Jul 5, 2011

First Lt. Stephanie Riviello, of the 1st Battalion, 162nd Infantry Brigade, grew up in the small Missouri town of Pomona, a small hamlet in the south of the state, where, as a self-admitted tomboy, she dreamed of playing basketball.

Jul 5, 2011

When you talk, text or type, does how much information you give other people ever make you think twice? Probably not, and that’s part of the problem as far as Faye Smith is concerned.

Jul 5, 2011

The ultimate goal for the book clubs, according to library technician Mary Grange, “is to start a literary community, share thoughts and have open discussions about literature. It’s a way of meeting new people and exercising your brain, all while having a good time.”

Jul 5, 2011

Leave Fort Polk by way of Entrance Road, make a left turn onto U.S. Hwy 171 and head south for about an hour and a half. You’ll soon find yourself in the city of Lake Charles. Brig. Gen. Clarence K.K. Chinn, Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk commanding general, and other Fort Polk dignitaries did just that June 24 to attend the Chamber Southwest and Southwest Louisiana Economic Alliance program at the Lake Charles Civic Center. One of the purposes of the event, according to Chinn, was to reach out to communities beyond Fort Polk’s gates in order to forge an atmosphere of understanding and friendship.

Jul 5, 2011

The 1st Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, welcomed their incoming commander, Lt. Col. Scott Himes and said farewell to the outgoing commander, Lt. Col. Anthony G. Judge, June 29 at the 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade Field.

Jul 5, 2011

A reclassification board has selected 27 Non-Commissioned Officers (NCOs) for Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 51C reclassification. The board"consisting of members from the Defense Contract Management Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Army Contracting Command"was convened by the U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center (USAASC) May 24-25.

Jul 5, 2011

A joint operational access exercise, or JOAX, like the one completed at Fort Bragg, N.C., June 28 by the Air Force, the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team and other supporting units, is by nature about communication.

Jul 6, 2011

NATICK, Mass. -- Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center initiated an Immediate-Action prototyping effort in support of Soldiers in Operation Enduring Freedom. The result is the High-Capacity Ammunition Carriage System which enables a machine gunner to carry and fire up to 500 rounds of linked ammunition from a rucksack-like carrier.

Jul 6, 2011

A public service announcement for the Army's iWATCH program won two Telly Awards June 13.

Jul 7, 2011

A team of park rangers in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District has been trained to pilot underwater remotely operated vehicles to capture live video and sonar images of underwater structures.

Jul 5, 2011

After only four and a half years of employment with the Louisville District, Quyet C. La has received a prestigious military engineer award, the Steel de Fleury Medal, on June 28, 2011, for his significant contributions to the district’s environmental program.

Jul 5, 2011

LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - With 16 people in attendance, the chapel at Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan, was nearly at capacity June 26.

Jul 5, 2011

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. -- Army Chap. (Maj.) Charles Wallace was recognized at the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs for his work with families of the fallen this year.

Jul 5, 2011

The Wounded Warriors of Fort Gordon were recently treated to a day of golf in South Carolina. The Fort Gordon Chapter of the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club Association hosted the Wounded Warriors Golf Par 3 Scramble June 25 at Porters Par 3 in Clarks Hill, S.C.

Jul 6, 2011

Triple-digit heat didn't prevent Fort Hood Soldiers and families from celebrating the Fourth of July during Freedom Fest 2011.

Jul 5, 2011

Jul 5, 2011

Sgt. John McCaughrean and two of his fellow 24th Military Intelligence Battalion, 66th MI Brigade, Soldiers stopped on the Autobahn to render assistance at a crash site March 13, and subsequently recognized by the German government for their courage.

Jul 5, 2011

Profile story highlighting the 3rd Special Forces Group NCO of the Year, Staff Sgt. Melisha Kidd.

Jul 5, 2011

Recent changes to Army Medical Command regulation 40-51, Medical Review Officers and Review of Positive Urinalysis Drug Testing Results, now limits the length of time Soldiers can use prescribed controlled substance medications to six months from the date it was dispensed. The all Army activities message, or ALARACT, was issued by the Office of the Surgeon General on Feb. 23, 2011, and the changes are now being implemented Army-wide.

