APRIL 24, 2017, CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - Approximately 50 U.S. and U.K. Soldiers and more than 500 Kazakhstani Soldiers participated in Koktem, phase one of Exercise Steppe Eagle 17, which took place March 31 to April 11, 2017, at Illisky Training Center, Kazakhstan. A cold wind blew past as medics rushed across an open field to their patients. Radio operators followed close … [Read more...]
Polysiloxane Cleaning Kits Provide New Canvas for NAVSEA Maintenance Strategy
APRIL 24, 2017, PORTSMOUTH, Va. (NNS) - NAVSEA deployed Polysiloxane Cleaning Kits this week to the Forward-deployed Regional Maintenance Centers in Manama, Bahrain and other maintenance locations to better maintain ship topside coatings and prevent corrosion, saving time and manpower. Surface Maintenance Engineering Planning Program (SURFMEPP), the NAVSEA activity … [Read more...]
Refueled and Reloaded: Marines Conduct FARP Operations at Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-17
APRIL 24, 2017, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Arizona - Marines with Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 conducted forward arming and refueling point operations as part of Assault Support Training 1 at the Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, California, in support of the semiannual Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-17, April 17. Lasting seven weeks, … [Read more...]
Yokosuka Team Seeks Simplified Small Acquisition Process with Biennial Simplified Acquisition Procedures Training
APRIL 24, 2017, YOKOSUKA, Japan (NNS) - Contracts professionals at Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) Fleet Logistics Center (FLC) Yokosuka held biennial (SAP) simplified acquisition procedures training, April 11. With close to 100 people in attendance, the primary audience for the event included commands and activities that NAVSUP FLC Yokosuka delegates procurement … [Read more...]
President Signs Veterans Choice Program Extension and Improvement Act, Extends Veteran’s Choice Health Care Law
APRIL 21, 2017, WASHINGTON - President Donald J. Trump signed the Veterans Choice Program Extension and Improvement Act on Tuesday, ensuring military veterans can continue receiving health care in the civilian sector when care is not easily accessible from a Veterans Affairs Department provider. "The veterans have poured out their sweat and blood and tears for this country … [Read more...]