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  • Lead Story WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- It's a unique situation that the Army doesn't currently have a ground combat vehicle under development, said Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster Jr. That hasn't happened since World War I.

4 myths about combat vehicles, debunked by Lt. Gen. McMaster
  • Featured Video Sgt. 1st Class Nick Avila, first sergeant of the 734th Ordnance Company (EOD) provides an overview of the new robotic systems during the Army Warfighter Assessment (AWA) 17-1 at Fort Bliss, TX. 

The AWA is the Chief of Staff of the Army's annual capstone exercise that is a multi-echelon training exercises which includes joint and multinational forces in live, virtual and constructive domains. Army Warfighter Assessment: EOD Assessment (Part 2)
  • Featured Photo A U.S. Army M109A6 Paladin conducts a fire mission at Qayyarah West, Iraq, in support of the Iraqi security forces' push toward Mosul, Oct. 17, 2016.  The support provided by the Paladin teams denies the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant safe havens while providing the ISF with vital artillery capabilities during their advance. The United States stands with a Coalition of more than 60 international partners to assist and support the Iraqi security forces to degrade and defeat ISIL.  Fire mission in Iraq
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  • Department of the Army announces 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division deployment October 19, 2016
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  • Army announces 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division deployment September 6, 2016
  • Department of the Army announces 101st Airborne Division deployment August 5, 2016
  • Army launches Rapid Capabilities Office August 31, 2016
  • Huntsville Center signs contract, Army reaches $1 billion energy milestone August 11, 2016
  • Army outlines gender integration implementation plan March 10, 2016
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INSIDE THE ARMY

  • Acquisition official to retire, will leave legacy of advancement Acquisition official to retire, will leave legacy of advancement
  • Army secretary visits Harlem recruiting center, enlists 22 Army secretary visits Harlem recruiting center, enlists 22
  • Soldier wins Marine Corps Marathon by wide margin Soldier wins Marine Corps Marathon by wide margin

  • A U.S. Army M109A6 Paladin conducts a fire mission at Qayyarah West, Iraq, in support of the Iraqi security forces' push toward Mosul, Oct. 17, 2016.  The support provided by the Paladin teams denies the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant safe havens while providing the ISF with vital artillery capabilities during their advance. The United States stands with a Coalition of more than 60 international partners to assist and support the Iraqi security forces to degrade and defeat ISIL.

    Fire mission in Iraq

  • Pvt. Zachery T. Strother, assigned to 1st Platoon, A Company, 40th Engineering Battalion, watches for enemy movement from a staged attack position in an M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle while conducting training maneuvers during the 2016 Army Warfighting Assessment (AWA) 17-1, at Fort Bliss, Texas, Oct. 17, 2016. The AWA was conducted to assess operational effectiveness.

    Army Warfighting Assessment

  • Pfc. Benjamin Grasso, Able Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat (Airborne), scans his sectors of fire, Oct. 22, during Exercise Strong Shield. It is a Lithuanian hosted, 96-hour continues exercise designed to test the nation's ability to work with different internal and external agencies to marshal their capabilities and defend their position. Paratroopers from Able Company are in Lithuania training with their Lithuanian partners as part of Atlantic Resolve. Atlantic Resolve is a U.S. led effort being conducted in Eastern Europe to demonstrate U.S. commitment to the collective security of NATO and dedication to enduring peace and stability in the region.

    Exercise Strong Shield

  • U.S. Special Forces conduct a downed pilot simulation for the Army Warfighter Assessment (AWA) 17-1 exercise at Ft. Bliss, Tx., Oct. 18, 2016.  The simulation was conducted using new gear to assess operational effectiveness during the AWA 17-1.

    U.S. Special Forces conduct a downed pilot simulation for AWA

  • A C17 Globemaster III Aircraft Crew, assigned to the Heavy Air Lift Wing from Pápa Air Base, Hungary, supports U.S. Paratroopers assigned to the 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, during a heavy equipment drop into the Bunker drop zone at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 18, 2016, as part of Peacemaster Unity training.

    Peacemaster Unity training

  • U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, crossing river with the Italian army in Piacenza, Italy, Oct. 17, 2016. Livorno Shock is a combined readiness exercise designed to familiarize U.S. paratrooper with river crossing capabilities, lead by the Italian Army's 2nd Engineer Regiment Pointieri.

    River crossing

  • Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 124th Infantry Regiment, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, make their way across a portion of the mountain obstacle course, as part of the final day of the French Marines Desert Survival Course, Oct. 10, 2016, at Arta Plage, Djibouti. Approximately 46 U.S. Army Soldiers with French Marines completed several tasks during the survival course, including desert operations, combat lifesaving skills, weapons training, survival cooking, how to decontaminate water, and water and mountain obstacle courses.

