Oct 18, 2012

Under Secretary Joseph W. Westphal discusses the future of the Army with the Army Reserve Forces Policy Committee's fall session at the Pentagon, 17 October, 2012, Washington, DC. The Committee is chaired by Maj. Gen. Errol R. Schwartz, Commanding General of the Militia of the District of Columbia National Guard, and meets quarterly to advise the Secretary of the Army on key issues regarding the roles of the Army Reserve and National Guard. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller)

Oct 18, 2012

Six wounded warriors spent the day in the woods of central Texas hunting exotic game Oct. 11 as a therapeutic retreat. Five of the wounded warriors, from the Warrior Transition Battalion, along with a wounded warrior who serves with U.S. Army North, took advantage of an opportunity to hunt an exotic animal of their choice, and to fish for Florida Bass, on a private central Texas game ranch.

Oct 17, 2012

Military leaders "dropped in" Oct. 15, 2012, to celebrate local World War II paratrooper and author Darrell G. Harris' 91st birthday.

Oct 16, 2012

From a small patio near the Fort Sam Houston horse stables, leaders, comrades, and loved ones said a fond farewell to a headquarters company that had overseen the base's Military Honors and Caisson platoons for a decade. Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Army Support Activity, inactivated Oct. 2 after 10 years of service following a quiet ceremony.

Oct 16, 2012

A silent procession of Soldiers and horses make their way through the paths of the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. Their fellow Soldiers stand at attention with their rifles at order arms, waiting. The only sound is from the muffled hooves of the horses, and the wheels of the caisson they are pulling.

Oct 16, 2012

Lt. Gen. William Caldwell IV, commanding general, U.S. Army North, met with Mexican counterparts Oct. 11 in Mexico City. While there, Caldwell thanked Mexican Gen. Guillermo Galvan for his role improving relations and interoperability between the two militaries during his tenure as the Mexican equivalent to the Secretary of Defense. Caldwell presented a certificate to Galvan during a ceremony at Secretaria de la Defensa Nacional headquarters Oct. 11 in Mexico City. Five Mexican army medical corps officers were presented certificates for their actions Sept. 19 when they helped to save the life of a local San Antonio man during dinner at a landmark San Antonio restaurant. The visiting doctors were eating dinner at the Tower of the Americas in downtown San Antonio when a man at a nearby table collapsed onto the floor. They quickly reacted and helped to save the choking man. Galvan will be relinquishing command at the end of the year.

Oct 2, 2012

Post leaders at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, cut the ribbon for the newly remodeled Survivor Outreach Services office, Sept. 29, 2012, to officially open the facility and to honor Gold Star Mothers and families.

Oct 1, 2012

Five visiting Mexican army doctors became local heroes Sept. 19, 2012, after helping save a local San Antonian during dinner at a landmark San Antonio restaurant.

Oct 1, 2012

More than 500 Soldiers and civilians from U.S. Army North gathered Sept. 27, 2012, at Evans Auditorium at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to participate in an Army-wide suicide safety stand down to focus on the military's greatest asset - it's military and civilian team members.

Sep 24, 2012

Our nation has powerful words for when one loses a loved one, such as "widow" and "orphan." And although they are accurate, how do people refer to parents who go through the tumultuous emotions involved when they lose a child during war. For the Army, we recognize them as our Gold Star Mothers and Families.

Sep 21, 2012

Soldiers from the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division become the first Army unit in the continental U.S. to receive the latest Joint Protective Aircrew Ensemble, Sept. 20, at Fort Campbell, Ky. The JPACE is a flame resistant, light weight, chemical and biological protective coverall that resembles a standard flight suit worn over the physical fitness uniform and consists of an inner CB lining attached to an outer shell.

Sep 21, 2012

American Legion Riders from New Mexico and Texas converged on Fort Sam Houston Sept. 20 to deliver more than $40,000 in goods and gift cards for Wounded Warriors at the Warrior and Family Support Center. Legion Riders collected clothing, toiletries, books and DVDs, along with gift cards to the Army and Air Force Exchange Service and Wal-Mart stores, for wounded service members.

Sep 14, 2012

Members of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee met Sept 12 in U.S. Army North's historic Quadrangle at Fort Sam Houston to discuss issues that affect the military community and the community at large in the San Antonio area. While in the Quadrangle, members toured Army North's "Sentinel," a mobile command, control and communications vehicle that is deployed to disaster and emergency sites. The committee seeks to improve the welfare of service members and their families who live in the greater San Antonio area.

