There are still people who do not know that the military services employ civilians. It came as welcome news to many of the 300 Hispanic teens attending the Viva Technology Day, co-sponsored by DOD and the Hispanic Engineer National Achievement Awards Corp., in Anaheim, Calif. Air Force Col. James J. Campbell, with the Pentagon’s personnel and readiness office, talked, in particular, about USAF’s civilian scientists and engineers.
Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, nominee to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Defense Department needs to upgrade its electronic warfare capability and its EW training ranges; just as his predecessor said at his own confirmation hearing.