    French Marines Desert Survival Course

  • Soldiers assigned to, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment , 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, prepares to defend against indirect fire during a Decisive Action Rotation 17-01 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., Oct. 7, 2016. Decisive Action Rotations create a realistic training environment that tests the capabilities of Brigade Combat Teams preparing them to face similarly equipped opposing forces.

    National Training Center

  • Maj. Gen. Gary J. Volesky, left, commander, Combined Joint Forces Land Component Command -- Operation Inherent Resolve, visits with an Iraqi soldier at a tactical assembly area in northern Iraq, prior to the start of the Mosul offensive, Oct. 10, 2016. The TAAs are where ISF assembled prior to making their push toward Mosul. A Coalition of regional and international nations have joined together to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, the region and the wider international community.

    Mosul offensive

  • U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 37th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division Artillery, 7th Infantry Division, fire an M777 towed 155 mm howitzer at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, Oct. 10, 2016. The Soldiers are part of a task force of over 1,000 7th ID Soldiers participating in Raptor Fury, a major training exercise to validate 16th Combat Aviation Brigade's mission readiness.

    M777 towed 155 mm howitzer

  • Soldiers from the 25th Infantry Division participate in festivities during a combat capability exercise, Oct. 6, 2016, for spectators during Tropic Lighting Week at Wheeler Army Air Field, Hawaii. This year's Tropic Lighting Week will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the 25th ID. It showcases the pride, history and future of the 25th ID to its soldiers, families, veterans and supporters.

    75th anniversary of the 25th Infantry Division

  • Caisson Soldiers of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) travel to their first mission of the morning in Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Oct. 17th, 2016. The Old Guard conducts missions year around through the four seasons.

    Arlington National Cemetery in the fall

  • North Carolina Army National Guardsmen and local emergency services assist with evacuation efforts in Fayetteville, N.C., Oct. 08, 2016. Heavy rains caused by Hurricane Matthew have led to flooding as high as five feet in some areas.

    Hurricane Matthew

  • A Slovakian soldier shoots an M2 .50 Caliber machine gun mounted on an Outlaw Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment Stryker, an eight wheeled armored fighting vehicle, during Slovak Shield 2016 live-fire training, Oct. 4, 2016, at a multi-purpose range in Military Training Area Lest, Slovak Republic. Understanding weapons of NATO allies is vital to the interoperability of U.S. and allied troops during training or a NATO mission.

    Slovak Shield 2016

  • Soldiers assigned to the North Dakota National Guard fire a Stinger Missile, during a live-fire training exercise, part of Decisive Action Rotation 16-09, at the National Training Center/Fort Irwin, Calif., Sept. 6, 2016.

    Stinger Missile

  • Filipino counterparts visited the Lightning Academy, Sept. 28, 2016, and
participated in a survival skills demonstration presented by Jungle
Operations Training School cadre.

    Pacific Pathways

  • The Aurora Borealis shimmering above UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. The Northern Lights are just one facet of what makes service in magnificent
Alaska so unique.

    Aurora Borealis

  • Army Special Forces and their NATO allied counterparts conduct an air assault on a small compound, Sept. 27, 2016, during Brave Warrior 2016/Black Swan at Bakony Combat Training Center, Hungary. The 3rd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, 1st Armored Division, Combat Aviation Brigade, provided UH-60 Black Hawk support for the training mission. The exercise brings nations together to enhance interoperability and strengthen allied relationships.

    Army Special Forces and their NATO allied counterparts

  • Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, second from left, and Candy Martin, president of American Gold Star Mothers Inc., lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, Sept. 25, 2016, in Arlington, Va. The wreath was laid in honor of the 80th Gold Star Mother's Day.

    80th Gold Star Mother's Day

  • Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, currently deployed with the Multinational Battle Group-East, clear an abandoned building during Operation Iron Eagle IV, held in Zhegoc, Kosovo, Sept. 12, 2016.

    Operation Iron Eagle IV

  • Paratroopers assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, prepare for movement from the drop zone following airborne insertion exercise Bayonet Strike at D�brówka lookout in Chech�o, Poland, Sept. 12, 2016. The 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza, Italy, is the Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, and is capable of projecting forces to conduct a full range of military operations across the United States European, Central and Africa Command areas of responsibility within 18 hours. Operation Atlantic Resolve is a U.S. led effort in Eastern Europe that demonstrates U.S. commitment to the collective security of NATO and dedication to enduring peace and stability in the region.

