Nov 30, 2007

Secretary of the Army Pete Geren today received and accepted the resignation of Claude M. Bolton, assistant secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology.

Nov 30, 2007

Tired and ready to go home, Soldiers of the 264th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion marched towards Green Ramp, peering around their comrades trying to catch a glimpse of their Families in the hangar cheering for them.

Nov 30, 2007

The U.S. Army Element Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives was officially activated in a Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., ceremony Nov. 28.

Nov 30, 2007

Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr., speaking at an Army Diversity Breakfast on Nov. 29, 2007, during which he announced the creation of a Diversity Task Force, headed by a general officer, to review the ArmyAca,!a,,cs diversity policies, practices and progress.

Nov 30, 2007

The ArmyAca,!a,,cs Wounded Soldier and Family Hotline has received and answered more than 8,000 calls from Soldiers, veterans, Families and concerned citizens, and about 85% of callers have received favorable responses, according to the hotlineAca,!a,,cs deputy director.

Nov 30, 2007

Installation operations and quality of life programs for soldiers and their families would be affected worldwide if the Army doesnAca,!a,,ct receive additional funding from Congress soon, a senior officer said here today.

Nov 30, 2007

One of the ArmyAca,!a,,cs top advocates for the care and treatment of its ill and wounded Soldiers and their Families, Brig. Gen. Michael S. Tucker, will now serve as assistant surgeon general for warrior care and transition.

Nov 30, 2007

In recognition of its 2003 deployment to Iraq on a morale and spirit-lifting mission during the first holiday season after the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the <a href="http://www.amc.army.mil/pa/AMCBand.asp">U.S. Army Materiel Command Band </a> was awarded an Iraq Campaign Streamer during a ceremony at the bandAca,!a,,cs practice facility in building 2184 Nov. 21.

Nov 30, 2007

The third class of the depotAca,!a,,cs Leadership and Management Program graduated Nov. 16 at Jacksonville State UniversityAca,!a,,cs Merrill Hall. Anniston Army Depot has partnered with JSU to provide depot leaders with a strategic overview of the key functional, analytical and managerial elements required for effective leadership, said Thyris Banks, chief of depot operations.

Nov 30, 2007

Nov 30, 2007

Officers from the Mozambique Army visited Anniston Army Depot Wednesday to tour operations at the Anniston Defense Munitions Center, a tenant activity there.

Nov 30, 2007

The Anniston Army DepotAca,!a,,cs Morning Show took on a new look Nov. 14 with the first broadcast in the newly renovated studio

Nov 30, 2007

A Fort Bragg Army Family covenant signing ceremony, was held Nov. 20, 10 a.m., at the Casablanca Community Center., where Fort Bragg leadership pledged to support and honor Families as Soldiers continue to fight the Global War on Terrorism.

Nov 30, 2007

This West Virginia National Guard family readiness assistant ought to know a thing or two about her job: five members of Cathy HammackAca,!a,,cs family are serving in Iraq.

Nov 30, 2007

Brig. Gen. Michael S. Tucker, one of the ArmyAca,!a,,cs top advocates for the care and treatment of its ill and wounded Soldiers and their Families now will serve as assistant surgeon general for warrior care and transition.

Nov 30, 2007

Sgt. Frank Gervascio, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, like many Soldiers overseas, talked with someone back in the United States on Thanksgiving. The person on the other end of the line of GervascioAca,!a,,cs conversation though wasnAca,!a,,ct a friend or a relative Aca,!" it was the president of the United States.

Nov 30, 2007

USACE helps clean up contaminated ground water in New Jersey.

Nov 30, 2007

USACE Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) technology protects soldiers and assets on the front lines. The technology is also used for homeland security. Mary Cochran reports.

Nov 30, 2007

Sgt. Jim McKinzie McKinzie, a 35-year-old generator mechanic, squad leader and truck commander in Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, is known for being one of the hardest working noncommissioned officers in his unit, as well as the only Ranger-qualified NCO in the battalion.

Nov 30, 2007

Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr., announcing Nov. 29 the creation of a Diversity Task Force, headed by a general officer, to review the ArmyAca,!a,,cs diversity policies, practices and progress.