Sep 13, 2012

A solemn funeral procession with Army North's military caisson Soldiers on horseback and honor guard members slowly made their way to the pavilion Sept. 10 as family, friends and loved ones began to say their goodbyes to an honored Army leader. Retired Army Lt. Gen. Johnny Johnston was interred at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Sept. 10; before retiring on Jan. 1, 1988, he served a 35-year infantry career in the Army that began as a draftee in the Korean War.

Sep 11, 2012

This is the first of a series of articles. The Fort Sam Houston, U.S. Army North and San Antonio communities prepare to pay their respects to the survivors of fallen warriors at the Gold Star Mother's Day and Fallen Heroes Room of Remembrance Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Sept. 29. The ceremony will be held at the Survivor Outreach Services building at 1 p.m. and will honor their strength - and their loved ones' sacrifices.

Sep 11, 2012

With only weeks behind them since they wrapped up a huge national disaster exercise, service members and civilians from U.S. Army North geared up again and deployed to conduct response and recovery operations for Hurricane Isaac. Elements from U.S. Army North deployed Aug. 27 and 28 to preposition at various locations around Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida to support local, state and federal authorities in operations such as medical evacuation and treatment, logistics support, transportation, communications and many others.

Sep 10, 2012

Before San Antonio Silver Stars basketball fans began streaming into the AT&T Center Sept. 7 for a game against the Indiana Fever, they checked out some of U.S. Army North's unique vehicles and visited with Soldiers from the unit who discussed civil support, homeland defense and theater security cooperation.

Aug 22, 2012

Teaching military children here presents unique challenges and opportunities, the post's senior military commander told administrators, teachers and support staff Aug. 21 at a district-wide meeting. Lt. Gen. William Caldwell IV, commanding general, Army North, and senior commander, Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis, addressed Fort Sam Houston Independent School District personnel at the district's annual convocation in the Robert G. Cole Middle School Atrium.

Aug 17, 2012

Lt. Gen. William Caldwell IV inducted retired Col. Ernest John "Jack" Davis into the Order of St. George Medallion during a ceremony Aug. 15. The Order of St. George Medallion is the top award presented to members of the Army's mounted force by the U.S. Armor Association. Davis, 88, is one of the last remaining service members who served on horseback during WWII. During the ceremony, Caldwell, along with Col. Bill Hill II, inducted Davis at the Army Retirement Community auditorium in San Antonio. Davis began his career as an infantryman in the 10th Mountain Division and served 31 years, to include serving through WWII and the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

Aug 13, 2012

It sounds like a Hollywood movie. A terrorist detonated a nuclear device in a major Midwestern city. More than 300,000 killed; hundreds of thousands more wounded or missing. Local, state and federal forces rush in to provide lifesaving and life-sustaining care.

Aug 13, 2012

Indiana National Guardsmen conducted a mandatory evacuation training mission, Aug. 7, 2012, at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., as part of their annual training requirements during Vibrant Response 13, a major incident exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North.

Aug 9, 2012

For some, it may appear that a major military training event could be a burden on the local communities that surround training events. Others may see the increase in traffic or the increase in noise associated with military training as burdensome. And although a small percentage of a community may not necessarily be happy when a military exercise comes near their area, such is not the case for the county and business leaders of Jennings County, Ind. The business and county leaders said they truly looked forward to the July 26 kickoff of Vibrant Response 13, which is projected to infuse an estimated $6.5 million of business into the surrounding communities.

Aug 7, 2012

The unthinkable happened: A (simulated) 3,000 lb. radiological dispersal devise exploded Aug. 5, 2012, at a train station in a major Midwestern city. Within hours, reports indicated two additional radiological devises, as well as a possible nuclear device, also detonated within the city.

Aug 3, 2012

The U.S. Marine Corps Chemical, Biological Incident Response Force continued to search for displaced and trapped civilians in need of decontamination and medical care, July 29, 2012, as part of Vibrant Response 13, a major incident exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North.

Aug 3, 2012

Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., Engineers cleared roads choked with debris and obstacles Aug. 1 to clear the way for emergency responders at Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex as part of a major incident exercise.

Aug 1, 2012

Personnel from U.S. Army North are creating realistic training scenarios involving "sick" and "injured" civilians for the thousands of service members in Indiana for Vibrant Response 13, a major incident exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North.

