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DARPA's Warrior Web project may provide super-human enhancements
May 7, 2014
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Warrior Web program seeks to create a soft, lightweight under-suit that would help reduce injuries and fatigue and improve Soldiers' ability to efficiently perform their missions. (Courtesy photo)
AF implements DOS rollback phase II
May 7, 2014
AATD-AAD welcomes new commander
May 6, 2014
U.S. Army Col. Steven Braddom assumed command of the Aviation Applied Technology Directorate, Aviation Development Directorate in a ceremony at Fort Eustis, May 2, 2014. AATD is a directorate of the Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center, which is a part of the Research, Development and Engineering Command, which falls under Army Materiel Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Teresa J.C. Aber/Released)
Langley youth claims Va., Washington, D.C. Military Youth of the Year
May 5, 2014
Justice Wade, 15, was recognized as the Virginia-Washington D.C. Military Youth of the Year by the Boys & Girls Club of America for his leadership skills and community involvement. Justice is a mentor for children of Langley Air Force Base, Virginia Youth Programs; he is the vocal captain for his school’s show choir, a member of the school’s varsity soccer team and maintains a 4.19 grade point average in honors and advanced placement classes. Justice is the son of Master Sgt. Michael Wade, 1st Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment assistant flight chief, and Chrystal Wade, 633rd Force Support Squadron school-age training technician. Justice hails from Anchorage, Alaska. (Courtesy photo)
No need for commission to study Army restructuring, leaders say
May 1, 2014
Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh addresses the Senate Committee on Appropriations, Defense subcommittee during testimony on the Army's fiscal year 2015 Budget, April 30, 2014. The fiscal year 2015 Army budget submitted to Congress "is lean, stark but critical to meeting the needs of our nation and our Soldiers," said Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh. The budget reflects an adjustment of the force mix in favor of the reserve component, McHugh told members of the Senate Appropriations Committee. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Cortez/Released)
Air Force secretary reports on total force balance
May 1, 2014
Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III present the structure of the Air Force to the Senate Arms Services Committee April 29, 2014, in Washington, D.C. James and Welsh said the Air Force's future will more fully incorporate personnel from the Reserves and National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Scott M. Ash/Released)
Biomedical sciences corps lieutenant colonels will not meet ESERB
May 1, 2014
Biomedical Sciences Corps lieutenant colonels originally slated to meet the June 16, 2014 enhanced selective early retirement board, or ESERB, will not meet the board, Air Force Personnel Center officials said April 30. BSC lieutenant colonels will not meet the board because Air Force ongoing voluntary separation and retirement programs have achieved established goals in that career field and grade, said U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Rick Garcia, the AFPC retirements and separations branch chief. As a result, senior raters are not required to prepare retention recommendation forms, or RRFs, for these officers. (U.S. Air Force file graphic)
Enlisted members interested in attaché duty must apply by June 2
May 1, 2014
From battlefield to ballfield: Wounded Warriors take mound at Harbor Park
April 29, 2014
Nick Clark, a U.S. Army veteran and Wound Warrior Amputee Softball team player, takes a swing during the 2nd annual Spartyka Wounded Warrior Softball Classic at Harbor Park in Norfolk, Va., April 26, 2014. The amputee team is comprised of U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy or Marine Corps veterans who suffered an amputation of the arm, legs or foot, while serving in the military after 9/11. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman R. Alex Durbin/Released)
Langley opens Child Development Center Annex
April 29, 2014
U.S. Air Force Airmen join 5-year-old Tyce Trandell in cutting the ribbon during the ceremony for the Child Development Center Annex at Langley Air Force Base, Va., April 28, 2014. Trandell is a member of the Gen. Russ CDC, and son of Tech. Sgt. Ryan Trandell, 633rd Communication Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge cable and antenna maintenance. The Trandells hail from Leesburg, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Nagle/Released)