AUGUST 26, 2016, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) - Managing upgrades, retrofits and overall maintenance for a large number of aircraft can be challenging. It often requires great logistical efforts to ensure the right people and equipment are available at the right time to service aircraft. Operations research analysts assigned to the Air Force Life Cycle … [Read more...]
Tips for Dealing with an Unexpected Relocation
August 26, 2016, by Dixie Somers - The orders have come down and your military family is moving - soon and far away! It's easy to feel panicky about everything that is involved in dealing with an unexpected relocation, but there are many resources online and off that can help. Finding Housing Where will you live? Check out online resources like the Automated Housing … [Read more...]
Air Force and Army Planners Find Ways to See Greater Jump in Airdrops
AUGUST 25, 2016, POPE ARMY AIRFIELD, N.C. (AFNS) - With a jump in airdrops, an arriving C-130 Hercules taxies to a large hangar where about 60 Army paratroopers wait to board. Lugging about 100 pounds of gear, the Soldiers quickly line up and load into the aircraft as its four idling engines blow hot gusts over the tarmac. Minutes later, the plane is flying at 150 mph and … [Read more...]
Bulgaria and U.S. Marines Demonstrate NATO Logistics Integration
AUGUST 25, 2016, NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria - Marines alongside Bulgarian counterparts loaded heavy equipment onto the Bulgarian rail system, here, for transport to Tbilisi, Georgia, for an upcoming regional exercise to demonstrate NATO logistics integration. “We chose to move the equipment by rail for the combined arms company because we have to get it to the port … [Read more...]
Secretary of the Army Eric K. Fanning Lays Out Priorities at His First Town Hall
AUGUST 25, 2016, WASHINGTON (Army News Service) - Reflecting on his most recent trip to the Pacific, which included a stop in Malaysia, Secretary of the Army Eric K. Fanning said he was impressed by the interaction he observed there between American Soldiers and Malaysian forces, who are now participating in Exercise Keris Strike. "It impressed upon me something that I … [Read more...]