Bold Alligator 16 Reinforces Relationships and Doctrine
AUGUST 26, 2016, NORFOLK, Va. - Second Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) and Expeditionary Strike Group 2 are embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan and proving the Navy and Marine Corps possess expanded capability to execute integrated large-scale amphibious operations in response to crisis during Bold Alligator 16, Aug. 15-26. BA 16 is the continuation of … [Read more...]