Oct 25, 2011

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- Soldiers, Veterans, Family members and civilians celebrated the 70th Anniversary of the Tropic Lightning Division during a rededication ceremony of Weyand Field, Sept. 30 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The ceremony brought past and present members of the 25th Infantry Division together to pay tribute to one of its former senior leaders -- General Fredrick C. Weyand.

Oct 4, 2011

Oct 4, 2011

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq -- 'Steel Dragon' Soldiers from Battery B, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, have been busy during Operation New Dawn. The entire battery has worked hard to plan, execute, and support missions. At a village near Contingency Operating Base Adder, Iraq Sept. 20, Soldiers continued to build on their relationships with the Dhi Qar locals when they visited them during a recent mission

Oct 4, 2011

CONTINGENCY OPERATING BASE ADDER, Iraq -- The GREYWOLF brigade is in the process of molding 21st century, combat ready Soldier-athletes by ensuring they are well rounded in the following pillars: physical, social, emotional, family and spiritual. These pillars of fitness ensure Soldiers are balanced and able to perform under many challenging situations.

Oct 3, 2011

The Army, Marine Corps and the Pentagon's Joint IED Defeat Organization are working to procure and deliver thousands of small, easily transportable "throwable" robots equipped with surveillance cameras designed to beam back video from confined spaces, buildings, tunnels and other potentially dangerous locations, service officials said.

Oct 3, 2011

The Army sponsored the second in a series of African Defense Attache' roundtables Sept. 29 at the Pentagon to reinforce professional military-to-military relations.

Sep 30, 2011

The Civilian Employee Recognition Program is part of the Installation Management Command Incentive Award Program for Military and Civilian Personnel.

Sep 30, 2011

Among cheers and tears, Nicole Walters was named the winner of Fort Wainwright's Operation Rising Star contest Sept. 24.

Oct 3, 2011

The overwhelming majority of Soldiers who die in off-duty privately owned vehicle (POV) accidents do so needlessly, according to the U.S. Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center (USACR/Safety Center). Despite the fact Soldiers are taught a disciplined approach to on-duty safety through composite risk management (CRM), accident reports identify Soldier indiscipline as the primary cause of these fatal crashes. It is obvious such training works because of the declining number of on-duty accidents. Unfortunately, many Soldiers leave CRM behind when they leave the post. The result has been an alarming increase in off-duty POV accidents, especially those involving motorcycles.

Oct 5, 2011

Oct 3, 2011

If you're an Army aviator, you're going to fly in the desert. It's just a matter of time. It's important for all pilots to understand dust landings and train for them. I'm not an instructor pilot (IP) or an expert on dust landings, but I did make multiple dust landings in Iraq. I'd like to share my lessons learned.

Sep 30, 2011

Editor's note: The author manages the MMP for the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory.

Oct 3, 2011

Cold weather can have numerous adverse effects on Soldiers in combat. While cold injuries such as hypothermia and frostbite are serious medical problems, a Soldier's performance can be affected well before he or she is taken out of the fight. For instance, numb skin and heavy clothes hinder Soldier task performance. Soldiers also might become emotionally detached, lose motivation or be reluctant to leave their tents or sleeping bags. Fortunately, many of these problems are avoidable if Soldiers dress properly for the weather conditions.

Sep 30, 2011

A Fort Bragg Soldier, Sgt. Jesse Hertzog, won the welter weight division of the Army Combatives Championship this summer.

Oct 4, 2011

Effective Oct. 3, 2011, the United States Postal Service has revised mailing standards for Express Mail Military Service (EMMS) items mailed from the United States to APO/FPO and DPO destinations for delivery.

Sep 30, 2011

After losing her husband, Master Sgt. Jennifer Loredo of Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion. "said she took three months off to be with her children to decide how to use her experience to help others. Loredo began the healing process by taking on roles in which she was able to use her experiences to help train and mentor Soldiers. Loredo's firsthand experience with CAO's gave her an understanding of the value of receiving quality help from those tasked with that duty.

Sep 30, 2011

ERDC-CRREL researchers participate in NASA-sponsored ICESCAPE

Sep 30, 2011

The sound of Congo drums filled the halls of Womack Army Medical Center's ground level, Sept. 22. Willie Johnson, a latin jazz musician pounded out a rhythmic Hispanic tune for the packed Weaver Auditorium during Team Bragg Equal Opportunity's 'Many Backgrounds, Many Stories, One American Spirit' presentation in honor Hispanic Heritage Month.

