JULY 11, 2017, NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nv. - Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 “Wake Island Avengers,” 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, began participating in Red Flag 17-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, July 10. During the exercise, which will continue until July 28, VMFA-211 will conduct a variety of mission sets alongside the other services: defensive … [Read more...]
Go Army, Beat Navy! Army Team Wins Gold in Warrior Games Wheelchair Basketball
JULY 11, 2017, CHICAGO - Medically retired Army Sgt. Jhoonar Barrera sank a free throw with 23.5 seconds remaining on the clock to seal a 56-55 Army victory over Navy in the wheelchair basketball final at the United Center here Friday during the 2017 Department of Defense Warrior Games. Barrera, the team captain, said he didn't realize until later that his foul shot would … [Read more...]
Navy Announces Review of All Collateral Duties, Eliminates Seven Now
JULY 11, 2017, WASHINGTON (NNS) - The Navy eliminated seven shipboard collateral duties in NAVADMIN 168/17, released July 11, and tasked a working group to further review all collateral duties for the potential to be eliminated or consolidated. The seven collaterals identified for immediate elimination were selected from a review of Fleet units and will have minimal impact … [Read more...]
The ‘Total Army’ Angle: Active Duty, National Guard, Reserves Coordinate on GPS Exercise in Europe
JULY 11, 2017, CINCU, Romania - U.S. Army National Guard engineers and active-duty field artillery Soldiers from U.S. Army Europe's regionally-allocated land force for Operation Atlantic Resolve navigated their way to combined training, as multinational exercises converged in the Romanian countryside on July 6. An engineer survey and design team, which normally works in … [Read more...]
Soldiers Master Intelligence Skills Through Gunnery Training
JULY 10, 2017, FORT HOOD, Texas - With a language all its own, the Army has many terms and acronyms that are unfamiliar to the civilian or corporate world. Even within the Army, each of the Military Occupational Specialties has their own unique terms and ways of communicating. However, the language of "gunnery training" is common across most specialties, and facilitates a … [Read more...]