Jul 8, 2011

Milan Army Ammunition Plant welcomes the 37th plant commander on June 29, 2011.

Jul 6, 2011

Medics and health care providers with 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, practiced their skills at reacting to a simulated mass casualty event on Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, June 6, 2011.

Jul 6, 2011

Fifty years. That’s how long Sgt. 1st Class Tim Fiedler Jr. and his younger brother Staff Sgt. Rich Fiedler, combined have served not just in the Iowa National Guard, but in the same unit, Company A, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment.

Jul 5, 2011

FORT JACKSON, S.C. -- Before this year, Fort Jackson’s Soldier of the Year, Spc. Matthew Thornton, had never been to a Soldier board.

Jul 6, 2011

More than 900 servicemembers and Department of Defense employees started their Fourth of July festivities by participating in the annual Peachtree Road Race 10K here.

Jul 6, 2011

Five Soldiers from the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Falcon, took the Oath of Naturalization, becoming some of the nation’s newest citizens during a ceremony July 4, 2011.

Jul 5, 2011

Soldiers are often afraid of seeing a dentist but this story attempts to debunk some of those concerns.

Jul 5, 2011

Contingency Operating Site Kalsu is often a dusty and uncomfortably hot place in July. Despite the dismal conditions, Soldiers and civilian employees came out in droves to celebrate America’s Independence Day with sports, food and relaxation.

Jul 5, 2011

For five days, the city of Augusta, Lake Strom Thurmond and Fort Gordon, played host to USA Cycling’s 2011 National Championships. The national championships, which were held here for the very first time, saw more than 1,000 riders that represented over 35 states from sea to shining sea with ages varying from 10 to as high as 40.

Jul 5, 2011

Jul 6, 2011

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany ‐ The 903rd Contingency Contracting Battalion welcomed its new Commander on Kleber Kaserne June 10, in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Jul 5, 2011

The Fort Gordon Adolphus Greely Chapter of the Signal Corps Regimental Association honored local teens and several Signaleers before the annual Signal Corps Ball held June 24 at the Marriott Augusta Hotel and Suites in downtown Augusta.

Jul 7, 2011

Even after they’ve done all that they can for the injured or wounded Soldiers they treat, the care and concern shown by the medical professionals at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center doesn’t end with that final entry in the Soldiers’ medical records.

Jul 5, 2011

SAN ANTONIO - Approximately 40 U.S. Army South noncommissioned officers visited the San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind (SALB) here June 23 to get a firsthand look at what goes into making many of the products they use regularly.

Jul 5, 2011

President Obama speaks to military families celebrating Independence Day on the South Lawn of the White House.

Jul 5, 2011

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. - Jody Jarrell, a Picatinny Arsenal employee, a former Soldier and spouse of a currently deployed Soldier, knows how to save and save immensely. Not only does she do it for herself, but she is willing to show other consumers how to attain the same savings.

Jul 5, 2011

Six Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, joined forces to tackle 25 obstacles throughout the Tough Mudder, a nine-mile obstacle course set in the Rocky Mountains.

Jul 5, 2011

Whether organizing a patrol with Iraqi Security Forces or talking to subordinates about roles in a training exercise, good communication is key to success. Soldiers from 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, focused on improving interpersonal communication skills during a class at Contingency Operating Base Warhorse, Iraq, June 28.

Jul 5, 2011

Following months of collective training with 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, members of the Iraqi Security Forces conducted Operation Iron Lion at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center and Ghuzlani Eagle Training Site, Iraq, June 27. Iron Lion is a capstone training demonstration performed at the provincial level to demonstrate Iraqi Security Forces’ capabilities and the ability of its units to work cohesively to defend Iraq.

Jul 6, 2011

FORT HOOD, Texas - Dozens of issues were discussed regarding the Exceptional Family Member Program at the first Army Family Action Plan EFMP Focus Forum June 21. Out of all the issues, three were deemed the most critical by the forum participants and will become part of the Fort Hood AFAP.

