The Weapons Controller badge is awarded to officers and enlisted personnel who have a direct role in the command and control, management, and direction of air operations. The Controller who is awarded the badge must have completed USAF Air Weapons Controller School or a HQ USAF recognized air weapons controller system qualification course; if the individual [...]
The infantry squad is the key to victory on the ground for the US Army. They are the smallest unit and they can pack a serious punch if neccesary. Army infantry officials want to make infantry squads more deadly by arming them with a new generation of weapons ranging from ultra-light machine guns to compact [...]
I don’t normally think about space and missiles when I think about the Air Force. My mind probably along with the minds of many others goes to pilots flying jets into combat. The Space and Missiles Center is part of the Space Command of the US Air Force. It’s origional mission was to develop [...]
As a US Army troop my experience with the Military Airlift Command was that we could count on them to move us when we had to be deployed either overseas or here in country. Their job is the air transportation of people, material, and equipment. The rest of the Armed Forces of the United States would not [...]
The Fuels Specialist actually has a dagerous job in the Air Force. Dealing with fuels is dangerous anywhere but especially so when you are dealing with jet fuel and other aircraft fuels. The Fuels Specialist is also responsible for receiving, storing and tracking all petroleum products for use in Air Force vehicles and aircraft. Other tasks of [...]
This side panel ring design was created for the Space and Missile Systems Center which is connected to the Air Force Space Command. Space missiles refer to the strategic nuclear missiles that we use which is the way that this command began but now includes all pertaining to the development, fielding, and operation of the [...]
Do you remember the case of the Somali Pirates who shot and killed four Americans who happened to be passing through the region on a yacht. Ahmed Muse Salad, Abukar Osman Beyle and Shani Nurani Shiekh Abrar could face the death penalty on numerous other charges related to the February, 2011 hijacking. They include hostage [...]
The Philippines is asking for more U.S. military hardware and says it’s in Washington’s strategic interest to help. I guess you know that the reason is that they are afraid of what the Chinese are planning on doing in the near future. The Chinese need the resources that many of the nations in the region [...]
The Army has developed a new Squad Machine Gun which maybe used to replace the to be used to replace the Squad Automatic Weapon if it is adopted for use. This new weapon is much lighter than the weapon that it may replace. This makes all of the difference in the world to the troop who has [...]
The U.S. military is discussing significant changes in its war plans to adhere to President Obama’s strategic guidance that downplays preparing for conflicts such as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and counts on allies to provide additional troops. I’m going to say amen to that. It seems to me that we get involved in [...]
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