Courtesy of VAntage Point Contributor I know it’s been a while since Jackson and the Creative Arts Festival show, but I wanted to drop you a line and share with you some of my thoughts about the whole experience. First off, it was far more than just a music thing.The easiest way to describe how I feel […]
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Courtesy of VAntage Point Contributor I am a VA Chaplain, and serve as the Chief of Chaplain Service at VA Maine Healthcare System. I am also a Vietnam Combat Veteran, having served as a Combat Medic with B Company, 1st Battalion, 69th Armor of the 4th Infantry Division from 1968 -1969 in the Republic of South Vietnam. […]
Courtesy of Megan Moloney VA announced today a new online schedule for all VA national cemeteries that will allow families, friends and community members to find time and location information for those being interred. “We pride ourselves on continuously improving customer satisfaction and meeting the wishes of Veterans and their loved ones,” said interim Under Secretary for […]
Posted on August 27, 2015 by glenn.selby Above is a twin-propeller aerial vehicle with a laser converter mounted in the middle. The photovoltaic cells convert laser power to electrical power at high efficiency to power the two propellers. The laser converter is cooled by the downdraft created by the propellers. By Dr. R.P. Fischer, Dr. […]
Posted on February 9, 2017 by Yolanda R. Arrington Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians at Cannon Air Force Base conduct hostage situations training by utilizing specialized robots. (Screenshot: Airman 1st Class Treven Cannon) By Yolanda R. Arrington DoD News, Defense Media Activity The Air Force’s 27th Special Operations Wing is programming scenarios into robots to allow […]
Posted on March 24, 2017 by Yolanda R. Arrington By Yolanda R. Arrington DoD News, Defense Media Activity Shipboard Tactical Additive Manufacturing “Quadcopter” (Photo: Yolanda R. Arrington/DoD News, Defense Media Activity) The U.S. Navy put its 3-D printing talents on display at a 3-D Print-a-Thon at the Pentagon, March 15, 2017. Twenty naval organizations from […]
By Lisa Ferdinando DoD News, Defense Media Activity PRINT | E-MAIL | CONTACT AUTHOR WASHINGTON, March 23, 2017 — Karen Pence, the wife of Vice President Michael R. Pence, honored military women today as part of events for Women’s History Month. Second Lady Karen Pence, right, welcomes the Army’s chief legislative liaison, Maj. Gen. Laura Richardson, […]
By Jim Garamone DoD News, Defense Media Activity PRINT | E-MAIL | CONTACT AUTHOR WASHINGTON, March 21, 2017 — By April 1917, people were already calling the war between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers the Great War, and they were right to do so. British soldiers prepare artillery shells and man a gun during […]
By Terri Moon Cronk DoD News, Defense Media Activity PRINT | E-MAIL | CONTACT AUTHOR WASHINGTON, March 21, 2017 — The Defense Department is committed to promoting an environment where all service members are treated with dignity and respect, Anthony M. Kurta, performing the duties of undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, told a House […]
DoD News, Defense Media Activity PRINT | E-MAIL | CONTACT AUTHOR WASHINGTON, March 21, 2017 — WASHINGTON, March 21, 2017 — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met with Finnish Defense Minister Jussi Niinisto today at the Pentagon to discuss a range of security issues, including Russian aggression, NATO and the bilateral security cooperation relationship between the […]
