U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY, West Point, N.Y., June 28, 2016 - In a white room here June 19, a row of shooters carefully pointed their air pistols 10 meters from small boxes containing tiny electronic bullseyes that, when “hit,” signaled a monitor showing the result, accurate within less than a millimeter. Only the soft tapping sound of the shots were audible on the range and a … [Read more...]
Army Cyber Events Tag-Team to Attract New Technologies
JUNE 28, 2016, ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - Cyber Blitz. Cyber Quest. Cyber Innovation Challenge. Feeling the whiplash? Good - then hackers and attackers will, too. Seeking to attract cutting-edge technologies from the public and private sectors as it equips a growing cyber force, the Army has established a series of events to quickly evaluate, integrate -- and in some … [Read more...]
Intense Immersion Training Readies 1ST Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Extreme Simulation
JUNE 28, 2016, MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Marines with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, trained in a simulated African village where they conducted patrols and defended the village from insurgents operating nearby during a training exercise at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 23, 2016. Cpl. Tyler N. Thomas, a squad leader with Bravo … [Read more...]
Army Guard’s Best-of-the-Best Tested in Army Guard Best Warrior Competition
JUNE 28, 2016, JOINT BASE CAPE COD, Mass. - Among the windswept pine trees of Joint Base Cape Cod, 14 Soldiers battled it out in the 2016 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition to earn the title of Army Guard Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. At the end of the competition, Army Sgt. Calvin Koziol, an infantryman with the Nebraska Army National Guard's C … [Read more...]
PTSD Awareness Leads to Positive Treatment
JUNE 27, 2016, FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AFNS) - Post-traumatic stress disorder can be debilitating in some patients, but thanks to advancements in research and the continued training of mental health providers, treatments are getting better all the time. Maj. Joel Foster, the chief of Air Force Deployment Mental Health, said treating PTSD has improved dramatically in the last 20 … [Read more...]