Jan. 30, 2009 USTRANSCOM protocol 'Coastie' dots the i's, crosses the t's Coasties is not a new breakfast cereal. For those unfamiliar with the term, it refers to the men and women of the United States Coast Guard. The Coast Guard is the smallest armed service of the United States with approximately 40,000 men and women on active duty. Its mission is to protect the
Jan. 30, 2009 USTRANSCOM Alphabet Soup As promised last week, we here at the United States Transportation Command, that's USTRANSCOM, will explain, in lay terms, a common acronym, so that all may understand of what we speak. This week's feature is actually a pair of acronyms. USTRANSCOM (not an acronym of the week), has three component
Jan. 29, 2009 Comm group blocks network domain to ensure critical message traffic flows smoothly In response to the slowing of mission-essential network traffic to unacceptable levels for Team Scott partners running global mission operations, the 375th Communications Group blocked several "bandwidth-hogging" sites from the Internet during the Presidential Inaugural activities starting Jan.
Jan. 29, 2009 Scott Tax Center opening The Team Scott Tax Center will be opened its doors to the base on Jan. 26. Located at 861 South Drive across the street from the Veterinary Clinic, they provide tax assistance to active duty personnel, Reservist, National Guard, family members, military retirees, and Federal civilian employees (not
Jan. 29, 2009 UCA: Expressing ideas to leadership The 375th Airlift Wing Unit Climate Assessment Survey, which runs through Feb. 6, is open to all 375th Airlift Wing servicemembers. Giving a chance for 375th AW members to express their opinions in an anonymous forum and is a way for leadership to be kept abreast on concerns and areas that need