Cadet Command has hit its stride. The organization responsible for producing most of the Army's officer corps commissioned 5,880 second lieutenants in Fiscal Year 2012, the second straight year for mission success, according to final totals released this week. The Army-mandated goal was 5,350. In surpassing the mark in 2011 and 2012, Cadet Command has reversed a several-years … [Read more...]
Fleet Readiness Center East Delivers Last H-46
November 15, 2012 By Cpl. Scott L. Tomaszycki | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. -- The H-46 model “Phrog” helicopter has served the Marine Corps for nearly 50 years, but its era is drawing to a close. During a ceremony here Nov. 9, Fleet Readiness Center East sent off the last HH-46 helicopter it will service to … [Read more...]
Civilians Must Schedule Use or Lose Leave Before Dec. 1
November 15, 2012 by Debbie Gildea Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- The 2012 civilian employee leave year ends Jan. 12, 2013, and Air Force Personnel Center officials remind civilians that those who have more than the maximum carryover hours of annual leave on that date risk losing their leave. The maximum carryover … [Read more...]
Army Investigates Next-Level Pelvic, Groin Protection
November 15, 2012 By T'Jae Gibson, ARL Public Affairs ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- New ballistic research areas are filling a critical gap in troop pelvic protection systems, said U.S. Army Research Laboratory engineers. No standard scientific methodology currently exists to assess the performance of personal protection equipment, or PPE, against secondary debris, such … [Read more...]
Restored F/A-18 Hornet unveiled during Medal of Honor dedication ceremony
November 13, 2012 By Lance Cpl. Rebecca Eller | Headquarters Marine Corps MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. -- Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, unveiled a restored F/A-18 Hornet in dedication to recent Medal of Honor recipients during a ceremony aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Nov. 2. It took nearly two months of planning for … [Read more...]