WASHINGTON, July 14, 2015 - Because it takes a network to defeat a network, the Defense Department today debuts its newest agency to stay at the forefront of improvised threats. DoD’s Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency, or JIDA, is built from what had been the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization. It is a combat support agency in the office of the … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2015
Career Intermission Pilot Program Offers Soldiers a Break
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 13, 2015) - Staff Sgt. Jessica Cotton had a tough choice to make. Should she reenlist in the Army or hang up her uniform and go be a lawyer? But the drill sergeant on Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, who has been in the Army for eight years, didn't have to choose between the Army or law school. She chose both with help from the Career … [Read more...]
Dailey Calms Fears Over Troop Cuts
FORT RILEY, Kan. (July 13, 2015) - The Army's top noncommissioned officer addressed 1st Infantry Division Soldier and family trepidation about troop cuts during his first visit to the home of the "Big Red One" as sergeant major of the Army, July 7-9. "This an emotional topic for many people and I know it is a concern for many of you as well," Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. … [Read more...]
US Takes Partnerships to New Heights
JULY 13, 2015, RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AFNS) - U.S. Air Force and Army counterparts joined together with service members from nine allied countries to participate in International Jump Week here July 6-10. The five-day event was hosted by the 435th Contingency Response Group and it gave multiple nations the opportunity to work side by side, increasing interoperability … [Read more...]
Odierno visits Soldiers in Germany
GRAFENWÖHR, Germany (July 13, 2015) - U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno visited U.S. Soldiers and their commanders in the Grafenwoehr training area to talk to and listen to them, July 9. From the headquarters of the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command on Tower Barracks, Odierno attended the weekly U.S. Army Europe command update, then visited the 4th … [Read more...]