MARCH 20, 2017, ATLANTIC OCEAN (NNS) - A long-lasting tradition in the Navy is to color over the gray and decorate bulkheads with colorful artwork that expresses pride in the ship the artist is attached to. There is no rating and no specialty which trains or mandates these works of art, but instead a motivated hobbyist to step up to the deckplate. One such artist just … [Read more...]
The Navy App Locker Now Available
MARCH 17, 2017, PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) - A new mobile application which provides a direct access point for approved unclassified U.S. Navy mobile apps was released March 16. The Navy App Locker is an app version of the U.S. Navy's associated website, www.applocker.navy.mil/ and provides Navy Sailors, civilians, and family members a central location to view mobile applications, … [Read more...]
Trump Seeks $30B More in Fiscal 2017 to Rebuild Military, Fight ISIS
WASHINGTON, March 17, 2017 - In a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan today, President Donald J. Trump asked for another $30B more in fiscal 2017, which ends Sept. 30, for the Defense Department to rebuild the armed forces and accelerate the campaign to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. The fiscal 2017 budget amendment provides $24.9 billion in base funds for urgent … [Read more...]
Army Demonstrates Integration of High Energy Lasers Weapon on Combat Vehicle
MARCH 17, 2017, REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama - U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command team members are laser focused on the future of high energy lasers. Members of the USASMDC/ARSTRAT Technical Center's Air and Missile Defense Directorate participated in the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization, or JIDO, UAS Hard-Kill Challenge at … [Read more...]
NMCP Urges Possible Traumatic Brain Injury Patients to Seek Help
MARCH 17, 2017, PORTSMOUTH, Va. (NNS) - As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been drawing to a close, military health care providers continue to see patients who have had prolonged symptoms as a result of a traumatic brain injury (TBI). March is Brain Injury Awareness Month, and providers at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) urge anyone who may be experiencing … [Read more...]