Nov 30, 2007

An AH-64D Apache helicopter flies Baghdad. The crew, from Company B, 1st "Attack" Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, is looking for enemy mortar and anti-aircraft systems.

Nov 30, 2007

Like many Soldiers deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, Soldiers from the Oregon National GuardAca,!a,,cs 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry brought their personal cameras to Iraq during their deployment in 2004. They snapped photos of each other firing weapons, shot video of explosives they detonated and logged plenty of footage of their own commentaries intermixed with Soldier humor.

Nov 30, 2007

SCHWEINFURT, Germany Aca,!" The Blue Star Card program Aca,!" the Schweinfurt Child and Youth Services version of the overall Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command 15:12 initiative Aca,!" continues to roll on here.

Nov 30, 2007

LANDSTUHL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (Nov. 30, 2007) Germany Aca,!" A taped football game between the Patriots and Eagles took on the semblance of a TV reality show Nov. 29 for Army Specialist Robert Hammond. While watching the game at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Hammond was interrupted when a group of New England Patriot cheerleaders appeared suddenly at his bedside. For the next five minutes, the injured Soldier became a victim of holiday cheer by the Patriot pom-pom squad and singers Melina Leon and Jamie OAca,!a,,cNeal.

Nov 29, 2007

Soldiers of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team ("Dragon Brigade"), 1st Inf. Division show their support for the "Black Knights" of the U.S. Military Academy.

Nov 29, 2007

USARPAC Commanding Gen. Lt. Gen. John M. Brown III, his wife Elaine Brown, Sybil Brandenburg, wife of Deputy Commanding General Maj. Gen. William Brandenburg, USARPAC Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph Zettlemoyer and hundreds of service members and their families sing carols at the official treelighting ceremony, held at Fort Shafter's historic Palm Circle Nov. 28, 2007.

Nov 29, 2007

Nov 29, 2007

The building housing the Army Chaplain Center and School at Fort Jackson, S.C., was renamed Watters Hall in a Nov. 20 ceremony honoring a chaplain killed in action 40 years ago in Vietnam.

Nov 29, 2007

Story asks Lawton city leaders if the area is ready for the influx of 10,000 people for BRAC.

Nov 29, 2007

Secretary of the Army Pete Geren joins Gen. William S. Wallace, TRADOC Commanding General; Col. Jason T. Evans, Garrison Commander; Command Sgt. Maj. John D. Sparks, TRADOC CSM; and Command Sgt. Maj. Leroy A. James, Garrison CSM, in signing the Army Family Covenant during a ceremony at Fort Monroe, Va., Nov. 29.

Nov 29, 2007

Army Reserve Soldiers gained experience on simulators this week as several commands showcased their technoligies at the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference in the Orlando Convention Center..

Nov 29, 2007

The 108th Army-Navy Game will be played Saturday at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore and CBS will broadcast the game nationally beginning at noon.

Nov 29, 2007

FORWARD OPERATING BASE PROSPERITY, Iraq Aca,!" Soldiers from the 15th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division have recently been taking part in one of the cavalryAca,!a,,cs oldest traditions: receiving spurs for service in combat.

Nov 29, 2007

A medical team from the United States Army, Pacific Command provided humanitarian aid and medical assistance to millions of people affected by Cyclone Sidr.

Nov 29, 2007

CAMP TAJI, Iraq Aca,!"The Baghdad 5 Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team, attached to the 1st Aca,!A"IronhorseAca,!A? Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, is closely coordinating with the Inma (growth in Arabic) Agribusiness Program, to work with Iraqi farmers in the region here.

Nov 29, 2007

The Army announces that it has taken initial steps to plan for reduced operations at all Army bases while the congressional review continues on funding for operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and requirements associated with the Global War on Terror.

Nov 29, 2007

The Army Reserve now has a crisis action team in place to help Citizen Soldiers needing assistance. Scott Fergerson reports on the opening of the Army Reserve Warrior Family Assistance Center at Fort McPherson, Ga.