    Airborne insertion exercise

  • Mortar-men with Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, fire the M120 Battalion Mortar System at Albano Training Area, Japan, Sept. 13, 2016, as part of Orient Shield 2016. Orient Shield is an annual bi-lateral training exercise held in Japan.

    Orient Shield 2016

  • A U.S. Soldier of 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, assaults an objective while conducting a raid during exercise Combined Resolve VII at the U.S. Army's Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels Germany, Sept. 6, 2016. Combined Resolve VII is designed to train the Army's regionally allocated forces to the U.S. European Command, and includes more than 3,500 participants from 16 NATO and European partner nations.

    Exercise Combined Resolve VII

  • A crew chief of a UH-60M Blackhawk overlooks the scenery above the city of Helena, Mont., Sept. 10, 2016. The Blackhawk was used to transport participants of the Montana National Guard Best Warrior Competition.

    Montana National Guard Best Warrior Competition

  • Competitors at the 2016 TRADOC Drill Sergeant and Advanced Individual Training Platoon Sergeant of the Year competition are graded on numerous warrior tasks, Sept. 7, at Fort Jackson, S.C. The competition runs, Sept 6-9.

    TRADOC Drill Sergeant and AIT Platoon Sergeant of the Year competition

  • U.S. special operations Soldiers head toward their objective during Jackal Stone 2016 in Tblisi, Georgia, Aug. 15, 2016. Jackal Stone 2016 is a bilateral Georgian, U.S. counter terrorism and crisis management exercise.

    U.S. counter terrorism and crisis management exercise

  • Sunrise at the Pentagon prior to a ceremony to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks. The American flag is draped over the site of impact at the Pentagon. In 2008, the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial opened adjacent to the site, located on Boundary Channel Drive in Arlington, Va., and commemorates the 184 lives lost at the Pentagon and onboard American Airlines Flight 77 during the terrorist attacks.

    Sunrise at the Pentagon on 9/11

  • Pvt. Juan Robles, with A Company, 7th Brigade Engineer Battalion, throws a grappling hook to clear tripwires and booby traps in a minefield during the "in-stride breach" lane at Hammer Battalion's Sapper Stakes competition, Aug. 25, on Fort Drum, N.Y.

    Sapper Stakes competition

  • Soldiers with the 407th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, attach a sling-load to the belly of a UH-60 Black Hawk assigned to the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, during a sling load training event at Holland Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 24, 2016.

    Sling load training

  • An infantryman assigned to Foxtrot Company "Pathfinders," 2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, engages his target, during a reflexive fire range training event at Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 11, 2016.

    Reflexive fire range training

  • The rain subsides long enough for a rainbow to arch over a tent city constructed by I Corps and Korean army soldiers for U.S. and Canadian army personnel conducting a two-week training mission at Yongin, South Korea, Aug. 27, 2016.

    Training Mission in South Korea

  • A mortarman assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, simulates firing an M224 60mm mortar during a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., Aug. 9, 2016. The BCT conducted the CALFEX in preparation for battalion-level live fire exercises later this year, keeping Paratroopers ready to jump, fight and win.

    Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise

  • U.S. Soldiers with Battery C, 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Strike, execute a fire mission with an M777 howitzer during an operation to support Iraqi security forces at Kara Soar Base, Iraq, Aug. 7, 2016. Battery C Soldiers support the Combined Joint Task Force -- Operation Inherent Resolve mission by providing  indirect fire support for Iraqi security forces as they continue to combat Da'esh and re-take lost terrain.  The assistance and support these Soldiers provide demonstrate the commitment of the United States as part of a Coalition of regional and international nations joined together to defeat ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq, Syria, the region and the wider international community.

    M777 howitzer

  • Paratrooper Warrent Officer Greg Suchanek, Special Operations Detachment (NATO) drags his parachute toward a target during Leapfest 2016 in West Kingston, R.I., Aug. 4, 2016. Leapfest is an International parachute training event and competition hosted by the 56th Troop Command, Rhode Island Army National Guard to promote high level technical training and esprit de corps within the International Airborne community.

    International parachute training event

  • A Soldier from 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), guides pilots from the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade into place to sling load a shipping container to their Chinook helicopter, Aug. 11, at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Sling load operations allow U.S. Army Central to move artillery and trucks for mobile operations in the Middle East.

    Sling load operation

  • Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning holds the silver medal won by Spc. Paul Chelimo of the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, Aug. 21, 2016, at the USA House in Rio de Janerio.

