MARCH 4, 2019, Fort Carson, CO - Eight Ivy Division snipers with the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team field tested an upgrade to the Army's sniper rifle in the shadows of the fabled Rocky Mountains. Engineered as an upgrade to the M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System, the Compact, Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle (CSASS) was redesigned to enhance a Sniper's capability to perform … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2019
Army’s New Parental Leave Program Beneficial to Whole Family
MARCH 4, 2019 - A recent U.S. Army directive extended leave opportunities for primary and secondary caregivers, more than doubling the amount of leave days available after the birth or adoption of an eligible beneficiary. The Army Military Parental Leave Program, authorized on Jan. 23, provides guidance on extending parental leave from 10 to 21 days for Soldiers designated … [Read more...]
DoD Sends Space Force Legislation to Congress
MARCH 4, 2019 - The Defense Department has proposed legislation that would create the U.S. Space Force as the sixth branch of the armed forces. If approved by Congress, the U.S. Space Force would be the first military service established since the Air Force stood up in 1947. The new force recognizes how vital space is to U.S. economic prosperity and national security, … [Read more...]
Bush Service Dog Joins Ranks at Walter Reed
MARCH 1, 2019, Bethesda, MD - Sully, the celebrated yellow Labrador retriever that was the service dog of former President George H.W. Bush, has joined the ranks of working dogs at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center here. Inducted by way of a paw shake and through an oath of office given yesterday by Walter Reed’s director, Navy Capt. (Dr.) Mark Kobelja, Sully … [Read more...]
Hand-to-Hand Combat Course Offers New Skills For Soldiers
MARCH 1, 2019 - Approximately a dozen U.S. Soldiers and Airmen from active duty and the National Guard grappled with white-knuckled concentration during the Army Combatives program in the four-day course. According to the website featuring the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence, based at Fort Benning, Ga., the mission of the U.S. Army Combatives Course is to train … [Read more...]