Nov 29, 2007

On Nov. 27, 2007, the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency officially bid Aca,!A"bye-byeAca,!A? to binary chemical weapons, after completing the final step in destroying the binary precursor chemicals known as DF and QL. The chemicals were neutralized last year at Pine Bluff Arsenal, Ark., and shipped to a facility in Texas for final treatment and disposal using wet air oxidation technology. The milestone was safely achieved one month ahead of schedule.

Nov 29, 2007

VICENZA, Italy Aca,!" A groundbreaking ceremony was held Tuesday on Caserma EderleAca,!a,,cs Villaggio della Pace for the construction of new schools and childcare facilities for U.S. Army Garrison Vicenza.

Nov 29, 2007

BAGHDAD, Iraq (Nov 27, 2007)-- Most American servicemembers are separated from their loved ones while in combat, but one U.S. Army Europe Soldier was brought closer to a brother who is also deployed. Capt. Phillip Garner of the 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery was already in Iraq when Spc. Alex Lamont Garner of USAREUR's 1st Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment found out that he too would be deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Nov 28, 2007

Nov 28, 2007

Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, talks with U.S. Army War College students

Nov 28, 2007

Arabic cultural-awareness training from Third U.S. Army/U.S. Army Central and the Jordanian Armed Forces is now available to all American servicemembers.

Nov 28, 2007

An Iraqi child smiles as he sits with his mother and waits to be seen by a U.S. Army medic from Company C, 203rd Medical Support Battalion, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, during a medical civic action program in Narhwan.

Nov 28, 2007

Sgt. Elliott Bottom, referring to fellow noncommissioned officer Sgt. Jonathan Ruiz, 23, who is credited with saving the life of a Soldier in Iraq who was suffering from depression.

Nov 28, 2007

The Army announced that it has taken initial steps to plan for reduced operations at all Army bases while the congressional review continues on funding for operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and requirements associated with the Global War on Terror.

Nov 28, 2007

The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville has launched a new program that provides a cost-effective way for installations to remove their unwanted small structures at minimal cost to the installations.

Nov 28, 2007

Pfc. Vincent C. Hancock, a member of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, has been selected as Male Shotgun Shooter of the Year by USA Shooting. Pfc. Hancock, 18, had a successful year winning the World Cup in Italy and setting a finals world record in men's skeet.

Nov 28, 2007

CAMP VICTORY, Iraq Aca,!" The 1st Cavalry Division and the 138th Fires Brigade, Kentucky Army National Guard, conducted a traditional Saint BarbaraAca,!a,,cs induction ceremony at the Al-Faw Palace here, Nov. 23.

Nov 28, 2007

Six Soldiers remain in the inaugural Operation Rising Star singing competition. Online voting at www.OpRisingStar.com through Dec. 3 will determine the winner.

Nov 28, 2007

Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, recently became the first in Task Force Marne to receive the ArmyAca,!a,,cs new mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles, known as MRAPs.

Nov 28, 2007

FORWARD OPERATING BASE PROSPERITY, Iraq Aca,!" After months of preparation and waiting for Internet-ordered outfits and accessories to be delivered, the Black Jack Runway cast and crew finally put on their highly anticipated performance on in front of a standing-room-only audience at the Black Jack Bistro Dining Facility here, Nov. 22.

Nov 28, 2007

National Guard "Active First" program offers up to $60k bonuses for enlistees; WRAMC mail policy changes, cannot accept any packages labeled 'Any Wounded Soldier' or "A Recovering American Soldier."

Nov 28, 2007

Nov 28, 2007

The Army announced today that it has taken initial steps to plan for reduced operations at all Army bases while the congressional review continues on funding for operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and requirements associated with the Global War on Terror.

Nov 28, 2007

Medical personnel saving lives at the Baghdad Combat Support Hospital. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Kurtz has the story.

Nov 28, 2007

HEIDELBERG, Germany Aca,!" If youAca,!a,,cre wondering what your spouses mean when they say the ETA for dinner will be NLT 1900 hours, the Army Family Team Building program has just the class for you.

