JULY 19, 2019 - U.S. Army Col. Andrew R. Morgan, M.D., will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, aboard a Soyuz (Union) MS-13 spacecraft on July 20 at 12:28 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time for a nine-month mission aboard the International Space Station. "Twenty-five years ago I made the decision to serve my country as a military officer. I view my nine-month mission … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2019
Total Army Sponsorship Program
JULY 19, 2019 - The Total Army Sponsorship Program (TASP) is a commander's program designed to assist Soldiers, Families, and Army Civilian employees during relocation. Sponsors, ideally Soldiers and Army Civilians with significant time on station, provide incoming personnel with information and referral services about the installation and community. The Army continues to … [Read more...]
DoD Partners with VA, Implements Women’s Health Transition Training Program
JULY 18, 2019 - The Department of Veterans Affairs partnered with the Department of Defense to implement the first Women’s Health Transition Training. The program is an in-person and virtual course designed to provide a female perspective to active-duty, Reserve and National Guard servicewomen who plan to transition to civilian or Reserve/National Guard status. According to … [Read more...]
Hollywood Technology to Help Army Innovate Tank Training
JULY 18, 2019 - The Army has enlisted the help of some of the brightest minds in the tech industry to test and evaluate crucial decision-making skills of tank commanders on the battlefield. To achieve that goal, the service extended its reach thousands of miles west from Fort Benning's Maneuver Center of Excellence in Georgia -- where tank crews normally train -- to Los … [Read more...]
Fulfilling Our Nation’s Promise
JULY 17, 2019 - The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today the remains of at least 22 servicemen, killed during the battle of Tarawa in World War II, are being returned to the United States in an Honorable Carry Ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 17, 2019. The Battle for Tarawa was part of a larger U.S. invasion (Operation GALVANIC) to … [Read more...]