    Silver medalist Spc. Paul Chelimo

  • U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, cheering on their teammates, in a tug of war competition with multi-national allies, during Exercise Flaming Thunder at Pabrade, Lithuania, Aug. 7, 2016. Flaming Thunder is a two-week long multinational fire coordination exercise and combined arms live fire to enhance interoperability among NATO fire support units, and to train and conduct joint fire support with the integration of maneuver elements, close air support and close combat attack.

    Exercise Flaming Thunder

  • Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Mark Milley was welcomed by China's ‪People's Liberation Army‬ during his Pacific Command tour, Aug. 17, 2016.

    Pacific Command Tour

  • A young Honduran girl has her ear inspected by Spc. Kerry Holmes, Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element medic, during a Medical Readiness Training Exercise operation in Trujillo, Honduras, July 29, 2016. MEDEL conducts MEDRETEs throughout Central America to provide a variety of medical services to the local populations, who otherwise would be unable to receive medical care from licensed providers.

    Medical Readiness Training Exercise

  • U.S. Army Reserve 2nd Lt. Sam Kendricks of Oxford, Miss.,wins the
bronze medal in the men's pole vault with a mark of 5.85 meters at the 2016
Olympic Games, Aug. 15, 2016, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Brazil's Thiago Braz de
Silva took the gold with an Olympic record mark of 6.03 meters. France's
Renaud Lavillenie claimed the bronze at 5.98 meters.

    2016 Olympic men's pole vault

  • Smoke rings launched by a South Korean army K200 Infantry Fighting Vehicle burst over a training ground where South Korean and U.S. troops practiced working as a single force to assault an objective with ground troops supported by aircraft. The smoke helps hinder the enemy's view. The training ran July 30 through Aug. 4, at a training range near Pocheon and involved U.S. troops from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, part of the 1st Cavalry Division's 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team.

    U.S and Korean single force assault

  • Mortarmen with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, from Fort Stewart, Ga., fire a High Explosive 120mm mortar round, Aug. 1, during Exercise Saber Guardian 16 at the Romanian Land Forces Combat Training Center in Cincu, Romania. Saber Guardian is a multinational military exercise involving approximately 2,800 military personnel from ten nations including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Canada, Georgia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and the U.S.

    High Explosive 120mm mortar round

  • Soldiers conduct airborne training at Aviano Air Base, Italy, July 27, 2016. The Soldiers are paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade.

    Soldiers conduct airborne training in Italy

  • Infantrymen with Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division move through a trench during a company-level combined arms live-fire exercise, July 25, 2016 in Thies, Senegal as part of Africa Readiness Training 16. ART16 is a U.S. Army Africa exercise designed to increase U.S. and Senegalese readiness and partnership through combined infantry training and live-fire events.

    U.S. and Senegalese readiness and partnership

  • An Indiana ‪National Guard‬ Soldier with Company D, 151st Infantry Regiment, a long-range surveillance unit, trains in mountaineering in Slovakia with Slovak soldiers and the Indiana Air National Guard's joint terminal attack controllers while supporting U.S. Army Europe and U.S. European Command.

    Mountain training

  • Twenty-two time Olympic medalist swimmer Michael Phelps carries the Stars and Stripes while leading Team USA into Maracanã Stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Aug. 5, 2016.

    2016 Olympics Opening Ceremony

  • Soldiers with Delta Company, 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, conduct a live fire exercise in an M1A2 Abrams Tank during Exercise Saber Guardian 16 at the Romanian Land Force Combat Training Center in Cincu, Romania, Aug. 2. Saber Guardian is a multinational military exercise involving approximately 2,800 military personnel from ten nations including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Canada, Georgia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and the U.S. The exercise is designed to build multinational, regional and joint partnership capacity by enhancing military relationships, exchanging professional experiences, and improving interoperability between the land forces from the participating countries.

    Exercise Saber Guardian 16

  • Cadets in Cadet Basic Training at Fort Knox, Ky., attempt to evacuate a simulated casualty across an obstacle at the Leaders Reaction Course, July 23.

    Cadet Basic Training

  • U.S. Army, Royal Australian Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy military divers swim along concrete piles during a pier maintenance training mission during Rim of the Pacific Exercise, July 13, 2016. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans.

    Army divers participate in Rim of the Pacific Exercise

  • A BMP-1 from Hawg Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, rolls across the barren desert to intercept the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, in the John Wayne Foothills of the National Training Center, July 31, 2016. The purpose of this exercise was to test the Devil Brigades' abilities in a mounted combat scenario in a simulated real-time environment.

    Mounted combat scenario

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