Oct 3, 2011

PALMER, Tenn. -- An unexpected and emotional reunion occurred Monday in Grundy County, Tenn., when 17 Soldiers of the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) escorted the remains of a Vietnam veteran back to his home town and family, after being missing in action for 45 years.

Sep 30, 2011

In a ceremony rich in tradition, Sept. 23, Col. Xavier T. Brunson took command of the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade from Col. James D. Edwards, the unit's outgoing commander at Lightning Field on Fort Bragg.

Sep 30, 2011

A 49th Ground Missile Defense Bn. guardsman named Defense Defender of the Month.

Sep 30, 2011

Sgt. Maj. Nicholas Castillo receives a Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal.

Sep 30, 2011

USASMDC/ARSTRAT's top two Soldiers are readying to compete against 24 of the Army's top warriors from 12 other commands in the Best Warrior Competition at Fort Lee, Va., on Oct. 2.

Sep 30, 2011

The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command (USASAC) has a new commanding general. Maj. Gen. Frank D. "Del" Turner assumed command of USASAC during a ceremony Sept. 30, 2011 on the parade field outside USASAC headquarters. General Ann E. Dunwoody, commander of Army Materiel Command (AMC) presided over the ceremony, which signaled the departure of outgoing commander, Brig. Gen. Christopher Tucker.

Sep 30, 2011

After drill sergeants take care of the early work of turning civilians into Army Soldiers, Advanced Individual Training platoon sergeants step in, take the reins and help Soldiers become successful in the operational Army.

Oct 3, 2011

Soldiers at Fort Jackson, S.C., learn about how to promote personal growth despite the rigors of combat.

Sep 30, 2011

Soldiers with Alpha Company, 345th Military Intelligence Battalion, Military Intelligence Readiness Command returned to Fort Gordon, Ga., after a year-long deployment to Iraq, 28 September 2011. The company was deployed with Soldiers from Jasper, Al., Fort Gillem, Ga. and Fort Gordon. While they were deployed, Alpha Company provided intelligence assets to commanders at all levels to help plan missions throughout Iraq.

Sep 30, 2011

First Lt. Deborah Oge recites the United States Uniformed Services Oath of Office to Maj. Gen. William D. Razz Waff, commanding general, 99th Regional Support Command, during her promotion ceremony to the rank of captain at the Maj. John. P. Pryor Army Reserve Center on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., on Sept. 30, 2011. Oge, a Florida native, is currently in the Active/Guard Reserve program assigned to the 99th Regional Support Command.

Sep 30, 2011

404th Army Field Support Brigade logisticians are heeding the call to "change before you have to."

Sep 30, 2011

Family, friends, co-workers and distinguished guests gathered Sept. 29 at Rock Island Arsenal's Constitution Square to show appreciation to five Soldiers, past and present, receiving awards for outstanding military service and eleven members of the Arsenal community retiring.

Sep 30, 2011

Soldiers and their Family Members from Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, reached out to the homeless by distributing clothing and food during the Savannah Outreach for the Homeless at Forsyth Park, Sept. 25.

Sep 30, 2011

The leaders, Soldiers and Families of 4/3 Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, convened at Club Stewart, Sept. 21, to honor spouses and children in the unit who have volunteered their time to ensure Families and Soldiers have received the needed support.

Sep 30, 2011

Former Marshfield, Mo. hometown son, Jason Letterman, had bigger dreams after graduating from school as he walked around the area of a gas station, serving the customers that stopped in for the usual fill-up or other automotive need.

Sep 30, 2011

Soldiers from throughout the Southern Regional Medical Command traveled to Fort Stewart last week to compete for the title of "Best Medic" in a competition hosted by Winn Army Community Hospital.

Sep 30, 2011

Soldiers from 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, spent the afternoon of Sept. 24 not relaxing from a busy workweek, but in uniform at Carver Elementary School, helping run games during the Annual Fall Festival for all three of Richmond Hill's elementary schools.

Sep 30, 2011

Each year, the month of October is celebrated as "National Disability Employment Awareness Month" to remind both job seekers and employers alike of the employment needs and contributions of those with disabilities. This year's theme is, "Profit by Investing in Workers with Disabilities." The theme honors the contributions of workers with disabilities and serves to inform the public that they represent a highly skilled talent pool that can help employers compete in today's global economy.

Sep 30, 2011

Operations Group Alpha, Mission Command Training Program (MCTP) conducted a Mission Rehearsal Exercise with the 3rd Infantry Division, September 5-16.

Sep 30, 2011

Soldiers, Family Members and Friends gathered at the Main Post Chapel, Sept. 25, to honor the Third Infantry Division Gold Star Mothers.

