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166th Aviation female pilots smash male barrier, challenges head-on

Wed, 02/27/2013 - 12:00am
In logistics and intelligence units a fair number of female officers can be found, but at First Army Division West's 166th Aviation Brigade, women aviators are few and far between.

National Guardsmen prep for Gainey Cup

Wed, 02/27/2013 - 12:00am
For the first time, the Army has invited Cavalry Scouts from across the nation to showcase their skills and vie for top honors with the Gainey Cup, an inaugural four-day competition, kicking off March 2, 2012.

18th MEDCOM leads first U.S. Army Pacific Humanitarian De-mining Action Program with Sri Lanka

Wed, 02/27/2013 - 12:00am
Medical specialists from the 18th Medical Command (Deployment Support) led a joint mobile training team of specialist to the Sri Lankan Army Humanitarian De-mining Unit's Camp Boo-Oya, to unfold the first phase of an Humanitarian Mining Action Program that will help the Sri Lankan Army enhance its medical efforts and ability with de-mining in that region of the country.

304th Expeditionary Battalion Soldiers happy with relocation

Wed, 02/27/2013 - 12:00am
About 300 Soldiers from 304th Expeditionary Battalion finished relocating from Camp Stanley to Camp Humphreys, South Korea, as part of the 2004 Land Partnership Program agreement between the United States and Republic of Korea governments in February.

18th MEDCOM leads first U.S. Army Pacific Humanitarian Mining Action Program with Sri Lanka

Wed, 02/27/2013 - 12:00am
Medical specialists from the 18th Medical Command (Deployment Support) led a joint mobile training team of specialist to the Sri Lankan Army Humanitarian De-mining Unit's Camp Boo-Oya, to unfold the first phase of an Humanitarian Mining Action Program that will help the Sri Lankan Army enhance its medical efforts and ability with de-mining in that region of the country.

Billion-dollar cuts may lead to boarded windows, Soldiers as groundskeepers

Wed, 02/27/2013 - 12:00am
Sequestration for the Army will mean a significant cut to facilities maintenance, a severe cut in contract services provided on installations, and a reduction in Soldier training and readiness.

Officer exhibits uncanny passion for Army Digital Photography Contest

Wed, 02/27/2013 - 12:00am
Without even winning a category, Capt. Robert Shaw of Camp Zama, Japan, was the most decorated photographer in the 2012 Army Digital Photography Contest.

Savings served up for Bradley armor plates

Wed, 02/27/2013 - 12:00am
When a military contractor approached the Army with a proposal for significant savings on armor tiles for the Bradley Fighting Vehicle, the impulse to quickly go for the savings had to be postponed: The Bradley played such an important role in saving lives that keeping a steady flow of contracts was paramount.

Detailed geospatial map data provides Soldiers greater technology, in less time

Wed, 02/27/2013 - 12:00am
Project Manager Mission Command is helping to streamline the delivery of maps and imagery through the use of specialized geospatial products that work with the Army's primary mission command information system, known as Command Post of the Future.

Women make their mark in combat aviation

Wed, 02/27/2013 - 12:00am
Operation Desert Storm saw the first female aviator in battle when Maj. Marie T. Rossi took the driver's seat flying fuel and ammunition to the Soldiers crossing into enemy territory. Rossi lost her life when her CH-47 Chinook helicopter went down, March 1, 1991.

Army Aviation looking to overcome 'degraded visual environment'

Wed, 02/27/2013 - 12:00am
Army acquisition officials are pursuing solutions to help aircraft crews navigate through what is called a "degraded visual environment."

Culinary training exercise heats up, opens to public next week

Wed, 02/27/2013 - 12:00am
More than 200 U.S. Armed Forces chefs are on their way to Fort Lee, Va., from military installations around the world, for the 38th annual Military Culinary Arts Competitive Training Event.

Surgeon General defines end state of Performance Triad roll out

Wed, 02/27/2013 - 12:00am
Army Medicine senior leaders and industry stakeholders recently met with Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho, the surgeon general and commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Command, to discuss the current Performance Triad pilot program and to gain a better vision of the way forward.

German laws restrict mailing meds

Wed, 02/27/2013 - 12:00am
German law provides strict regulations for importing medicine into Germany from other countries. Prohibited medicine products identified by U.S and German customs officials can either be destroyed or returned to sender,Prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, vitamins/minerals, and herbal & dietary supplements are not allowed to be mailed through an Army Post Office to Americans living in Germany. DOD pharmacies offer assistance for medicine mailing restrictions in Germany

1,300 individual mobilization augmentee positions open for Soldiers leaving active duty

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 12:00am
As the Army begins downsizing, a personnel official said Soldiers who leave active duty should consider the opportunity to continue serving in the Army Reserve as individual mobilization augmentees.

Service members, Kuwaiti students kick language barrier

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 12:00am
Service members and U.S. embassy employees took part in a sports day event at the U.S. embassy in Kuwait City, Feb. 16, 2013, as a part of the English Access Micro-scholarship Program.

Alaska Soldier named Army's Female Athlete of the Year

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 12:00am
Sgt. Ashley A. Walker, a military police officer with the Alaska-based 425th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, is the Army's Female Athlete of the Year for 2012.

'Military Saves Week' challenges families to set goals

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 12:00am
This week, U.S. service members around the world, along with their spouses and kids too, have been challenged to take a pledge to save money in their at-home budgets; to "Set a goal, make a plan, and save automatically."

U.S. Army South deploys watercrafts to support exercises, humanitarian missions

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 12:00am
The Runnymede, one of two Landing Craft Utility 2000 series watercraft under U.S. Army South's operational control, was deployed to Guantanamo Bay to support Integrated Advance 2013, a humanitarian-crisis exercise U.S. Southern Command conducts biennially.

NIE: Delivering capabilities to today's Soldier

Tue, 02/26/2013 - 12:00am
What does today's Soldier need? Still in its evolutionary state, the Network Integration Evaluation continues to make progress in achieving greater cost benefits and in streamlining the process of getting capabilities into the hands of Soldiers quicker.