Posts Tagged ‘summer’
2010 Twilight Tattoo season
http://www.youtube.com/v/mRsN-tCnCaM?f=videos&app=youtube_gdata Video: Soldiers with the Old Guard and Pershing's Own kicked off the 2010 Twilight Tattoo series in Washington, DC Maj. Gen. Karl Horst, Joint Forces Headquarters - National Capital Region commanding general, explains more. Sgt. Earl Scott reports. [...]
Revamped marksmanship preps GIs for war zone
The Army will replace its Cold War marksmanship strategy this summer with one that has basic trainees shooting more rounds, fixing jams and changing magazines — key skills all soldiers need in today’s combat. “What we’ve learned through eight years of war is that’s now how our soldiers are having to shoot in [...]
Chief pleads guilty to possessing child porn
A senior chief from Carrier Strike Group 8 will serve 18 months in the brig after pleading guilty to possessing child pornography. Senior Chief Cryptologic Technician (Technical) (SW/AW) Thomas Fasick, 44, pleaded guilty Monday to one specification of Article 134, the general article that applies to all conduct that jeopardizes the “good [...]
Afghanistan Troop Level to Eclipse Iraq by Midyear
This summer will mark the first time since 2003 that the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan will overshadow the American presence in Iraq, the top U.S. military officer told Congress. Continue reading here: Afghanistan Troop Level to Eclipse Iraq by Midyear
Army tries new shipping route for M-ATVs
The Army has found a new way to transport its MRAP-All Terrain Vehicles to Afghanistan, according to the service’s top logistician. Up until a week ago, the Army had been flying the vehicles directly from its integration facility in Charleston, S.C., said Lt. Gen. Mitchell Stevenson, deputy chief of staff for logistics. On March 8, the Army [...]
New workout program designed for deployed sailors
The Navy will roll out a new fitness and nutrition program this summer designed for shipboard sailors. The exercises are designed to be done in the confined spaces of Navy ships, and keep sailors fit in 30 to 60 minutes a day, depending on the workout. Individually tailored to specific types of warships, the Navy Operational Fitness and Fueling [...]
Army will allow soldiers to recolor M4s
The Army is finally going to give soldiers the green light to paint their black weapons so they blend in with the terrain on the battlefield. Soldiers have been using commercially available, spray-on camouflage paint since the beginning of the war — despite an unenforced Army policy prohibiting the practice. Army weapons officials announced [...]
12 medical training trips to Haiti
MIAMI — The training schedule for U.S. military operations in Latin American and the Caribbean is changing because of ongoing relief efforts in Haiti. U.S. Southern Command announced a revamped training schedule Friday. Typically, SouthCom runs nearly a dozen multinational exercises focused on security and humanitarian assistance in the [...]
Hyperbaric chambers could help those with TBI
Air Force doctors at the San Antonio Military Medical Center think they have found a way to help service members who sustain suffer traumatic brain injuries: time in the hyperbaric chambers used to treat patients who suffer carbon monoxide poisoning and scuba divers who get “the bends.”In a study expected to wrap up this summer, Col. [...]
3,200 more soldiers to deploy to Afghanistan
About 3,200 soldiers from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, of Fort Campbell, Ky., will deploy late this summer as part of President Obama’s 30,000-troop build-up in Afghanistan, the Defense Department announced Tuesday.This means that by late summer, almost the entire 101st Airborne Division – headquarters, four [...]