Sep 30, 2011

Civilians, active-duty Soldiers and military retirees gathered Sept. 16 at the Vietnam Veterans of America Memorial on Fort Stewart to remember 35 Georgia service members who have yet to come home from war.

Sep 30, 2011

SAN ANTONIO -- Four years ago this month, the Army announced the Army Family Covenant, which promised to provide Soldiers and Families a quality of life commensurate with their service.

Sep 30, 2011

Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Sustainment Brigade, Third Infantry Division are spending the month of September donating gently used clothing, toys, books and electronics for the unit's community service project, Operation: Providers Comfort, to help less fortunate Families in the local community.

Sep 30, 2011

Women's Health Month provides an opportunity for women to focus on making healthy lifestyle choices. Having a healthy lifestyle is important for women who plan to get pregnant and have a baby.

Sep 30, 2011

A healthy relationship has trust, respect and communication. But for some relationships they can turn bad. For people that are in an unhealthy relationship sometimes do not even realize it and will mistaken the abuse for caring or concern. According to kidshealth.org, one in 11 students have reported being physically hurt by a date. There are three different types of abuse. physical, mental, and sexual. Physical abuse is abuse involving contact intended to cause intimidation, injury, or physical suffering. Mental abuse is characterized

Sep 30, 2011

Separation from a loved one who is deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan can be an emotionally difficult time for all family members. The emotions can vary from low energy levels, feelings of sadness, anger, excitement, restlessness, tension, frustration, resentment and depression. Additionally, there are many challenges for military families to overcome during deployments. It is important to recognize and understand these challenges in order to effectively cope with the separation during deployment.

Sep 30, 2011

October brings with it many great things--the start of autumn, beautiful foliage, football games, candy corn, pumpkin lattes at Starbucks … and a lot of pink. In October, we see pink ribbons, pink candies, pink T-shirts, pink bracelets and pink sneakers. In recent years, we have even seen hot pink accents on our favorite NFL players.

Sep 30, 2011

Early morning Commissary shoppers found themselves dodging speeding baskets Sept. 21, but it was all in fun. Twelve teams from units across Fort Stewart participated in the second annual Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers Commissary Sweep. The event, based on the popular TV game show "Supermarket Sweep," involved Soldiers guessing the prices of store items. The top three teams who guessed the most prices had an extra 10 seconds per item added to their sweep time. The teams then raced through the aisles to find products based on clues throughout the store. The teams also had the option of keeping the items they picked up in the sweep.

Sep 30, 2011

Sep 30, 2011

Roars of applause filled the Elkhorn Conference Center Sept. 22 as Operation Rising Star contestants competed for $500 and a chance to advance to the Armywide event.

Sep 30, 2011

Soldiers from Company C, 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, participated in a trail maintenance project in Colorado Springs Sept. 17.

Sep 30, 2011

Rick Sauer sat on the porch of his home in Lone Tree, Colo., smoking a Don Pablo cigar. The grizzled Army pilot, more gray and wrinkled in his retired years, looked out at his manicured lawn, pausing between puffs to watch the sky when a plane flew overhead.

Sep 30, 2011

With a target in sight, Sgt. Isaac D. Thomas left the confines of cover and concealment to low-crawl closer to his objective. The Valdosta, Ga., native and motor transport operator assigned to Company A, 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Third Infantry Division, put his face in the dirt and leaves that littered the forest floor and began his tactical movement, cradling his paintball gun to ensure it remained free of debris. Once Sgt. Thomas arrived at his intended destination, he brought the weapon up, aimed and fired.

Sep 30, 2011

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. -- Centuries of military experience gathered at the U.S. Army Materiel Command headquarters here for the AMC Former Commanders Conference, Sept. 28-29.

Sep 30, 2011

Fort Drum, New York announced an additional phase of construction will add 166 homes to the Mountain Community Homes portfolio over the next 33 months. The construction is a result of the Military Housing Privatization Initiative, a partnership created between the Army and Lend Lease Public Partnerships.

Sep 30, 2011

The 807th Medical Command (Deployment Support) biomedical repair team has decided to help make a difference at the Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, by repairing much-needed equipment that the hospital can't afford to repair.

Oct 5, 2011

Corpus Christie native and young father of two is preparing for an Army competition to claim the title of "Best Warrior" Oct. 2-7, 2011, at Fort Lee, Va.

Sep 30, 2011

HEIDELBERG, Germany -- U.S. Army garrisons across Europe have a variety of activities scheduled in October as part of Domestic Abuse Prevention Month.

