Dec. 1, 2014 Ebola: What You Need to Know Information for service members about the West African Ebola virus disease outbreak. More information on Ebola: http://phc.amedd.army.mil/topics/disc...
Nov. 26, 2014 Hagel: Celebrate Safely During the Holiday Season It's important to think and act with safety in mind when celebrating the holidays with friends and family, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in a message issued this week to service members, DoD civilians, contractors, and their families.The text of the secretary's message reads as
Nov. 25, 2014 JB CHS gets new way to solve computer problems To assist computer users with Information Technology related problems and to transition from telephone help desk reporting, the Air Force is installing self-help software on users desktops. The Virtual Enterprise Service Desk or vESD, rolled out Nov. 24, 2014 at Joint Base Charleston.The vESD tool,
Nov. 25, 2014 315 MSG earns 4th Air Force accolades The 315th Mission Support Group was awarded the Tech. Sgt. Anthony C. Campbell Jr. Award during a ceremony Nov. 19 in Riverside, Calif. as the best mission support group in the Fourth Air Force."Winning the Campbell Award is an awesome achievement, but the greatest reward is watching a very diverse
Nov. 24, 2014 Changes coming to officer board documents Changes are coming to the advanced academic degree and developmental education information visible on officer selection briefs for promotion boards.Beginning Dec. 1, advanced academic degree information for line officers will be masked for promotion selection boards below the grade of
Nov. 24, 2014 President Announces Hagel’s Resignation as Defense Secretary Praising Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's "class and integrity," President Barack Obama announced Nov. 24 at the White House that Hagel will leave his post.The president said Hagel has agreed to remain in his position until a successor is nominated and confirmed. For that, Obama said, he is
Nov. 24, 2014 Work Explains Strategy Behind Innovation Initiative The Defense Innovation Initiative will help to develop more innovative leaders and identify new operational concepts, but sequestration is still "a problem we need to address as a nation," Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work said Nov. 23.Work discussed the new initiative on Gannett's "DefenseNews With
Nov. 18, 2014 First 90 returnees enter controlled monitoring period after Ebola response U.S. service members arrived at Joint Base Langley-Eustis' Langley Transit Center Nov. 13 to begin a 21-day controlled monitoring period prior to returning to their home stations.The group of 90 service members, which included Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, returned from supporting Operation
Nov. 18, 2014 Three local O-5 Reservists selected to attend senior development education courses Three lieutenant colonels from the 315th Airlift Wing were named this week in the 2014B Reserve School Selection Board results to attend in-residence Senior Development Education Courses in 2015-2016. The selectees are:Army War College · Lt. Col. Jeffrey Prindle, 315th Maintenance Group deputy
Nov. 17, 2014 Fiscal Crisis, Threats Test DoD Strategy, Readiness The threat of sequestration and an era that has produced simultaneous global crises is challenging future military readiness and may prompt Defense Department leaders to rethink core strategies going forward, senior DoD civilian and military officials said yesterday.Undersecretary of Defense for