Author: Jolene McNutt

Here is this week’s News 6 mashup of stories for the week of July 18th, 2022, straight from AWN News 6 Correspondent, Jolene McNutt:
Commissary Savings May Not Be Accurate – The Military Officers Association of America reported that “the Defense Commissary Agency used unreliable and inconsistent methodologies to calculate the annual savings realized by commissary shoppers, resulting in inflated savings figures.” DoD Reveals New Website for MWR Libraries – The Department of Defense MWR program has launched a brand new library website! NASA Reveals Spectacular Images from Webb Telescope – One of my favorite images is nicknamed “Cosmic Cliffs” because it looks like an brownish-orange mountain range at night, with a deep blue sky and sparkling stars. But a closer read explains that baby stars are being formed. This Week in History – Since we’re talking NASA, a throw back to July 20, 1969 to the first moon landing! Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin set foot on the moon.

Here is this week’s News 6 mashup of stories for the week of July 11th, 2022, straight from AWN News 6 Correspondent, Jolene McNutt:

Ukraine is Holding Defensive Position Against Russia – U.S. Officials announced that “The Russians are making ‘slow and uneven advances’ through northern Ukraine.” Air Force Slowing NCO Promotions – The Air Force announced that it will be promoting fewer NCOs over the next two years to “help resolve its recent workforce challenges, such as rebuilding institutional knowledge in a young and understaffed maintenance corps,” reported Air Force Times. Army Drops High School Diploma and GED Requirement – The Army has temporarily dropped its high school diploma or GED requirements to address an “escalating recruiting crisis hitting the entire Defense Department,” reported Military.com.

Here is this week’s News 6 mashup of stories for the week of June 20th, 2022, straight from AWN News 6 Correspondent, Jolene McNutt:
Over 5,000 3D-printed tourniquets are heading to Ukraine. Jakub Kaminski, a robotics engineering graduate student at Worcester Polytechnic Institute designed the medical device. Gas prices have skyrocketed and the IRS has taken note. The PCS mileage rate has increased from 18 cents to 22 cents per mile. The TDY mileage rate will increase to 63 cents per mile on July 1. An Airman helped design NASCAR No. 31 car for the Memorial Day Weekend race. The car was designed after C-47s flown in WWII. The car’s driver, Jordan Anderson, said that his grandfather flew a C-47 on D-Day. This week in history, summer arrives and we have some summer fun facts – Blue Star Museums, hot dogs, hottest military bases to live at (and I mean temperature!), and the Alaska Goldpanners Midnight Sun Baseball game!

Here is this week’s News 6 mashup of stories for the week of June 13th, 2022, straight from AWN News 6 Correspondent, Jolene McNutt:
• Food Insecurity Rises Among Active Duty Families
• New Bill Proposed for Free Access to Tricare for National Guard & Reserves
• Coast Guard Pilots Transform Helicopter to RV
• This Week in History: Father’s Day Facts