Jul 5, 2011

Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander of the NATO International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, celebrated the 235th anniversary of America’s independence by administering the oath of enlistment to 235 servicemembers during an Independence Day celebration held July 4, 2011, at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan.

Jul 4, 2011

Brig. Gen. Tom Cosentino, deputy commander, Regional Support, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan/Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan, Camp Eggers, Kabul, conducted a battlefield circulation of Regional Support Command- West from June 28-July 2.

Jul 3, 2011

The sound of taps echoed through the dining facility at Contingency Operating Site Cobra, Iraq, as Soldiers of 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, reflected on memories of two fallen comrades, June 28. Staff Sergeant Russell Proctor, 25, from Oroville, Calif., and Pfc. Dylan Johnson, 20, a native of Tulsa, Okla., both of Troop C, 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regt., 2nd AAB, died from injuries sustained while conducting operations in support of Operation New Dawn in Diyala province, June 26.

Jul 3, 2011

Soldiers of 74th Multi-role Bridge Company, 36th Engineer Brigade, along with support from Company C, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, recovered a temporary bridge from southern Kirkuk province, Iraq, June 20. Soldiers emplaced the bridge early in Operation Iraqi Freedom to allow freedom of movement for U.S. and Iraqi forces throughout southern areas of the province.

Jul 3, 2011

Squads of 1st Kurdish Regional Guard Brigade soldiers conducted ambush and movement training at Manila Training Center in Kirkuk province, Iraq, June 23. Halfway through a four-week training cycle, U.S. Division " North Soldiers of 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, evaluated the performance of the students and the Iraqi instructors leading the tactical and technical classes.

Jul 3, 2011

Days before taking part in a battalion live fire exercise to culminate their training at Ghuzlani Warrior Training Center, Iraqi soldiers conducted a dry run with their M16 rifles, June 22. Staff Sergeant Michael Blake, a scout assigned to Troop A, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, taught soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 10th Brigade, 3rd Iraqi Army Div., a class about marksmanship skills to be used during their Operation Iron Lion event, set for June 27.

Jul 3, 2011

Photo story - While patrolling through Jamal Village, Afghanistan, American Soldiers were directed to a suspected improvised explosive device hidden in a nearby wadi. The IED, which had buried in the wadi and set to detonate if stepped on, was reduced in place by an explosive ordnance disposal team without incident.

Jul 5, 2011

Afghan National Security Forces at Camp Hero, Kandahar province, were the first in Afghanistan to transition coalition-maintained buildings to complete Afghan control. On July 1, 17 buildings were scheduled to be transitioned to Afghanistan's Department of Public Works.

Jul 2, 2011

Since November 1775, U.S. Army field artillerymen have become renowned for their use of indirect fire weapons support to provide timely, accurate and lethal deliveries of artillery munitions. More than 200 years later, modern-era “Kings of Battle” serving with 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, are advising, training and assisting their Iraqi partners on how to use fire support weaponry to defend Iraq.

Jul 1, 2011

Jul 1, 2011

Army Cadets present arms at their regiment's activation ceremony, part of the U.S. Army Cadet Command's Leader Development and Assessment Course.

Jul 13, 2011

The Army’s “Face to the World” just got a little younger. By utilizing a number of internship and career development programs, the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) is fostering a new age of government employee. These programs, available to college students and recent college graduates of all ages are helping to prepare participants for a career with the government.

Jul 1, 2011

Boeing and members of U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command came together to show their support for the Army’s High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator.

Jul 27, 2011

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - The U.S. Army Garrison, Presidio of Monterey (POM), and the Fort Ord Area Retiree Council held the annual Retiree Appreciation Day at General Stilwell Community Center June 11. More than 500 retirees visited information booths representing organizations such as TRICARE, Social Security Administration, the PX, the Defense Commissary, Veterans service offices, and various local and national service organizations.

Jul 1, 2011

The Fort Sill Directorate of Logistics became the first DOL in the Army to be given operational control of a logistics support team under "The Mighty" 407th Army Field Support Brigade at Fort Hood, Texas, April 27.