Sep 30, 2011

The 23rd Ordnance Company, 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, and the 635th Movement Control Team, 39th Movement Control Battalion, 21st TSC, joined together to assist the United States European Command in hosting the World's largest coalition communication exercise known as Operation Combined Endeavor, Sept. 9 to 23, in Grafenwoehr, Germany.

Oct 17, 2011

Last year U.S. Army Garrison Baden-Wuerttemberg saved $3 million in operating costs thanks to hundreds of dedicated community volunteers.

Oct 6, 2011

HEIDELBERG, Germany--U.S. Army Garrison Baden-Wuerrtemberg has tasked military police with monitoring a busy intersection to help keep school children and drivers safer.

Sep 30, 2011

Soldiers with the 722nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal Co., detonated a total of more than 900 pounds of weapons and munitions at an ordnance disposal range outside Camp Ramadi, Iraq, Sept. 24. The munitions were from insurgent and weapons caches in Anbar Province, seized by the Iraqi Police.

Sep 30, 2011

U.S. Army Soldier's from the 19th Theater Sustainment Command participated with their Korean 2nd Operational Command counterparts reenacting the annual Nak Dong battlefield engagement on Sep. 29 where the Republic of Korea and their allies repelled a North Korean push to break the Pusan perimeter. Photo by Maj. Chris Maestas, 19th ESC PAO.

Sep 30, 2011

Sep 30, 2011

United States Army's Reserve Officers' Training Corps Cadets across the country are learning this week how they are ranked nationally.

Sep 29, 2011

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii -- U.S. Army Garrison-Hawaii's annual campaign against domestic violence was launched, here, Monday.

Sep 29, 2011

WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii -- Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond Chandler III and his wife, Jeanne, met with U.S. Army Hawaii Soldiers and their family members, for the first time, Sept. 18-21.

Sep 30, 2011

Soldiers from the 1st Space Brigade participated in a USASMDC/ARSTRAT Safety Expo conducted at Peterson's Eagle Park on Sept. 22.

Sep 29, 2011

4th Brigade Combat Team Public Affairs Office, 4th Infantry Division 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conducted Mountain Strike II on Fort Carson Sept. 6-16.

Oct 5, 2011

The U.S. Army officially joined forces with Banner Health during a Partnership for Youth Success signing ceremony at Banner's headquarters in Phoenix Aug. 12. The event welcomed Arizona's major health care provider as the battalion's newest member of the Army's PaYS program.

Sep 29, 2011

Sep 29, 2011

FORT RILEY, Kan. -- A military spouse attending Fort Riley's Fall Apple Day Festival Sept. 24 at Artillery Parade Field for her second year in a row said the annual festival was a great Family activity.

Sep 29, 2011

FORT RILEY, Kan. -- The Fort Riley community gathered outside Riley's Conference Center for a candlelight vigil Sept. 20 as part of Suicide Prevention Month. Stories of suicide and stories of survival were shared, prayers were given and a moment of silence took place as observers gathered near the "ghostly formation," a display set up by David Easterling, suicide prevention program manager.

Sep 29, 2011

Several members of the U.S. Forces Command logistics team were recognized in a Sept. 29, 2011 awards ceremony held at Marshall Hall, Fort Bragg, N.C. during the commanding general's visit to the G4 directorate.

Oct 6, 2011

CAMP ROBERTS, Calif. - Leaders of the 514th Signal Company hosted a ground-breaking ceremony at the Camp Roberts Satellite Communications Station in September.

Sep 29, 2011

Oct 3, 2011

Army National Guard pilots from four states are now training on the new Security and Support variant of the Lakota helicopter, equipped with long-range electro-optical sensors and recording devices.

Sep 30, 2011

The Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center behavioral health department and traumatic brain injury clinic offer comprehensive services for those with mild depressive issues to severe psychosis, and everything in between.

Sep 29, 2011

U.S. Army Maj. Leticia Walpole was one of three speakers at the Hispanic Heritage luncheon on post Sept. 22. The luncheon celebrated the diverse stories of a first-generation, a second-generation and a third-generation Hispanic American. Walpole emigrated to the U.S. from Mexico as an adult. Iris Hermosillo, a Kansas City television host, immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico as a very young girl, and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Luis Alvarez III is the grandson of a Puerto Rican immigrant.

Sep 29, 2011

An Army retiree with 22 years of service, Irvin G. Bonus holds the distinction of having been one of the first 51C -- Acquisition, Logistics and Technology Contracting Noncommissioned Officers.

