Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/01/02/pentagon-weighs-limiting-pcs-moves-create-more-stability-military-families.html Troops could soon spend more time on station in an effort to cut down on the upheaval military families face when moving every few years, according to a top Pentagon official.
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Coast Guard: 5 Sex Offenses Reported at its Service Academy
Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/03/26/coast-guard-5-sex-offenses-reported-its-service-academy.html The Coast Guard says there were five reports of sexual assault at its service academy in the 2015-2016 school year.
Navy Likely to Be First Service to Field Laser Weapons, Expert Says
Source: https://www.military.com/defensetech/2018/03/22/navy-likely-be-first-service-field-laser-weapons-expert-says.html If one service has made sufficient progress to use laser weapons in its arsenal in the next few years, it’s the U.S. Navy.
100-Year-Old Survivor Takes Part in Bataan Memorial Death March
Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/03/26/100-year-old-survivor-takes-part-bataan-memorial-death-march.html At 100 years old, this would be the 11th memorial march in 12 years for Ben Skardon, a Bataan Death March survivor.
Coast Guard Steps Up Waikiki Patrols to Combat Drunken Spring Breakers
Source: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/03/23/coast-guard-steps-waikiki-patrols-combat-drunken-spring-breakers.html The Coast Guard is stepping up patrols off Waikiki as they try to discourage large flotillas of partying college students.
What This Female Veteran Wants Military Spouses to Know
Source: https://www.military.com/spousebuzz/2018/03/01/what-female-veteran-wants-military-spouses-know.html Is there a way military spouses and females in the military can start to listen to the other side?
F7F Tigercat aerobatics
Source: http://youtu.be/dIKBzeXUXLQ http://youtu.be/dIKBzeXUXLQ
This is a video of Steve Hinton putting a Grumman F7F-3N Tigercat through her paces, the video is from the 2009 Planes of Fame airshow held in Chino California.
Blended Retirement System Facts You Need to Know
Source: https://www.military.com/paycheck-chronicles/2018/02/12/blended-retirement-system-facts-you-need-know.html The new retirement system is vastly different than previous ones. Some members have the option to switch. Learn the facts before you make a choice.
2010 Reno Air Race Promo.mov
Source: http://youtu.be/H7_oy95KdBY http://youtu.be/H7_oy95KdBY
Mike Houghton introduces the 2010 Reno Air Races with this years guests: The Canadian Snowbirds.
Ship Collisions Prompt Navy Research into Sleep Deprivation
Source: https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/03/23/ship-collisions-prompt-navy-research-sleep-deprivation.html While two destroyer collisions last year were determined to be the result of human error, sleep deprivation was cited.