Jul 1, 2011

Jul 1, 2011

Listen to UN Radio's recording of the musical history made at the United Nations General Assembly after military bands from the United States and China held their first ever joint concert.

Jul 1, 2011

Fourth of July Holiday Safety Message from Maj. Gen. Michael S. Linnington Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region and U.S. Army Military District of Washington commanding general.

Jul 5, 2011

First Lady Michelle Obama visited hundreds of members of the Vermont National Guard and their families June 30, 2011, at the VTNG’s Army Aviation Support Facility in South Burlington, to thank military members and their families for their continued hard work.

Jul 5, 2011

Fort Hood’s Directorate of Human Resources has changed the way Soldiers complete levy brief requirements for reassignments, making the levy brief process faster and easier for customers.

Jul 1, 2011

Tobyhanna Army Depot supports a variety of radars for the armed services.

Jul 7, 2011

FORT HOOD, Texas - Summer is here. Soldiers and their Families are out in force on area lakes, at the pools and outside enjoying the sunshine and hot weather. Along with summer and its associated outdoor activities comes a renewed emphasis on safety while enjoying outdoor activities and the need for battle buddies to look out for one another.

Jul 1, 2011

Jul 1, 2011

Soldiers of 2nd Detachment, C/38th (ABN) Long Range Surveillance Company, 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, practiced reconnaissance drills, platoon movement and convoy movement at Yakima Training Center, June 25.

Jul 1, 2011

Jul 1, 2011

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. -- The 11th Theater Tactical Signal Brigade officially welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Earl Allen during an assumption of responsibility ceremony held Tuesday on Brown Parade Field.

Jul 1, 2011

Summer is the perfect time to grab a chair, sit back and relax outside with a good book. The Joint Base Lewis-McChord community is invited to celebrate this summer pastime with a bit of a twist, mixing imaginations with art supplies.

Jul 1, 2011

Joint Base Lewis-McChord tested its ability to respond to a simulated Air Force plane crash on the McChord Field flightline Tuesday for the first time in the joint base’s young history.

Sep 30, 2011

FORT HUACHUCA, Ariz. -- Each year, air tanker pilots from across the country report to the Air Tanker Base adjacent to Libby Army Airfield here, to answer the call of the annual wildfire season in the Southwest. These unsung heroes, the air tanker pilots, air attack pilots, officers and supervisors, assist the firefighters on the ground and play an important role in the way wildfires are contained, fought and extinguished.

Jul 5, 2011

On a fight night in Hawaii in 2008, a squad volunteered their platoon sergeant into the ring as a joke. But it wasn't a joke for his opponent, who ended up with a broken nose and collarbone.

Jul 1, 2011

Your engine quits and your aerobatic airplane becomes a heavy glider. You do an eyeball scan of the local real estate, and the available options don’t include an airfield. Gravity isn’t going to wait, so you’re going to have to make some quick risk management decisions.

Jul 1, 2011

I consider myself a fairly experienced diver. I’ve had more than 30 dives, along with an advanced scuba certification and a couple of specialty certifications. I also learned to dive in water that had limited visibility, which was usually anywhere from five to 10 feet on good days. My diving experiences had been fairly uneventful in terms of emergencies or accidents, but that was about to change.

Jul 1, 2011

There I was … trapped like a monkey with its hand stuck in the cookie jar!

Jul 1, 2011

While traveling on a moonless night, I sat in a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle. I was operating the remote-controlled arm of the buffalo in our search for improvised explosive devices (IEDs). These roadside bombs were re-seeded every day by insurgent groups, so we searched the same highways and roads endlessly to ensure the safe passage of troops, supplies and the civilian populace.

Jul 1, 2011

Our mission was to play “elevator” for pararescue personnel training and qualifying with the square parachute. Our task was to pick up as many jumpers as we could, take them up to 13,000 feet and have them jump out. It was a cool November day in the California high desert, and we weren’t worried about power limits due to temperature. The mission was pretty simple to execute " that is, until the mission took a bad turn for us.