Sep 29, 2011

Sep 29, 2011

Associate Dean for International and Comparative Law and Rice Distinguished Professor at the University of Kansas School of Law, Raj Bhala recently published a book, "Understanding Islamic Law (Shari'a)." He is teaching an elective to Command and General Staff College students through a program funded by the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. Bhala, an American Catholic, has practiced international banking law at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which twice granted him the President's Award for Excellence.

Oct 5, 2011

The deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Human Resources Command became the first-ever female U.S. Army African-American officer to obtain the rank of major general during her promotion and departure ceremony at the Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Maude Complex Thursday.

Sep 30, 2011

While leading his platoon on a routine patrol Sept. 5, 1st Lt. Christopher Morrow of the 1st Cavalry Division, spotted unattended ordnance by the edge of the road outside of Al Kut, Iraq.

Sep 29, 2011

This is not your grandfather's well-thumbed repair manual. Soldiers maintaining the newly fielded Spider XM7 Network Munition Dispensing Set are using an electronic technical manual that provides interactivity, color, 3D images, full-motion animations, skills training and an even an electronic reference library.

Sep 29, 2011

September 2009 brought significant changes at the U.S. Army Center for Military History as it took on a pilot program to collect and record items left at gravesites in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery.

Sep 29, 2011

A full military honors burial service for nine Army Airmen from World War II was held at Arlington National Cemetery Sept. 21. The airmen, crew from a B17 Flying Fortress, were shot down in Papua, New Guinea, in 1943.

Sep 29, 2011

Andrea McKie was working as a psychiatric crisis supervisor years ago when she was called in to comfort a mother whose 19-year-old son had committed suicide.

Sep 29, 2011

The U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center and seven ARDEC engineers will receive 2011 Thomas Alva Edison Patent Awards for the invention, "Blast Shield for Armored Vehicle."

Sep 29, 2011

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala.--Sandra Childress and Darrell Delaine have no qualms about going out of business if it means not a single veteran will spend tonight on the streets.

Sep 29, 2011

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala.--Retiree Appreciation Day will be a debut, in a way, for Ed Adams.

Sep 29, 2011

Domestic Violence Awareness Month evolved from the "Day of Unity" in October 1981 conceived by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Sep 29, 2011

FORT SILL, Okla. (Sept. 29, 2011) -- People fill their days with a variety of activities, both physical and mental, and when something disrupts their ability to enjoy those pursuits chances are good occupational therapy can help.

Sep 29, 2011

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala.--Members of the military retiree community are urged to keep informed about their benefits, especially during these times of dwindling resources.

Sep 29, 2011

Fort Bliss' Partners in Education program held their meeting for the upcoming school year, recognizing those who have made a difference for the past years.

Sep 29, 2011

FORT SILL, Okla. (Sept. 29, 2011) -- The second part of the series 100 years of artillery looks at the M7 Priest, a self-propelled howitzer that saw extensive use during World War II as the primary artillery support for armored divisions.

Sep 29, 2011

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala.--Retired Brig. Gen. Larry Capps is walking in the shadow of one of his heroes.

Sep 29, 2011

FORT SILL, Okla. (Sept. 29, 2011) -- The Army Corps of Engineers and Pennsylvania State University are researching perceptions of military blast noise from people who live on post and in the communities surrounding Fort Sill over the next nine months.

Sep 29, 2011

Ten Soldiers from the 470th Military Intelligence Brigade swapped their soft caps for hard hats for a day to help some people have a house in which to live.

Sep 29, 2011

Earlier this year, Anniston Army Depot implemented a new procedure for handling solid waste, byproducts of its industrial and administrative processes, on the installation. Most large, roll-off bins used for waste throughout the Nichols Industrial Complex have been replaced with recycling roll-offs. When filled with waste products, the roll-offs are taken to the wood yard where they are emptied and sorted by the depot's Green Team.

Sep 29, 2011

With a simple hello, spoken in the Cherokee language, Tommy Wildcat began to tell those assembled in the Berman-Varner House on Sept. 14 about his culture. Wildcat, the depot's speaker for Native American Heritage Month, is a full blood Cherokee who is nationally renowned as a flute maker, flute player and historical storyteller. He peppered his message with Cherokee words and phrases, demonstrating the nuances of the language and how difficult it can be to master, since it is a polysynthetic language, one which uses a combination of words to convey a single meaning.

Sep 29, 2011

Chemical munitions destruction operations at the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility concluded last week when the last tray of 72 mustard agent-filled 105mm projectiles exited the Metal Parts Furnace.