Aug 1, 2012

Quartermaster Soldiers out of Fort Bragg, N.C., produced, stored, transported and distributed potable water for displaced civilians and service members here during Vibrant Response 13, a major incident exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North. Soldiers of the 127th QM Company, 352nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 77th Sustainment Brigade, worked with other Joint Task Force - Civil Support units to demonstrate their ability to support local, state and federal authorities.

Jul 29, 2012

After a simulated 10-kiloton nuclear detonation in a major Midwestern city, specialized teams of Guardsmen from Tennessee and Ohio began clearing routes and monitoring radiation, July 26, 2012, at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., in advance of federal response forces.

Jul 29, 2012

Responding to a simulated 10-kiloton nuclear detonation, Soldiers from the 178th Engineer Company out of Fort Polk, La., conducted a rescue mission July 28, 2012, at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., during Vibrant Response 13, a major incident exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North.

Jul 29, 2012

Search and Extraction team members from Tarlton, Ohio, cleared away rubble, pulled survivors to safety and stabilized a building to breach and extract those trapped inside July 27 at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., as part of a major incident exercise. The search and extraction team, part of the Ohio National Guard's Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Enhanced Response Force Package, performed the critical lifesaving and life-sustaining mission a day after a simulated 10-kiloton nuclear device detonated in a major Midwestern city as part of Vibrant Response 13, an exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North.

Jul 27, 2012

With less than 24 hours until the notional detonation of a 10-kiloton nuclear device in a major Midwestern city, military exercise specialists were putting the final touches on a national catastrophic incident exercise that will test more than 9,000 service members and civilians in 11 training locations and airfields spread across 5,000 square miles in southern Indiana and northern Kentucky. Exercise control specialists from U.S. Army North made final preparations July 25 for Vibrant Response 13, a major field exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by Army North. Service members and civilians from the military and other federal agencies throughout the country are training to respond in the event of a catastrophic domestic incident.

Jul 9, 2012

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas attended a private Purple Heart ceremony July 2, 2012, at the Warrior and Family Support Center at Fort Sam Houston, for a Soldier wounded in Afghanistan during a dismounted patrol in June 2012.

Jul 5, 2012

Maj. Gen. Walter Davis, deputy commanding general, U.S. Army North, welcomed the crowd of an estimated 100,000 July 4 to Houston's Freedom Over Texas at Eleanor Tinsley Park on Buffalo Bayou, one of the nation's largest land-based fireworks celebrations. Country music stars Billy Currington and Sara Evans headlined the event.

Jun 14, 2012

More than 1,500 military and civilian community members of "Military City, U.S.A.," celebrated the 237th birthday of the United States Army with a run to the Alamo, and a Texas-sized 237-foot cake.

Jun 14, 2012

A remarkable day of celebration was made more momentous with the opening of the historic Quadrangle to the San Antonio and Fort Sam Houston military and civilian communities June 14. U.S. Army commands at Fort Sam Houston held an open house for all to come and join in the celebration of the Army's 237th birthday following a first ever run to the Alamo. The run consisted of more than 1,500 troops within the various Fort Sam Houston Army commands and units.

Jun 12, 2012

Twelve U.S Army lieutenant generals met with Mexican Army counterparts to discuss issues that affect both armies during a May 30, 2012, executive seminar in Mexico City.

Jun 7, 2012

Jun 5, 2012

Seven senior Mexican army general officers were hosted by U.S. Army North in Washington, D.C., as part of continuing efforts to build cooperation and foster closer relationships between the two militaries, May 21-25, 2012.

May 30, 2012

Anti-terrorism officers and security professionals from major U.S. Army commands in North America met in San Antonio for a three-day conference hosted by U.S. Army North to promote better cooperation and to discuss challenges in force protection in the United States.

May 30, 2012

A small group of American Army exchange officers in Canada are doing everything from training Canadian forces to serving in tactical, operational and strategic positions in the Canadian Armed Forces supporting missions in Libya, Afghanistan, the Arctic and elsewhere. The group of 21 American Army officers and noncommissioned officers spent a week at U.S. Army North from May 14-18 to assess the military personnel exchange program and for "re-greening."

May 30, 2012

More than a thousand people turned out for the inaugural "Here's to our Heroes" Armed Forces Day river parade in downtown San Antonio May 19. The parade opened at the Arneson River Theater May 19 and featured 25 river floats, representing all branches of the military, veterans, military support groups and more, in honor of Armed Forces Day.

