APRIL 19, 2016, JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - U.S. Army divers with 7th Engineer Dive Detachment, 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, conducted underwater demolition training, April 12-14, at Puuloa Range Complex off the coast of Iroquois Point, Hawaii. Assisting in the training is 545th transportation Company, 8th TSCs Logistic Support … [Read more...]
Hurricane Hunters Promote Preparedness in Caribbean, Latin America
APRIL 19, 2016, KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AFNS) - The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron "Hurricane Hunters" and the National Weather Service's National Hurricane Center partnered together to promote hurricane preparedness during the Caribbean Hurricane Awareness Tour (CHAT) April 9-17. The purpose of CHAT is to raise hurricane awareness across Latin America and the … [Read more...]
The US Military Compensations, Retirement Benefits and Criticisms
April 19, 2016, by Kathryn Smith - In recent times, countries like Sweden, Ireland, Poland and even the U.K. are trying hard to control their military expenditures. The fact that these countries have increased their retirement-pension-eligibility-age for military personnel, further strengthens the point. On the other hand, the United States sticks to its status quo – the global … [Read more...]
End-of-Year ‘Use It or Lose It’ Budget Mindset to Get Tossed
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, April 18, 2016) - The Army is seeking to change the "use it or lose it mentality" as it relates to unit budgets, said Lt. Gen. Tom Spoehr. Spoehr defined that mentality as "the perception throughout the Army that if you don't spend all of your money it will be decremented from future budgets because someone thought you must not have needed … [Read more...]
UN Ambassador Speaks at Naval Academy Conference on Judicious Use of Force
APRIL 18, 2016, ANNAPOLIS, Md. (NNS) - The U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations spoke at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, April 14 as part of the academy's Forrestal lecture series. Ambassador Samantha Power presented remarks on the judicious use of military power in the Middle East to academy faculty, staff and midshipmen, as well as visiting … [Read more...]