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When Responding to Surveys, Check to Ensure They’re Official

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OCTOBER 16, 2014, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - Airmen around the world are asked to respond to many surveys, some of which are official and legitimate. Others, however, are not official and Airmen should not respond to them. According to Renee Tealer of the Air Force Survey Office, Air Force Personnel Center, Airmen typically get three types of … [Read more...] about When Responding to Surveys, Check to Ensure They’re Official

FMS – 7 Things Sailors Should Know

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September 26, 2014, WASHINGTON (NNS) - This spring, based on Fleet feedback, Navy revised the Final Multiple Score (FMS), the weighted formula used to select Sailors for advancement. The new formula rewards sustained superior performance and increases the role of the command triad in the advancement of Sailors, officials said, Sept. 25. Changes to the formulation were made … [Read more...] about FMS – 7 Things Sailors Should Know

Naval Medical Research Center Researchers Publish Genome Sequence of MERS Virus

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July 2, 2014, SILVER SPRING, Md. (NNS) - A team of researchers from the Naval Medical Research Center, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. Three in Cairo, Egypt, completed a full genome sequence of the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Corona virus, or MERS-CoV. MERS-CoV is a recently emerged virus that can … [Read more...] about Naval Medical Research Center Researchers Publish Genome Sequence of MERS Virus

DARPA’s Warrior Web Project May Provide Super-Human Enhancements

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ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (May 6, 2014) - Dismounted Soldiers carrying full battle gear are pushed to their physical limits. Soldiers often heft 100 pounds or more of essentials. How the Soldier of the future maintains a decisive edge may lie in innovations developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, better known as DARPA. "That load is a critical issue," … [Read more...] about DARPA’s Warrior Web Project May Provide Super-Human Enhancements

Academy Beats Army, Navy as Most Innovative

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May 6, 2014, U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) - An Air Force Academy team bested the two other service academies in the first competition to design the most innovative project to address warfighter challenges. Sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the research-driven competition featured three teams from USAFA, the U.S. Military Academy and the U.S. … [Read more...] about Academy Beats Army, Navy as Most Innovative