May 30, 2012

May 15, 2012

For the first time, American and Mexican militaries simultaneously conducted a coordinated disaster response exercise from May 2-9, 2012, in south Texas and in the Mexican states of Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas and San Luis Potosi.

May 15, 2012

Fourteen delegates, assisted by facilitation teams, discussed Army quality of life issues and heard from subject matter experts in many fields during the Army Family Action Plan conference May 9-11 in downtown San Antonio. The conference is a three-day workshop designed for open discussions and solution-seeking to issues concerning Soldiers, retirees, Department of the Army civilians and Army Families.

Apr 30, 2012

Service members, civilians and community members from U.S. Army North and other units and organizations from throughout Joint Base San Antonio and the area celebrated Fiesta Flambeau April 28.

Apr 30, 2012

Apr 30, 2012

Military and civilian community members spent the day April 22 celebrating Fiesta at Fort Sam Houston with carnival rides, live bands and performances, booths and unit displays, a military ceremony honoring Fiesta, an evening dinner and entertainment in the grounds of Army North's historic Quadrangle and a fireworks show.

Apr 30, 2012

Soon-to-be-commissioned cadets from the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy and Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs from various universities across the country attended the Mission Command Conference XV held at West Point, April 23-26, 2012.

Apr 30, 2012

San Antonio area school principals and district officials met with volunteers from partner units on Fort Sam Houston April 18 to share their insight on how the Fort Sam Houston Adopt-a-School has made a difference in the lives of area school children.

Apr 30, 2012

Local, state and federal emergency planners and logisticians met in San Antonio for a three-day conference hosted by U.S. Army North to promote mutual understanding and foster greater preparedness for disasters in the United States.

Apr 30, 2012

The concept of "Service" can mean many things for many people. For some, it may merely be an act of helpful activity -- to do something for another person -- to provide a service. For one family in particular however, service means serving the nation. And they need to look no further than their father for guidance.

Apr 6, 2012

Army North/Joint Force Land Component Command conducted an nteragency Hurricane rehearsal at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, April 3-5, 2012, to unite and evolve various organizations' plans and practices to prepare for the upcoming 2012 hurricane season.

Apr 6, 2012

Second-graders from John J. Pershing Elementary School took a field trip April 5 to U.S. Army North's historic Quadrangle at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. During the field trip, students went on an egg hunt, competed for prizes, ate lunch in the grounds and then went on a tour to feed the ducks, geese, chickens and deer that roam the grounds.

Apr 6, 2012

Fort Sam Houston officially welcomed the opening of its newest Wounded Warrior barracks during a ribbon cutting ceremony here April 2.

Apr 5, 2012

The 73rd Civil Support Team, Weapons of Mass Destruction, visited Fort Leavenworth, Kan., March 27-29, 2012, to conduct a training exercise in preparation of an annual evaluation by U.S. Army North.

Apr 5, 2012

On the second day of U.S. Army North's interagency hurricane response drill, emergency response leaders went step-by-step through response scenarios in a war-gaming process meant to weed-out ineffective and inefficient processes.

Mar 27, 2012

U.S. Army North leaders from across the United States met in Marble Falls, Texas, March 19-21 to discuss the future of homeland defense, civil support and theater security cooperation.

Mar 27, 2012

For most in disaster response work, opportunities to experience preparedness efforts through service in multiple agencies are rare. U.S. Army Col. Bill Stevenson, Maryland National Guard, is getting that chance while working at Joint Task Force -- Civil Support.

Mar 27, 2012

Active-duty Soldiers from Fort Hood and Fort Bliss deployed in mid-February to southern New Mexico and southern Arizona to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection border security efforts.

Mar 23, 2012

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- The commanding general of U.S. Army North served as the guest speaker during a luncheon March 23 hosted by the local Alamo Chapter of the Association of the United States Army at Fort Sam Houston's John J. McCarthy Golf Clubhouse.

Mar 6, 2012

U.S. Army North is gearing up for hurricane season by preparing for a large-scale hurricane exercise at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas.

Feb 29, 2012

Sharing a stage at the 2012 Domestic Preparedness Workshop, the commander of U. S. Army North's parent command, U.S. Northern Command, along with the chief of the National Guard Bureau, emphasized partnerships Feb. 22 as he discussed the importance of a whole-of-government, whole-of-community approach when providing civil support while responding to disasters.

