Providing shelter for Soldiers
The Force Provider system furnishes everything 150 Soldiers need; climate-controlled billeting, shower, latrine, kitchen, power distribution, even morale, welfare and recreation facilities.
View ArticleThe ultimate kitchen remodel
The Integrated Logistics Support Center at Natick Soldier Systems Center has saved the Army refurbished more than 1,300 Mobile Kitchen Trailers, more 100 Containerized Kitchens and about 100 Laundry...
View ArticleTesting in progress - Soldiers help researchers develop, refine gear for...
Four times a year 30 Soldiers report to the Natick Soldier Systems Center to help researchers conduct medical studies and equipment testing to determine where to spend, or not spend, millions of...
View Article'Ironman' a game-changer on battlefield
After a 2 1/2 hour firefight in Afghanistan Iowa National Guard Solders started wondering how they could carry loads of crew-served weapon ammunition over rough terrain like Jesse Ventura did in the...
View ArticleCombat feeding delivers for soldiers
WHEN Soldiers open up pocket sandwiches in Afghanistan, they probably care a lot less about how they were developed than how they taste and whether they curb hunger.
View ArticleThe haunting of Fort Monroe
The Civil War buildings at Fort Monroe, Va., are rumored to be haunted by Civil War era apparitions. Haunted or not, the place is creepy at night.
View ArticleLiving hard: The story of Chief Warrant Officer 4 Daniel "Dan" Laguna
Retired Chief Warrant Officer 4 Daniel "Dan" Laguna should be dead. The former Green Beret should have died several times, actually.
View ArticleWarrior Games: Soldiers triumph over injuries in 2011 Warrior Games
Soldiers of all ages and disabilities participated in the 2011 Warrior Games. Injuries, illnesses and wounds vanished amid the enthusiastic cheers of onlookers and the athletic precision present in...
View ArticleUnderstanding sacrifices for freedom
Most teenagers spend their summers working, hanging out with their friends and grumbling about reading assigned for the coming school year. Very few would voluntarily give up a chunk of their vacations...
View ArticleForeign Military Sales: Army supports international relations through...
The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command is known as the "Army's face to the world," maintaining relationships with more than 150 countries through its role in Foreign Military Sales.
View ArticleComing home: Building support for veterans
The Army is always trying to improve the standard of care Soldiers receive today. But with the emphasis on the new veterans returning, sometimes the veterans from previous wars are unintentionally...
View ArticleTale of a 10th Mountain Division Muleskinner
Harry DeSmet Thompson is one of the 10th Mountain Division's oldest surviving "muleskinners."
View ArticleThe future of networked mission command
On their patrols through a mountain village, Capt. Scott DeWitt's Soldiers knew they were safe from sniper fire. Sensors and unmanned aerial systems scanned the tops of buildings, rapidly feeding...
View ArticleSurvivor: War hero uses experiences to reach out to Soldiers
John McCormick is a survivor. He survived two combat tours in Vietnam and came out a hero. He survived deep depression and suicidal ideation and came out addicted to alcohol. He survived his substance...
View ArticleTransitioning to a civilian career
Moving into any career is difficult, no matter where you start or where you're going. You must consider many things: Personal interests that translate into job skills, how to build a resume and, most...
View ArticleResponsible transition: coordinated efforts ensure successful transfer of...
IN 2008, there were more than 500 military bases in Iraq manned by U.S. military personnel. Before United States Forces-Iraq leaves that country at the end of 2011, the future of each installation must...
View ArticleSecurity: Iraqis stand ready to defend their own
BEGINNING in 2012, Iraqis will be responsible for defending their own borders and air space, and for policing their own people, both inside and outside their cities.
View ArticlePartners for peace - Civil Capacity projects help improve prosperity in Iraq
ELECTRICITY, water, schools, hospitals, transportation networks and an active police force are among the things often taken for granted in the United States. In Iraq however, these services are greatly...
View ArticleCustoms inspections keeping homeland secure
THE number of military units packing up equipment and personal belongings is increasing as the U.S. continues to prepare its exit from Iraq as part of Operation New Dawn. But before anything crosses...
View ArticleThe office of security cooperation maintaining a presence in Iraq once...
BY Dec. 31, a large portion of the United States presence in Iraq will be gone -- but not all of it.
View ArticleRebuilding the foundation: Academy builds confidence, skills of Iraqi NCOs
BUILDING a strong and effective noncommissioned officer corps that lives up to the title of "backbone" takes time. Iraq lost experienced NCOs through attrition during the Iraq-Iran War and years of...
View ArticleFrom 'Rocket Boy' to Vietnam
As a young man in the '60s, Homer Hickam was idealistic and eager to experience what he thought would be the adventure of war. But if someone asked him to go secure a hill today, he joked, he would...
View ArticleThis is my town: Soldier's hometown recognized for its support
Sergeant 1st Class Leo Hess, an Army reservist and firefighter, traveled all the way from Afghanistan to Washington, D.C., to show his thanks to the town of Gilbert, Ariz. for its support of the military.
View ArticleRemote-controlled lifesavers
One guy came to a checkpoint, saw something suspicious, and so they deployed the little truck, using it to look for a way around the object and then it hit a trip wire and exploded.
View ArticleDeveloping capabilities for a 21st-century Army
Soldiers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, from Fort Bliss, Texas, stood in the vast wilderness of White Sands Missile Range, N.M., equipped with the latest forms of ruggedized...
View ArticleConnecting America's youth with the Army
Engines rumbled in the background as hundreds of people lined up to attend the Army Ten Miler Expo this past October. Vehicles from all across the Army lined the lawn of the D.C. Armory: Helicopters,...
View ArticleThe fight to become the Best Warrior
Perhaps the most telling signs of the 2011 Best Warrior Competition were written on the faces and bodies of its competitors in the contest's final hours.
View ArticleROTC: Training leaders, Army style
"These kids come here with a sense of purpose and focus, laser-sharp focus. They know what they want to do. They know where they're headed, and doing Army ROTC provides a structure for them to enforce...
View ArticleEmpowering wounded warriors to establish 'new normal'
Halfway along a 24-mile bike route through the German countryside of Rheinland Pfalz, Staff Sgt. Barry Homberg took a break from pedaling to refuel and reflect on a journey that had been longer than...
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