AUGUST 16, 2019 - The Training Management Directorate (TMD), Combined Arms Center-Training (CAC-T) recently added an additional training management tool, the Digital Job Book, to help first line leaders and individual Soldiers view and manage training records without the need for a Digital Training Management System (DTMS) account. The Digital Job Book opens to two separate … [Read more...]
Army Orders First Combat-Capable Laser Weapon System
AUGUST 5, 2019 - The U.S. Army issued a contract award to accelerate the rapid prototyping and fielding of its first combat-capable laser weapon system. This prototype will deliver 50 kilowatt (kW)-class lasers on a platoon of four Stryker vehicles in Fiscal Year 2022, supporting the Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) mission. The directed energy M-SHORAD capability … [Read more...]
Seasoned Combat Leader Sworn in as Army’s Vice Chief of Staff
AUGUST 2, 2019 - Experience on the battlefield helped earn Gen. Joseph Martin the nomination to the Army's second highest military rank. Martin was sworn in as the Army's 37th vice chief of staff in a Pentagon ceremony Friday, following a steady progression of the service's senior leadership into higher positions within the Department of Defense. Gen. Mark A. Milley, the … [Read more...]
Army Looks at Cadets to Bolster Army Space Force
AUGUST 1, 2019 - As the Army steadily grows its space force with current Soldiers, a path is now being offered to help cadets quickly become Functional Area 40 space operations officers. Since its inception in 2008, FA40 has "developed billets and found technically qualified individuals to fill them," said Mike Connolly, Army Space Personnel Development Office director. … [Read more...]
Have a Good Idea for the Army? Here is Your Chance to Shine
JULY 31, 2019 - Think you have a great idea that will revolutionize Army readiness and resilience? The Army wants to boost your chance at making it happen. Starting in June, the Army implemented a formal process to capture and evaluate grassroots, personal readiness and resilience initiatives, before considering the idea for potential Army-wide use. The new process, … [Read more...]