Nov 28, 2007

This month, the corner of Gabriel and Oak streets in Granger, Texas, became the latest site in a series of abandoned home demolitions performed by the Texas National Guard Counter Drug Task Force.

Nov 28, 2007

ShermanAca,!a,,cs March to the Sea is well known in Civil War history but the manner in which he obtained a new hat after opening his route to the sea is not so well known.

Nov 28, 2007

Establishing proper maintenance procedures and operations processes is as important as providing power plants, hospitals and other infrastructure in Iraq, a senior U.S. military engineer said.

Nov 28, 2007

The Army announced Nov. 28 that it has taken initial steps to plan for reduced operations at all Army bases while the congressional review continues on funding for operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, and requirements associated with the Global War on Terror.

Nov 28, 2007

Spc. Cassandra L. Miles, in Afghanistan, serving her third combat tour. She was wounded twice by IEDs.

Nov 28, 2007

Chaplain (Capt.) John Barkemeyer conducts mass for Soldiers on a remote contingency operating base near Ramadi, Iraq.

Nov 28, 2007

GARMISCH, Germany Aca,!" Members of U.S. Army Garrison Garmisch assisted in the Nov. 13 medical evacuation of a seriously injured German child.

Nov 27, 2007

Soldiers, Family members and DoD civilians gathered Nov. 20 at Fort McPherson for a ribbon-cutting ceremony that signified the official opening of the Army Reserve Warrior and Family Assistance Center.

Nov 27, 2007

A Soldier serving her third combat deployment returned to Afghanistan Nov. 12 from undergoing medical treatment in Germany after suffering her second injury from two Improvised Explosive Device detonations.

Nov 27, 2007

WASHINGTON (Nov 16, 2007)--The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) today released the Martis Creek Dam Consensus Report, an external peer review that validates the USACE high-risk classification of the dam and the interim risk reduction measures currently in effect.

Nov 27, 2007

Nov 27, 2007

Telling his young audience of more than 1,000 students to Aca,!A"learn the concept of discipline and lead disciplined, ethical lives,Aca,!A? Lt. Gen. Russel L. HonorAfA, commanding general, First Army, was an award recipient and featured speaker at the 2007 4-H National Convention held here last night.

Nov 27, 2007

Nov 27, 2007

CAMP TAJI, Iraq Aca,!" Staff Sgt. Rosie Threatt could have been lost in the group of her large family.

Nov 27, 2007

CAMP TAJI, Iraq Aca,!" Soldiers from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade Aca,!A"Warriors,Aca,!A? 1st Cavalry Division, who are part of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated, an all African-American fraternity, celebrated their founderAca,!a,,cs day Nov. 17.

Nov 27, 2007

CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq Aca,!" As 1st Cavalry Division Soldiers are finally able to make their way home after 15 long months in Baghdad some their leaders wants to remind them of the stresses that still will exist once they depart the country.

Nov 27, 2007

CAMP TAJI, Iraq Aca,!" The tradition of having to Aca,!A"earn your spursAca,!A? reaches back to the beginning of the cavalry. The 1st Aca,!A"CenturionAca,!A? Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division held their first silver spur ride here, Nov. 24.

Nov 27, 2007

CAMP TAJI, Iraq Aca,!" They hear Aca,!A"Are you two related'Aca,!A? and Aca,!A"If I punch you, will your brother feel it'Aca,!A? more times than they care to mention, but these twin brothers from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, have only heard the oath of enlistment twice now.

Nov 27, 2007

CAMP TAJI, Iraq Aca,!" The medical evacuation unit for the 1st Cavalry Division is headed back home to Fort Carson, Colo., Nov. 18, after a short delay in Balad, Iraq.

Nov 27, 2007

A young Soldier rubbed sleep from his eyes as he stumbled into the giant machinery garage at 10 p.m., his vision flooded with harsh yellow light. HeAca,!a,,cd been working on various trucks and machines since 4 a.m., but he still had to work on one more.

Nov 27, 2007

CAMP TAJI, Iraq Aca,!" While all 1st Air Cavalry Brigade Soldiers may be focused on the mission, one noncommissioned officer in particular has given his all toward mission success Aca,!" leading and caring for his Soldiers while deployed to Iraq.

