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Posts Tagged army
Eyewear Approved By U.S. Army
From KitUp:
There are 11 total glasses and 15 goggles in all to include Honeywell, ESS, Arena, 3M, Oakley, Revision, Smith Optics and Wiley X are all listed.
Earning the Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB)
Earning the Expert Field Medical Badge
CPT Sarah Cudd from Public Health Command, Fort Knox refuses to give up. Guts, determination and motivation from the crowd get her across the finish line.
Woman Was Oldest Female Vet at 108
From Stars and Stripes:
The nation’s oldest woman veteran, Lucy Coffey, died Thursday in San Antonio. She was 108.
A small-town girl from a farm in Martinsville, Indiana, Coffey had a sense of adventure. She left the farm for Chicago, then moved to Dallas, where she was working at an A&P supermarket on Dec. 7, 1941 — the day Japan bombed Pearl Harbor.
Army Seeking New M4
From Military.com:
“The government is seeking to procure M4A1-Plus (abbreviated as M4A1+) components as non-development items … for improvements to the M4A1 Carbine,” according to the March 13 document posted on FedBizOpps.gov. “It is anticipated that the M4A1+ components will be evaluated as a system. The system must then install on/interface with stock M4A1 Carbines.”
Compact Sniper Rifle Requested by Army
From KitUp:
In June 2014, the Army released a request for proposal to invite gun companies to build compact versions of the service’s 7.62mm M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System. The CSASS program did not receive any funding in the Army’s approved fiscal 2015 budget.
Army Looking For A New Pistol
From Military.com:
In early December, Beretta USA, the maker of the U.S. military’s M9 pistol for 30 years, submitted its modernized M9A3 as a possible alternative to the Army’s Modular Handgun System program — an effort to replace the M9 with a more powerful, state-of-the-art pistol.
But by late December, it was all over for Beretta’s engineering change proposal for the M9. The Army’s Configuration Control Board decided not to evaluate the M9A3, according to a source familiar with the decision.
The move clears the way for the Army to release a pending request for proposal that will launch the MHS competition.
Threat To Family Members Of Military
Posted by Brian in News, Threat Watch on 3/Oct/2014 17:51
From Fox News:
An Army intelligence bulletin is warning U.S. military personnel to be vigilant after Islamic State militants called on supporters to scour social media for addresses of their family members – and to “show up [at their homes] and slaughter them.”
The assessment, obtained by Fox News, came from the Army Threat Integration Center which issues early warnings of criminal and terrorist threats to Army posts worldwide.
Mark Steyn: Know Thine Enemy
Posted by Brian in News, Threat Watch on 16/Jan/2014 08:13
From National Review Online:
On December 7, 1941, the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor was attacked. Three years, eight months, and eight days later, the Japanese surrendered. These days, America’s military moves at a more leisurely pace. On November 5, 2009, another U.S. base, Fort Hood, was attacked — by one man standing on a table, screaming “Allahu akbar!†and opening fire. Three years, nine months, and one day later, his court-martial finally got under way.
Golden Knights Involved In Near Fatal Accident
From Stars and Stripes:
Two members of the Golden Knights parachute team were tangled together, plummeting to Earth at 65 mph with little chance of survival.
Today, both Golden Knights were honored by the Army for risking their own lives while saving each other.
They each received a Soldier’s Medal, the highest Army award for valor outside of combat, in a ceremony at Fort Bragg that included remarks by Karl F. Schneider, acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.
Army Delaying Training Women Infantry
From Military Times:
“Our view is, when we open [the military occupational specialty], we start sending women to the training,†Brinkley said Dec. 4 after briefing the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services. “When we open infantry up, we start sending women.â€
The female Marines who graduated from infantry basic training will not be assigned to infantry jobs because those jobs in the Marine Corps are not yet open to women. The women will go to different MOSs.
War Games Lead To Plans For Smaller Quicker Army
From Military.com:
Service leaders have been touting an expeditionary and scalable Army. Now, they’re putting their money where their mouth is. They are using the five-year drop in funding to change investment strategies and turn to innovative solutions that will reconfigure all manner of formations with rapid deployment in mind.
Army To Introduce New Lead-free Ammo in 2014
From Guns.com:
The new cartridge offers much improved performance in just about every circumstance. It travels at higher velocities and has better ballistics and range, it’s great at barrier penetration and is more effective on targets at all ranges.
US Army To Purchase Swedish 84mm Recoil-less Rifle
Read the full article at Small Arms Defense Journal:
Saab has been awarded a contract for the supply of additional Carl-Gustaf portable weapon systems and ammunition to the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The new deal is worth $25.8m and follows the previous $31.5m one secured by the company in December 2011 for the delivery of 126 systems to the command for use in Afghanistan.
Army Reducing Amount of Combat Brigades
From MilitaryTimes.com:
The Army will cut 10 brigade combat teams over the next four years, bringing the number of active-duty BCTs to 33, Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno said Tuesday.