JULY 15, 2016, FORT POLK, La. - Two dozen New York Army National Guard air crew and aviators from Rochester are preparing for a deployment to Afghanistan early in 2017 while also participating in the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Teams Joint Readiness Training Center exercise here with 5,000 other Soldiers. The Joint Training Center allows Army units to conduct combat … [Read more...]
EOD Immersion Serves as Eye-Opener
JULY 15, 2016, DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. (AFNS) - Leaving a career field can be a scary proposition for an Airman who has been performing and learning the ins and outs of their job for the better part of a decade. The new career they choose may or may not be a good fit. Despite that, Staff Sgt. Michael McNally, a 355th Maintenance Group scheduler, recently became … [Read more...]
Navy Virtualizes Schoolhouse Training
JULY 15, 2016, SAN DIEGO (NNS) - The Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (PEO C4I), multiple Navy program offices and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) are knocking out milestones in the quest to virtualize training for Sailors on shipboard systems. The team successfully executed a pre-pilot event for … [Read more...]
Revive, Rescue, Repeat: Marine Recon and Air Force Special Operations Hone Humanitarian Skills
JULY 15, 2016, POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii - When disaster strikes, most people observe from the outside. They cringe, they pity, they pray. However, some brave men and women choose not to be casual observers. They are the volunteer force who respond to emergencies, like Force Reconnaissance Marines with III Marine Expeditionary Force and Special Tactics Airmen with … [Read more...]
DOD Experts Talk Nuclear Modernization Efforts
JULY 15, 2016, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Modernization and sustainment across the nuclear triad are essential to maintaining national and allied security, three Defense Department experts told Congress on July 14. DOD witnesses Robert Scher, the assistant secretary of defense for strategy, plans, and capabilities; Navy Adm. Cecil D. Haney, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command; … [Read more...]