Nov 27, 2007

BAGHDAD Aca,!" For the first time in nearly four years, residents from across Baghdad gathered together to honor their cityAca,!a,,cs heritage and celebrate the once-annual holiday known simply as Baghdad Day, Nov. 17.

Nov 27, 2007

CAMP TAJI, Iraq Aca,!" Although most AmericansAca,!a,,c thoughts turned to giving thanks and eating turkey this Nov. 22, the date also marked the 44th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas-- an event that a few members attached to the 1st Aca,!A"IronhorseAca,!A? Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division still remember well.

Nov 27, 2007

CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq - According to Christian belief, in the first century the Saint Thomas evangelized the region we today call Iraq. An estimated 600,000 Christians live in this country of 22 million people.

Nov 27, 2007

Nov 27, 2007

BAGHDAD Aca,!" As part of the effort to increase the police force across the Iraqi capital, a police recruitment drive was held in the Karkh security district Nov. 15 thru 18.

Nov 27, 2007

CAMP TAJI, Iraq Aca,!"The Multi-National Corps-Iraq commanding general, Lt. Gen Raymond Odierno met with senior leaders from the 1st Aca,!A"IronhorseAca,!A? Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division to discuss the progress of security within the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st BCT, 1st Cav. Div.Aca,!a,,cs area of operations, Nov. 21.

Nov 27, 2007

As violence against the Coalition dropped significantly, recruitment drives throughout Baghdad in November had residents lining up to join Iraqi Police forces.

Nov 27, 2007

Soldiers, Airmen, and Afghan children stretch before a soccer game at the Nangarhar Provincial Reconstruction Team Forward Operating Base in Jalalabad.

Nov 27, 2007

Nov 27, 2007

FORWARD OPERATING BASE PROSPERITY, Iraq Aca,!" When Command Sgt. Maj. Jim F. Lee, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry DivisionAca,!a,,cs top noncommissioned officer, and the other board members met last month, he and his panel were looking for a noncommissioned officer who exhibited in-depth knowledge, self confidence and professional attitude they felt an NCO should possess to represent the brigade as their best of the year.

Nov 27, 2007

FORT HOOD, Texas - Families, friends and service members of the First Team gathered in the 1st Cavalry Division Memorial Chapel Nov. 14 to say their final farewells and honor the lives of four fallen troopers.

Nov 27, 2007

Nov 27, 2007

BAQOUBA, Iraq (Nov. 22, 2007) Aca,!" Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, gathered in what was known as the Aca,!A"Grey WolfAca,!A? Square at Forward Operating Base Warhorse, outside of Baqouba, Iraq, for a dedication ceremony and renaming of the square to honor a fallen friend and Soldier, Staff Sgt. Donnie Dixon.

Nov 27, 2007

Nov 27, 2007

CAMP LIBERTY, Iraq Aca,!" The line into the Pegasus Dining Facility was longer than usual at lunchtime on Thanksgiving Day this year. Soldiers waited patiently for what might be the finest meal they eat during their deployment here.

Nov 27, 2007

Nov 27, 2007

CAMP TAJI, Iraq Aca,!" Soldiers from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, were treated to turkey and all the trimmings for their second consecutive Thanksgiving in Iraq.

Nov 27, 2007

Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team provide humanitarian supplies and help to build a new district center in Charbaran, eastern Paktika Province, Afghanistan.

Nov 27, 2007

FORT HOOD, Texas - It is the day before Thanksgiving, a little after 1 a.m. when five passenger buses packed with 1st Cavalry Division Soldiers rolled in front of the roaring crowd of more than 250 people like Hollywood superstars.

Nov 27, 2007

Soldiers from the Utah National Guard conduct joint training with Airmen at Camp Williams, Utah.

Nov 27, 2007

Soldiers from the 20th Engineer Brigade this month built a temporary bridge across the Euphrates River to establish a supply line in support of an operation near Baghdad.

Nov 27, 2007

USACE provides 13 hours of power per day to Iraqis; USACE improves roadways in Iraq.