Army's Future Combat Systems on Television
The Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) program is among the advanced military technologies featured on the second-season premier of the Discovery Channel's "FutureWeapons" series. The episode, which runs throughout the month of April, provides an in-depth look at such FCS systems as the Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon, the Class I Unmanned Aerial System, and tactical and urban Unattended Ground Sensors. The program will also feature the Crusher unmanned ground vehicle now under joint development by the Army and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
For more information on the Discovery Channel, including broadcast schedules, visit http://www.discovery.com/
New Pin for Retired Soldiers
The Army has created a new pin to emphasize the continuing bond between the Army and its almost 800 thousand retired Soldiers. The pin is the Army logo headed by the word "Retired." Mailing of the pin with a letter began March 26 and will continue for about four months. The packet includes information on the Army Strong campaign and the $2,000 recruiting referral bonus for retired Soldiers, plus an "Army Retired" window sticker. "We're asking retired Soldiers to wear their retired pins proudly. We want them to wear their new pin to show pride in their past service, and as a 'call to service' for others in the community," said John Radke, chief of Army Retirement Services.
Do you know the origin of the word "windfall"? In the days of King George III, a common decree was that any tree greater than 24 in. in diameter "belonged to the king." In other words, reserved exclusively for building materials for ships of the Royal Navy. It was forbidden for commoners to cut the tree down. However, if a big tree was felled by natural causes, such as a windstorm, then it was free and available for use by anyone. Thus a "windfall" became applied to any unexpected stroke of fortune. MMCM(SS) Greg Peterman USN Retired 
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