APRIL 6, 2016, DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AFNS) - They are hot, bright and a visual spectacle. But they are not your run-of-the-mill fireworks being shot off in celebration. Flares used by pilots are life-saving emergency countermeasures that keep Dover Air Force Base aircraft in the skies delivering airlift cargo to the warfighter. Flares play a pivotal role keeping … [Read more...]
Kosovo Security Force Leads Charge to Demine
CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo (April 6, 2016) - Since the end of the Kosovo war in 1999 men, women and children have been working to rebuild their war-torn region. A quick drive through the main cities proves there is optimism in the rebuilding as many of the streets are lined with smiling faces and newly constructed stores. While the people of Kosovo work diligently to rebuild … [Read more...]
Special Forces Support Soldiers Participate in Sling-Load Operations
OKINAWA, Japan (April 5, 2016) - The more than 11,000 pound airframe hovered just feet above the Soldiers' heads while sand and other debris obscured their vision as they focused on rigging the quad bike onto the belly of the aircraft with a sling -- an operation that requires a high-degree of attention to detail, meticulous preparation and an unerring commitment to safety. … [Read more...]
President, NATO Secretary General Discuss Alliance Issues
WASHINGTON, April 5, 2016 - President Barack Obama and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met yesterday to discuss alliance and U.S. efforts to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, NATO support to Afghanistan and issues related to Russia. The White House meeting also marked the 67th anniversary of the founding of the North Atlantic Treaty … [Read more...]
Research Institute of Environmental Medicine Creating 3-D Soldier Avatars
NATICK, Mass. (April 5, 2016) - Since 2010 researchers at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine have taken on the mission to develop a computer program to create the full-body, complete-anatomy avatar of individual warfighters. Their goal is to create a 3-D full-anatomy avatar for any Soldier regardless of gender, shape or size. Dr. Gary Zientara, a … [Read more...]