July 19, 2012 WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- The National Football League now wants to put into the helmets of its players the same type of sensors used by the Army to evaluate concussive events that could lead to traumatic brain injury. The Army is working with the National Football League, or NFL, to help the league develop ways to protect football players from traumatic … [Read more...]
AF Gets New Weapon in Firefighting Arsenal
July 19, 2012 by Danny Webb 82nd Training Web Public Affairs SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) -- The main fire station has received a new weapon in their arsenal, the P-34 Rapid Intervention Vehicle (RIV), which is the newest addition to the Air Force crash response fleet. The RIV is the first vehicle in the Air Force to use new ultra high pressure fire fighting … [Read more...]
Marine Corps Swagger
July 18, 2012 FEATURES, MARINES UNCOVERED By Sgt. Maj. Michael S. Burke Marines put a lot of stock in bearing. One of the 14 Marine Corps Leadership Traits is defined as: “The way you conduct or carry yourself. Your manner should reflect alertness, competence, confidence, and control.” Personally, I prefer the word comportment but it’s the same thing. A … [Read more...]
Land, Water Challenge Drives Service Members to their Limits
July 18, 2012 By Sgt. Peter J. Berardi KUWAIT NAVAL BASE, Kuwait -- Standing on the sands of a beach at 5 a.m., looking out over the Persian Gulf, watching as the sun rises and pokes through the haze of dust, you can almost forget you are on a military installation. But for more than 80 service members this would be no relaxing walk on the beach. The Soldiers of the 569th … [Read more...]
Through Airmen’s Eyes: Reserve Officer Recalls Journey to Freedom
July 18, 2012 by Amaani Lyle American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Col. Josie Fernandez credits providence as much as persistence for her journey from Cuban refugee to the duel-hatted role she has today with the Air Force Reserve and the National Park Service. Fernandez attended school in the rural town of Agua Dulce, near Havana, close to the national baseball … [Read more...]