Feb 29, 2012

Thirty-four young men and women committed to support and defend the U.S. Constitution from all enemies in front of thousands of witnesses from the San Antonio community at a sold-out AT&T Center Feb. 17.

Feb 14, 2012

Feb 10, 2012

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- Imagine a category 4 hurricane approaching the southern coast of Florida: Where will it go? What damage will it do? A program, used by U.S. Army North, will help plan, train and operate for those types of scenarios.

Feb 7, 2012

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Lt. Gen. William Caldwell IV, commanding general, U.S. Army North and Fort Sam Houston, stands with Steve Bridges, chairman of the board, San Antonio Livestock and Rodeo, Alex Pena, operations director, San Antonio Stock and Rodeo Western Heritage Parade and Fred Petmecky, president, San Antonio Livestock and Rodeo Feb. 4 during the Western Heritage Parade. The parade hosted an array of participants to include clowns, longhorns, 332nd Fort Sam's Own, Army Band and the Fort Sam Houston Honors platoon.

Feb 7, 2012

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- Maj. Gen. Charles Gailes, the commanding general of U.S. Army North's Task Force 51, discusses the value and the role of dual-status commanders Feb. 7 and the importance of their relationships with Army North during the Dual Status Commanders Orientation at Army North's Main Conference Room at the historic Quadrangle. Gailes hosted the briefing and provided the opening remarks. The one-day stop at Army North was part of a larger series of conferences conducted by U.S. Northern Command for commanders who serve in a combined federal-state position.

Feb 3, 2012

Army accident investigators from the U.S. Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center at Fort Rucker had a point to make to 50-60 members of the science club Feb. 1 at Dauphin Junior High School in Enterprise, Ala.

Feb 3, 2012

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- A child sleds down a snow ramp Jan. 30 at the Warrior and Family Support Center's Winter Wonderland. Wounded Warriors and their Families threw snowballs, sledded down the snow ramp, danced in the snow and feasted on tamales.

Feb 3, 2012

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- Lt. Gen. William Caldwell IV, commanding general, U.S. Army North and Fort Sam Houston, presents the Purple Heart to Pfc. Kevin Trimble, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, during a ceremony Jan. 31 at the Warrior and Family Support Center.

Jan 31, 2012

Motorcycling is a lifelong learning process. Far too often riders think after a few years and a few thousand miles that they know it all. That concept can be fatal.

Jan 30, 2012

Technology originally created for use in tracking improvised explosive device networks in Afghanistan and Iraq is finding new purpose in supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection by providing mission overwatch during border patrol missions.

Jan 30, 2012

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- U.S. Army North facilitated the Department of Homeland Security/Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2013 Requirements Conference here Jan. 10-11.

Jan 30, 2012

Army and Navy leaders signed a memorandum of understanding at Fort Sam Houston Jan. 18 designed to help wounded service members find jobs as they transition out of the military.

Jan 25, 2012

During the first week of January, members of state and local civilian and military emergency response agencies within Texas met with the United States Marine Corps Chemical Biological Incident Response Force to develop a deeper understanding of capabilities and limits inherent to each group.

Jan 17, 2012

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- Lt. Gen. William Caldwell IV (right), commanding general, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) and Fort Sam Houston, places identification tags on a newly planted Live Oak tree in the Quadrangle Jan. 11 to dedicate the tree to his father, retired Lt. Gen. William Caldwell III, who commanded Fifth Army in San Antonio from 1978-1980.

Jan 17, 2012

Lt. Gen. William Caldwell IV assumed command of U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) and Fort Sam Houston before a gathering of fellow senior leaders, state and local government officials, Family, service members and civilian partners Jan. 12 at Fort Sam Houston's historic Quadrangle.

Jan 13, 2012

Going from green to gold is a familiar transformation in the Army. But switching from being an officer to an enlisted man while changing service branches is far less common. Yet that's exactly what Joe Newsom did, choosing to continue serving the best way he knew how.

Jan 9, 2012

In August 2011, the U.S. Army North Vibrant Response 12 Developmental Assignment, a U.S. Northern Command field training assignment, rehearsed the nation's tiered response capabilities for any chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incident.

Jan 9, 2012

FORT RUCKER, ALA. -- The U.S. Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center recently compiled accident fatality data for the first quarter of fiscal 2012. From Oct. 1 through Dec. 31, 2011, 37 Soldiers were lost as the result of accidents: 26 off duty and 11 on duty. Overall, accidental fatalities increased 6 percent from the previous year's first quarter.

