Archive for 2012
Air Force expands tobacco-free areas
Air Force News Service FORT GEORGE G. MEADE – In accordance with Air Force Instruction 40-102, “Tobacco Use in the Air Force,” tobacco use is prohibited on installations except in designated tobacco areas and housing units. The instruction, released in March 2012, expands tobacco-free environments, clarifies tobacco use restrictions in training environments and prohibits tobacco [...]
Researchers want to help Soldiers get good night’s sleep
BY DAVID VERGUN Army News Service WASHINGTON – Researchers from academia and the private sector are teaming up to study and improve the sleep quality of Soldiers through an online survey. The survey is now available to active and reserve-component Soldiers, other service members, as well as veterans. First, Soldiers take a 10-minute survey online [...]
Robot will serve as military’s ‘pack mule’
BY TERRI MOON CRONK American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON – The warfighter who carries up to 100 pounds of equipment on his back is expected to get relief from the cumbersome weight, officials at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency say. Enter the robot. It’s not just any robot. DARPA’s semiautonomous Legged Squad Support System, [...]
Navy realigns EN, MM ratings
Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs MILLINGTON, Tenn. – The Navy announced the realignment of approximately 2,000 Sailors from the Engineman, or EN, rating to the Machinist’s Mate, or MM, rating and disestablishment of the Full Time Support, or FTS, EN rating, according to a Navy message released Dec. 19. The move will enhance surface ship [...]
400 U.S. personnel set to deploy to Turkey
BY CHERYL PELLERIN American Forces Press Service INCIRLIK AIR BASE, Turkey – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta signed an order that will deploy 400 U.S. personnel to Turkey to support the deployment that NATO agreed to recently of Patriot missile capability there, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said Dec. 14. Panetta signed the agreement last week [...]
Kinsey, Report!
Maj. Chris Kinsey (center), an aircraft maintenance officer providing temporary support with his unit at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, stands alongside his son and daughter, who are also Marines, Dec. 19. Lance Cpl. Brooke Kinsey (left) is a signals analyst with 3rd Radio Battalion, and Lance Cpl. Grant Kinsey is a intelligence specialist with 2nd [...]
Asian leaders begin to believe in U.S. shift to region
BY JIM GARAMONE American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON – Asian leaders are beginning to believe that the U.S. military’s rebalancing toward the Asia-Pacific region is real, and they are welcoming the move, a senior defense official said Dec. 19. “The rebalance is, and continues to be, a very welcome initiative by friends in Southeast Asia [...]
Signal Command holiday run
Hawaii’s Signal Soldiers gathered on Schofield Barracks in the early morning hours Dec. 25 for a motivational Holiday Run led by Brig. Gen. Janice M. Haigler (above, center), deputy commanding general, 311th Signal Command (Theater). PHOTOS BY SGT. 1ST CLASS JESSICA BERG, 307TH EXPEDITIONARY SIGNAL BATTALION, AND 1ST LT. KENNETH DEBERRY, 30TH SIGNAL BATTALION
Navy announces CSADD Chapters of the Year
CHIEF OF NAVAL PERSONNEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS Navy News Service WASHINGTON – The Chief of Naval Personnel announced the Coalition of Sailors Against Destructive Decisions, or CSADD, 2012 Sea and Shore chapters of the year Dec. 19 in NAVADMIN 384/12. Formally established in June 2010 by OPNAVIST 1500.80, CSADD serves as a peer-to-peer Sailor mentoring group [...]
Air Force marathon registration opens Jan. 1
BY TIFFANY JOHNSON U.S. Air Force Marathon Office WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE – Registration for the 2013 Air Force Marathon will open Jan. 1, 2013, with special New Year’s resolution discounts. The full and half marathons will be discounted by $10 Jan. 1 only. (Regular prices Jan. 2-April 1 are $90 and $75, respectively.) The [...]