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Cavalry scouts from Alaska take inaugural 'Gainey Cup'

Wed, 03/06/2013 - 12:00am
Five cavalry scouts from U.S. Army Alaska won the inaugural Gainey Cup Competition, earning the right to call themselves the best cavalry scout team in the Army.

Improving fuel distribution effectiveness in Afghanistan

Wed, 03/06/2013 - 12:00am
Balancing fuel consumption, capacity, and distribution velocity was essential to meeting the fuel needs of units in Regional Command Capital in Afghanistan.

4-31 Infantry Soldiers conduct field training during winter storm

Wed, 03/06/2013 - 12:00am
As Fort Drum, N.Y., braced for Winter Storm Nemo, Soldiers of A Company (Immortals), 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Rear, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), pushed through freezing temperatures and heavy snow to complete their live-fire exercises, Feb. 7-12, 2013.

Cavalry scouts with 25th ID take inaugural 'Gainey Cup'

Wed, 03/06/2013 - 12:00am
Five cavalry scouts from the 25th Infantry Division won the inaugural Gainey Cup Competition, earning the right to call themselves the best cavalry scout team in the Army.

'Operation Slingshot' allows Soldiers to turn in equipment quicker prior to Afghan departure

Wed, 03/06/2013 - 12:00am
Fort Campbell's "Rakkasans" are on a slingshot course that will lead them straight home to Fort Campbell, Ky., a bit quicker thanks to turn-in operations with the 401st Army Field Support Brigade in Bagram, Afghanistan.

Army studies range from virtual marksmanship to waste water reuse

Wed, 03/06/2013 - 12:00am
Army commands can start thinking now about submitting study proposals to the Army Study Program Management Office for consideration this summer.

Heading for home to help veterans

Tue, 03/05/2013 - 12:00am
How often does one get the chance to run on the field at Fenway Park, cross home plate, and help Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families -- all on the same day?

CSA: Sequestration to have cumulative impact

Tue, 03/05/2013 - 12:00am
One of the effects of sequestration, which went into effect March 1, 2013, could be the reduction of the Army's end strength by 100,000, including some Guard and Reserve, the Army's chief of staff told members of Congress.

CID warns of email scam, criminals posing as police

Tue, 03/05/2013 - 12:00am
The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command is warning both the Army community and the public about a new Internet phishing scam where criminals are attempting to pose as Army CID officials.

First building of Del Din facility in Italy turned over to Army

Tue, 03/05/2013 - 12:00am
The first building of the new Del Din installation is now 100 percent complete, and was officially delivered to the Vicenza, Italy, garrison, Feb. 22, 2013.

Sequestration to affect DOD schools, commissaries

Tue, 03/05/2013 - 12:00am
Civilian personnel at Department of Defense Education Activity schools and the Defense Commissary Agency will be affected by sequestration, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said in Washington, D.C., March 4, 2013.

Afghan investigators take lead

Tue, 03/05/2013 - 12:00am
Afghan Uniform Police investigators will soon be leading the way in training other Afghan Criminal Investigation Teams to gather evidence used to prosecute criminals and insurgents in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan.

Artistic expression captures attention of Warrior Transition Battalion Soldiers

Mon, 03/04/2013 - 12:00am
Warrior Transition Battalion Soldiers enjoyed an evening of entertainment Feb. 26, 2013, as JP Williams, a Nashville soulful-singing artist and songwriter, performed a song he and six Fort Campbell (Ky.) Warrior Transition Battalion Soldiers wrote together.

New equipment gives Reserve MP Soldiers resources to succeed

Mon, 03/04/2013 - 12:00am
Although a military's strength is often measured by its arsenal, mission success sometimes depends on non-lethal equipment not traditionally used in armed conflicts. At the 200th Military Police Command here, mission accomplishment not only depends on Soldiers and the weapons found in the arms room, but also the Long Range Acoustic Device -- a system of speakers that uses audio as a crowd-control as well as peacekeeping measure.

Guardsmen celebrate Texas independence while deployed to Afghanistan

Mon, 03/04/2013 - 12:00am
Texas National Guard and coalition forces celebrated 177th anniversary of Texas' independence from Mexico at Multinational Base Tarin Kowt, March 2, 2013.

Army Reserve youth tackle science day camp during battle assembly weekend

Mon, 03/04/2013 - 12:00am
More than a dozen Army Reserve youth spent March 2, 2013, wrapped up in science experiments during a day-long camp hosted by the 200th Military Police Command's Child, Youth and Social Services staff, and organized by a local 4-H organization, as their parents participated in the monthly battle assembly weekend at Fort Meade, Md.

'Attitude' survey now open to DA civilian workforce

Mon, 03/04/2013 - 12:00am
The Army Civilian Attitude Survey, the Army's primary attitude and opinion poll of its DA civilian workforce, is open by email invitation worldwide.

AMC scores impressive $230 million in cost savings, avoidance for OEF in 2012

Mon, 03/04/2013 - 12:00am
Personnel from Army Materiel Command's four life cycle management commands deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom achieved total cost savings/avoidance valued at $230, 270,013 during calendar year 2012.

Virtual training puts the 'real' in realistic environment

Mon, 03/04/2013 - 12:00am
The Dismounted Soldier Training System and Engagement Skills Trainer 2000 are two virtual training tools that are quickly becoming the norm for Soldiers of the 157th Infantry Brigade, First Army Division East, in training deploying units at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind.

Arlington National Cemetery to share design for Millennium expansion project

Mon, 03/04/2013 - 12:00am
The Millennium Project at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., started in the late 1990s when Congress realized that Arlington National Cemetery was near capacity. Expansion areas were limited, but through law, Congress directed a land transfer from Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., and the National Park Service; paired with existing Arlington property, the Millennium Project was born.