APRIL 16, 2015, WASHINGTON - Army Lt. Gen. Timothy Kadavy was promoted to the rank of lieutenant general and sworn in as the 20th director of the Army National Guard here Tuesday. Until Tuesday, Kadavy was special assistant to the vice chief of the National Guard Bureau, following his service as commander, Combined Joint Interagency Task Force, in Afghanistan. Before his … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2015
New Parent Program Supports Child Development Needs
WASHINGTON, April 15, 2015 - For many new or expecting parents, the stress of navigating the needs and developmental milestones of an infant or toddler can rival that of deployments. But a well-established program not only provides many resources to help untangle the parental requirements of understanding the critical first three years of a child’s life, but also … [Read more...]
Dailey: Go to Ranger School, Regardless of Gender
FORT BENNING, Ga. (April 15, 2015) - Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel Dailey recently visited Fort Benning during the 2015 Best Ranger Competition, and took the time to share his views on some of the issues within the Army. Among the topics he addressed was the need for Soldiers to be prepared for complex and unconventional threats in the years ahead. "As we draw away from Iraq … [Read more...]
Marines Train to Reinforce America’s Embassies
APRIL 15, 2015, LOS ALAMITOS RESERVE CENTER AND AIR STATION, Calif. - Marines with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, conducted embassy reinforcement operations on Joint Forces Training Center Los Alamitos, California, during the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s certification exercise, April 12 and 13, 2015. The embassy reinforcement portion of the exercise … [Read more...]
Army Looks Toward Fully Autonomous Tactical Vehicle
ARLINGTON, Va. (April 15, 2015) - The Army is working toward developing a fully autonomous tactical vehicle, a robotics expert said. "When you start looking at the mid-term, five to 10 years, we start talking about tapping into external systems," said Mark Mazzara, robotics interoperability lead for the Army's Program Executive Office - Combat Support and Combat Service … [Read more...]