By Elaine Sanchez American Forces Press Service CULVER CITY, Calif., July 11, 2011 -- Calling the final stop of their whirlwind West Coast tour the"seriously most important," .Great Britain's Prince William and his wife, Catherine, visited with military spouses and veterans and helped to shine a light on the importance of troop and family support at a hiring fair here … [Read more...]
President Obama Calls For Balanced Defense Spending Cuts
By Terri Moon Cronk American Forces Press Service 7/8/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Though he is committed to cutting the Defense Department budget as part of the overall reduction in the federal deficit, U.S. security and strategic needs must drive the effort, President Barack Obama said June 6 in his first Twitter town hall meeting. Obama said he conducted the meeting to find … [Read more...]
VA Officials Create Women Veterans Call Center
7/7/2011 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Department of Veterans Affairs is reaching out to women veterans in order to solicit their input on ways to enhance the health care services VA provides to women veterans. "We are taking a proactive approach to enhancing VA health care for women veterans," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. "We are seeking the input of … [Read more...]
New Online Training Tools to Help Prep for Deployment
July 8, 2011 By U.S. Army FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan., July 7, 2011 -- The Army Training Network will use new online training materials that focus on brigade counterinsurgency, cultural sensitivity, and concussions and traumatic brain injuries to prepare units and Soldiers for deployment to Afghanistan. ATN, a one-stop Army training center, is available to anyone with an Army … [Read more...]
Realistic Combat-Like Scenarios Put Gear to Test
July 8, 2011 By Kris Osborn, ASA(ALT) WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M.,-- Standing attentively inside a tactical operations center, Sgt. David Johnson was able to pinpoint the location of an enemy sniper team and share real-time, combat-relevant intelligence across the force using networking gear now being evaluated. The gear is being field tested during the Army's ongoing … [Read more...]