Sgt. Jess Harvey Air Force Public Affairs Agency 3/14/2012 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Wing Commanders' Guide was sent out to wing commanders recently and contains statistics, facts and talking points to help leaders encourage healthy conversations among their Airmen, which senior leaders say is paramount to eliminating sexual crimes in … [Read more...]
Simulation Ammo Allows for True-To-Life Training
March 14, 2012 By Jennifer Mattson, NCO Journal FORT BLISS, Texas -- When Soldiers enter the training environment, it's important that their experience is as close as possible to situations they'll encounter in combat. The Army has invested a considerable amount of money to make training more realistic to better help Soldiers when they deploy. Units gearing up for combat … [Read more...]
The Art of Hiding: Camouflage from Vietnam to Afghanistan
The father of modern camouflage was Abbot Handerson Thayer, an artist with an almost obsessive interest in animal colorations. He was the first to propose that zebra and leopards and other animals didn't just happen to have stripes and spots, but that their coloration had a purpose. Thayer and another artist, George de Forest Brush, got together at the beginning of the … [Read more...]
Congress Hears Army Needs More BRAC
March 9, 2012 By Gary Sheftick, Army News Service, J.D. Leipold WASHINGTON -- The Army needs two more rounds of base realignment and closure, known as BRAC, to align its infrastructure with a downsizing force, the assistant secretary responsible for installations told lawmakers this week. "The Army does support the DOD request for BRAC authority for 2013 and 2015," said … [Read more...]
Tenure Change Continues to Affect Assignments
Debbie Gildea Air Force Personnel 3/7/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- The January return to pre-2003 enlisted high year of tenure rates continues to impact assignments, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today. High year of tenure is the maximum number of years enlisted Airmen in each grade may remain on active duty. In 2003, HYT was … [Read more...]