Jul 1, 2011

It was a warm July afternoon and I was getting ready to go across town for a get-together with a group of other riders. I had a helmet, but it was not required in the state where I lived. The year was 1978, and I had just gotten out of the military after doing one tour. Hairstyles in the 70’s were, for the most part, long, and I felt the need to grow mine since I had to keep it so short in the military. At the last minute, I decided to wear my full-face helmet since I knew it would keep the bugs out of my long locks. Man, I’m glad I did.

Jul 1, 2011

Was it worth taking the chance of never seeing my fiancé again just to prove I was faster than someone else?

Jul 1, 2011

I crewed rotary-wing aircraft for the first 12 years of my career before becoming a rated aviator. I’d like to share an experience I had while serving in a CH-47D company as a flight engineer.

Jul 12, 2011

Project Manager Warfighter Information Network-Tactical (PM WIN-T) takes advantage of hands-on battlefield experience by leveraging that knowledge within its own acquisition community. Captain Sheila Banks is one such asset. “We are leveraging her field experience from three rotations in Iraq and Afghanistan and her ARFORGEN (Army Force Generation) deployment experience to minimize the impact on units as we field new equipment to them,” said Lt. Col. Gregory Coile, product manager Satellite Communications (PdM SATCOM) assigned to PM WIN-T. “Her tactical combat experience is being injected into the PM office.” Banks, former assistant product manager for Protected Satellite Communication assigned to PdM SATCOM, was instrumental in a recent milestone for the Army’s secure tactical network. In April, PM WIN-T completed the fielding of the next generation Secure, Mobile, Anti-Jam, Reliable, Tactical-Terminals (SMART-T) to its first tactical units, an upgrade which will greatly increase satellite throughput on the battlefield. “The most important thing about this fielding is that these enhancements will maximize a troop’s communication and increase the available data on the battlefield,” said Edwin Rivera, project lead for SMART-T. “In war today one or two minutes can be critical, so the more data that we can receive, the better prepared we are to plan and carry out our missions.” “The most important thing about this fielding is that these enhancements will maximize a troop’s communication and increase the available data on the battlefield,” said Edwin Rivera, project lead for SMART-T. “In war today one or two minutes can be critical, so the more data that we can receive, the better prepared we are to plan and carry out our missions.” SMART-T makes it possible for Soldiers to extend the range of their network in such a manner that communications cannot be jammed, detected, or intercepted. Soldiers can send text, data, voice and video communications beyond their area of operations without worrying that the information will fall into the hands of enemy forces. More than 250 of the original iteration of the systems have been fielded to date. “It’s the security of the communications that is most important, especially when (we are) overseas in a deployment area,” Banks said. The biggest difference between the legacy and the new Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite terminal upgrade is in capacity. The AEHF terminals will quadruple the satellite throughput. “As the project lead for the AEHF mission planning tool, Cpt. Banks was instrumental in getting the tool’s materiel release approved so that SMART-T AEHF upgrades could be fielded to brigades, divisions and corps,” Coile said. “This upgrade will bring a fourfold increase in bandwidth capability for protected communications to combat units.” The mission planning tool is necessary to configure both the AEHF SMART-T and to request satellite transponder space. This tool was developed in coordination with the Air Force, but the Army is the procuring agent for both the Air Force and the Marines. The tool is used to plan communication missions and to configure and load the systems. “Cpt. Banks’ input on the coordination of the AEHF upgrade to the SMART-T was crucial, Coile said. “She was essential in giving a battalion S6’s perspective on the impacts of the training and fielding decisions that we were making.” The S6 is the Battalion level communications, or signal officer, and the principal staff officer for all matters concerning command, control, communications, and computer operations. “When I first deployed to Iraq we had a SMART-T at our location and used it for dual homing along with the node center,” Banks said. “Once we redeployed back to Fort Hood, whenever we had training exercises we would always take a SMART-T out to the field.” With three deployments under her belt, Banks’ possesses firsthand experience with WIN-T systems and how they are used on the battlefield to meet mission requirements. Her entire military career has revolved around the signal community, including her previous position as a battalion S6. She is now translating that tactical satellite experience into the acquisition corps, Coile said. “We rely heavily on Cpt. Banks’ combat experience as a tactical signal officer to help us ensure that we understand how satellite terminals are being used,” Coile said. SMART-T is a component of the WIN-T architecture and compatible with both WIN-T Increments 1 and 2 and their corresponding equipment. Similar to a home Internet connection, WIN-T provides high-speed, high-capacity voice, data and video communications on the battlefield. “In my second deployment at Fort Hood, we were one of the first in our division to be issued a JNN (Joint Network Node) to our Signal Company,” Banks said. “I know how valuable WIN-T assets are and how beneficial they are to the Warfighter.” For the last six months, Banks has served as the assistant product manager for Protected Satellite Communications, which includes SMART-T, the mission planning tools for SMART-T, as well as Single Channel Anti-jam ManPortable (SCAMP) terminals, which are being transitioned out of the Army’s portfolio. Currently she is serving in theater as the liaison officer for the Program Executive Office Command, Control, Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T) to which PM WIN-T is assigned. As the on-the-ground representative for the PEO, she is responsible for sustaining and supporting C3T systems in theater, as well as synchronizing the withdrawal of equipment and personnel with the drawdown of forces in Iraq. Following her deployment she will return to PM WIN-T having furthered her expertise and experience even more. Amy Walker is a staff writer for Symbolic Systems, Inc. supporting the Army’s Program Executive Office Command, Control and Communications-Tactical (PEO C3T).

