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New sensors test trailer delivers savings for Army

Sun, 03/24/2013 - 11:00pm
Testing a complex system such as a sensor for the world's most lethal helicopter requires a tool that must be adaptable, agile and precise.

For eroding island, engineers' efforts start with models

Sun, 03/24/2013 - 11:00pm
Researchers are using wind, wave, turbidity data and more to understand the conditions in the Tangier Federal Navigation Channel and harbor. The resulting computer model will help determine what type and size of jetty will protect the waterway and harbor from wave attack, ultimately saving the local watermen tens of thousands of dollars in repair costs during storms.

Tripler promotes Traumatic Brain Injury Awareness Month

Sun, 03/24/2013 - 11:00pm
In an effort to help educate beneficiaries on what brain injury services and support are available, a Brain Injury Awareness Open House was held, March 21, 2013, at Tripler Army Medical Center.

Community treats troops to cookies - a lot of cookies

Sun, 03/24/2013 - 11:00pm
Miles away from the comforts of home, fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies bring smiles to soldiers' faces during Warrior Exercise.

Guard prepares for hurricane season in Louisiana

Sun, 03/24/2013 - 11:00pm
The Louisiana National Guard joined federal, state and local partner agencies in the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness disaster training exercise, at Fontainebleau State Park in St. Tammany Parish and the Grand Prairie Rest Area in St. Landry Parish, La., March 23, 2013.

Warrior Instructor Citizen

Sun, 03/24/2013 - 11:00pm
Instructors assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 94th Training Division teach Soldiers cargo operations during the cargo specialist reclassification course held at Fort Eustis, Va., March 2013.

Female diver leaves her mark in history

Sun, 03/24/2013 - 11:00pm
Just as the Spartans defied the odds and held off thousands of enemy troops, a modern-day female Soldier of Greek descent showed the same determination in her pursuit of becoming one of only four female-divers in the history of the U.S. Army.

National Guard Director: Guard accessible, capable, ready, great value to America

Sat, 03/23/2013 - 11:00pm
The Army National Guard is accessible, capable, ready and a great value to America, its director told Congress this week.

Transformation continues to change face of Wiesbaden military community

Thu, 03/21/2013 - 11:00pm
Transformation continues to change the face of the Wiesbaden military community in Germany. Scores of projects are changing traffic patterns, creating new facilities and upgrading existing facilities.

Francisco's career reaches crescendo

Thu, 03/21/2013 - 11:00pm
Music has always been a part of Sgt. 1st Class Don Francisco's life. It's not surprising that when he joined the Army nearly 30 years ago he sought a way to combine his love of music and country to forge a career that has seen him play for everyone from the President to Queen Elizabeth, to youngsters who have lost their parents.

Army tests new parachutes with latest body armor

Thu, 03/21/2013 - 11:00pm
The Fort Bragg-based Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate asked two-dozen scout paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division to help test the third generation of Improved Outer Tactical Vest body armor in airborne operations with the Army's new non-steerable parachute, the T-11.

Womack Army Medical Center hosts traumatic brain injury panel

Thu, 03/21/2013 - 11:00pm
As part of Brain Injury Awareness Month, Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg, N.C., provided an opportunity to learn and gain further knowledge of traumatic brain injuries and concussions by hosting a discussion panel, March 7, 2013, at Weaver Auditorium.

Army JROTC air rifle teams hold opening-round leads

Thu, 03/21/2013 - 11:00pm
Ozark (Mo.) and Daleville (Ala.) high schools sit atop the precision and sporters divisions, respectively, after competition March 22, 2013, at the JROTC National Air Rifle Championships.

SecArmy: Strong safety culture results in accident reduction

Thu, 03/21/2013 - 11:00pm
U.S. Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center officials recently hosted Secretary of the Army John McHugh at the center's state-of-the-art Crash Dynamics Lab.

Corps still picking up after Hurricane Sandy

Thu, 03/21/2013 - 11:00pm
The Army Corps of Engineers is still involved in relief efforts following Hurricane Sandy, which slammed into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, Oct. 29, 2012.

Army entering period of innovation, critical investments

Thu, 03/21/2013 - 11:00pm
The Army learned the art of adaptation throughout the last 12 years of war, but is now moving into a period of innovation that will require critical investments for the force of the future.

Eighth Army hosts community leaders at exercise

Thu, 03/21/2013 - 11:00pm
The Eighth Army commanding general hosted community leaders at his mobile command post at Warrior Base, South Korea, March 21, 2013, on the last day of Exercise Key Resolve.

Army Reserve Theater Support Group-Pacific conducts first-ever annual training event

Wed, 03/20/2013 - 11:00pm
The U.S. Army Reserve's only Theater Support Group gathered its nearly 100 Soldiers from across the Pacific to conduct its first-ever consolidated annual training event, at Fort Shafter Flats and at Bellows Air Force Base, Hawaii, March 6-13, 2013.

Wounded warrior: Brain injury 'doesn't mean you're broken'

Wed, 03/20/2013 - 11:00pm
Spc. Kevin Wear was riding in an armored vehicle in Afghanistan last summer when a roadside bomb exploded, tearing the vehicle into three pieces and killing three of the five passengers inside. The blast injured his leg and caused a traumatic brain injury that left him in a coma for about a week and a half.

Aviation Center of Excellence Soldiers compete for top honors

Wed, 03/20/2013 - 11:00pm
Nineteen Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from across the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence had the opportunity to compete against one another through events that tested their physical prowess as well as their mental agility.