SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii (Aug. 7, 2014) - For Soldiers in the U.S. Army, Hawaii can be a very unique place to be stationed. Hawaii's tropical climate allows its residents to experience warm weather all year round. The Soldiers of the Warrior Transition Battalion, or WTB, at Schofield Barracks, took advantage of the opportunity by engaging outrigger canoe paddling, a … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2014
Army Guard to Seek Redesign of Sports Marketing Program Within Budget Constraints
August 07, 2014, ARLINGTON, Va. - After undergoing an intensive internal review, the Army National Guard is set to make changes to its sports sponsorship approach to recruitment marketing. These substantial changes include an end to its sponsorship of NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Graham Rahal in the Indy Racing League (IRL). "Significantly constrained resources and … [Read more...]
HUD and VA Announce Vouchers to Help Nearly 1,000 Homeless Veterans Find Permanent Homes
WASHINGTON, August 6, 2014 - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced $7 million to 24 local public housing agencies across the country to help nearly 1,000 homeless Veterans find permanent housing. The supportive housing assistance announced today is provided through the HUD-Veterans Affairs … [Read more...]
Soldiers to Get New Camo Uniform Beginning Next Summer
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, August 6, 2014) - The Army has confirmed what Soldiers have been hearing rumors of for months now -- a new camouflage pattern for combat uniforms is on the way with a number of improvements. Beginning in the fall of 2015, the Army will begin issuing to new Soldiers an Army Combat Uniform that bears the Operational Camouflage Pattern. That same … [Read more...]
Kendall Again Appeals to Congress to Drop Sequestration
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6, 2014 - The most important thing anyone can do to improve defense acquisition has to come from Congress, and that is to get rid of the threat of another budget sequester, Frank Kendall, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, said yesterday. Kendall spoke to the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics … [Read more...]