Jul 1, 2011

It’s July and summer is officially in full swing. For many of us, summer provides the opportunity to host backyard get-togethers with friends and neighbors for outdoor recreation such as horseshoes, volleyball and, of course, grilling. While there are minor risks inherent with horseshoes and volleyball (maybe a horseshoe to the ankle or a volleyball to the face), we should all consider the potentially catastrophic risks related to grilling. To keep these risks in check, we should run through “The Grill Drill” before every cookout.

Jul 1, 2011

A few years ago when I was a member of a search-and-rescue team in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, another team asked our help in locating a lost hunter. We responded and I went as part of a three-man all-terrain vehicle (ATV) team. I recall that it was a beautiful, clear, cold, crisp morning as we drove south to the Sangre de Cristo Range.

Jul 1, 2011

USACE and USAG Ansbach officials gathered for a dedication ceremony and grand opening of the Col. Louis J. Storck Community Activity Center, Storck Barracks, on June 14.

Jul 1, 2011

Jul 1, 2011

Beginning July 1, Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) Soldiers and their Families will be able to tap into a geographically local military network of support to ensure their well-being and readiness.

Jul 5, 2011

FORT SHAFTER, Hawaii--Col. Edward J. Kertis relinquished his position as commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Pacific Ocean Division to Brig. Gen. Richard L. Stevens during a Change of Command ceremony June 30 at historic Palm Circle, here.

Jul 1, 2011

Soldiers, leaders and civilian employees of 12th Combat Aviation Brigade and U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach celebrated the grand opening of the Urlas family housing area June 14.

Jul 1, 2011

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District-South completes part one of a three-phase construction project on Kandahar Airfield.

Jul 1, 2011

The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command will continue its inquiry into any potential crimes or other improprieties committed at Arlington National Cemetery, a spokesman for CID announced yesterday.

Jul 6, 2011

Bronze campaign stars are now authorized for servicemembers who have served in Iraq since Sept. 1, 2010, or in Afghanistan since Dec. 1, 2009, Defense Department officials announced today.

Jul 1, 2011

WIESBADEN, Germany - V Corps took another step toward settling into its new home in Wiesbaden June 24 by welcoming its new Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion commander.

Jul 1, 2011

SUWON, South Korea - Despite a heavy downpour and driving wind, noncommissioned officers of the 6th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery charged up the steep hill of Kwangkyosan Mountain as part of the NCO professional development session that took place here June 25.