Jan 3, 2012

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Dec 12, 2011

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- Retired Lt. Gen. Guy Swan III, the former commanding general of U.S. Army North and Fort Sam Houston, presents a flag to William Haines, the son of retired Gen. Ralph Haines Jr., at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Dec. 3. Soldiers from Fort Sam Houston and Fort Hood joined with community members to pay their respects for Haines, who was 98 years old at the time of his death and was the oldest living 4-star general and senior retired officer. Haines served as the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army from 1967 to 1968. He also served as the commanding general of 1st Armored Division at Fort Hood, Texas, and as the commanding general of III Corps, also at Fort Hood.

Dec 12, 2011

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -- Leaders of Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, U.S. Army North, signed a covenant Nov. 8 with school officials at John J. Pershing Elementary School, and unveiled a new sign at the school commemorating the military and community partnership.

Aug 23, 2011

The Vibrant Response 12 exercise, conducted by U.S. Army North, focuses on the Department of Defense mission to support civil authorities after a disaster.

Aug 23, 2011

CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. " The military's Defense Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Response Force assumed the exercise mission from state response forces here Aug. 18 while rehearsing the nation's tiered response capabilities during Vibrant Response 12, a U.S. Northern Command field training exercise conducted by U.S. Army North.

Aug 23, 2011

MUSCATATUCK URBAN TRAINING COMPLEX, Ind. " Soldiers from the 501st Area Support Medical Company, 86th Combat Support Hospital, Fort Campbell, Ky., evacuate "patients" from a nursing home Aug. 19 here during Vibrant Response 12, a U.S. Northern Command field training exercise conducted by U.S. Army North.

Aug 22, 2011

More than 7,000 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Department of Defense civilians are descending upon the Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex at Camp Atterbury, Ind., and various surrounding areas in Indiana, to execute DoD support to civil authorities in a consequence management role during the Vibrant Response 12 exercise.

Aug 22, 2011

The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, commonly known as Army CID, is actively seeking qualified Soldiers who are interested in pursuing a career as CID special agents.

Aug 19, 2011

The West Virginia CERFP rescued casualties from the collapsed garage as part of Vibrant Response 12, a U.S. Northern Command field training exercise conducted by U.S. Army North here, at Camp Atterbury and various surrounding areas in Indiana.

Aug 19, 2011

During the Vibrant Response 12 exercise, conducted by U.S. Army North, service members and local first responders participated in a subway rescue scenario Aug. 17, 2011, for the first time here.

Aug 15, 2011

BAMBERG, Germany -- The Oslo bombing and Utoya island massacre in Norway are a stark reminder of acts of terrorism.

Aug 10, 2011

As part of an Army program that dates back more than half a century, seven senior Mexican Army officers, chosen by the Mexican equivalent of the Secretary of Defense, spent a week at U.S. Army North to continue to build cooperation and foster closer relationships between the two militaries.

Aug 9, 2011

Ennis White, a native of Buffalo, N.Y., who serves as a telecommunications officer with Army North, that is exactly what he did with his bare hands and brute strength during the USA Powerlifting Master Nationals Competition held earlier this year in Atlanta, earning him a bronze medal during the competition.

Aug 7, 2011

New York National Guard Soldiers from the 42nd Infantry Division Headquarters left their armories from across the state to converge at an empty field Aug. 5, 2011, in an exercise meant to mimic the Guard's hurricane response efforts.

Aug 4, 2011

The Army announced today it will reduce the size of its civilian employee workforce by more than 8,700 people by Sept. 30, 2012.

Aug 4, 2011

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Jul 21, 2011

FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas " Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond Chandler III and his wife, Jeanne, visited service members, Wounded Warriors and new recruits July 8-9 at Fort Sam Houston and U.S. Army North.

Jul 19, 2011

Ryan Newman has been the driver of the U.S. Army Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing for almost three seasons on the Sprint Cup circuit. On Sunday, Newman took the Army to Victory Lane for the first time since 2004.

Jul 15, 2011

Spc. Nicholas C. Johnson, an infantryman assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 35th Armor Regiment, has been working with the Connecting Soldiers to Digital Applications.

Jul 15, 2011

Soldiers may soon see a reduction in the weight of the Squad Automatic Weapon and small-arms ammunition with a potential replacement for the SAW that weighs a whopping 8.3 pounds less than the current M249.