APRIL 30, 2018, Fort Wainwright, AK - The execution phases of America's First Corps' exercise Courage Ready 18-01 began with an emergency deployment readiness exercise for Soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The Soldiers traveled here to participate in realistic combat training intentionally complicated by distance from home station and unfamiliar … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2018
Surgeons General Testify on Medical Readiness at Senate Hearing
APRIL 27, 2018, Washington D.C. - The services’ surgeons general updated senators on Capitol Hill today on the needs and priorities of military health programs. Army Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Nadja Y. West, Navy Vice Adm. (Dr.) C. Forrest Faison III and Air Force Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Mark A. Ediger testified on the posture of the services’ medical departments at a hearing of the Senate … [Read more...]
Mattis Highlights Efforts to Restore Military, Fight Tomorrow’s Wars
APRIL 27, 2018, Washington D.C. - The United States has a clear way forward with the 2018 National Defense Strategy to restore the military's competitive edge in an era of re-emerging long-term great power competition, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis told the Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday. Mattis, who spoke in a hearing on the Defense Department's budget, … [Read more...]
State of the Infantry: Updates to Marksmanship, Training
APRIL 27, 2018, Fort Benning, GA - The U.S. is being challenged by a number of near-peer adversaries and, to a certain extent, terrorist organizations, said Brig. Gen. Christopher T. Donahue, Infantry School Commandant, Maneuver Center of Excellence. "We still have the capability to defeat them all but we are at a point where we have to improve the mental and physical … [Read more...]
‘Sextortion’ Scams Continue to Occur; Don’t Give Into Scammer’s Demands
APRIL 26, 2018, Quantico, VA - The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command’s Computer Crime Investigative Unit (CCIU) continues to caution the Army community to be on the lookout for all types of “sextortion scams” where criminals will use any dishonest method to make contact with potential victims and then attempt to blackmail them. “To avoid falling prey to a … [Read more...]