JULY 26, 2016, NATICK, Mass. - If Don Holman has his way, the Navy could soon be producing its own vegetarian subs, so to speak. Holman, an engineering technician with the Joint Foodservice and Engineering Team at the Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, has spent the past year testing the feasibility of growing fruits and vegetables on U.S. … [Read more...]
Reservists and Active Duty Marine Tankers Train Together
JULY 26, 2016, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Marines with Fox Company, 4th Tank Battalion, conducted integrated training with elements of 2nd Tank Battalion, at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., July 22, 2016. The reserve Marines spent three days conducting multiple field exercises in order to develop cohesion with the active duty Marines in the event they … [Read more...]
C-17 Gains Valuable Training Through Integration at Red Flag 16-3
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS) - Since its maiden flight in 1991, the C-17 Globemaster III has served as a reliable and maintainable cargo aircraft with the ability of rapid and strategic cargo and troop delivery. During Red Flag 16-3, the 437th Airlift Wing from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, is training at Nellis Air Force Base on how to integrate pilots, crew … [Read more...]
Realistic Training Leads to Real-Life Preparedness
JULY 16, 2016, FORT MCCOY, Wis. - In a combat theater soldiers face small arms fire and exploding ordnance attacks, but for Reserve Soldiers it can be difficult to simulate these real world threats during monthly battle realistic training assemblies. To achieve the most realistic training possible, Reserve units teamed up with Active Army and Army National Guard units here … [Read more...]
Air Force Begins Study on Noise Exposures with Total Exposure Health Initiative
JULY 25, 2016, FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AFNS) - An Air Force Surgeon General initiative called Total Exposure Health will soon advance from a concept to a real-world demonstration at an operational base. Total Exposure Health focuses on primary prevention, which includes exposures in the workplace, the environment and lifestyles, in order to prevent disease and injury from … [Read more...]