JULY 26, 2021 - Twelve Soldier-athletes of the World Class Athlete Program are representing Team USA and the Army at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games that kicked off July 23. Nine Soldiers will be competing and three are coaching for Team USA. 1st Lt. Amber English will be competing in women’s skeet. English qualified for the games at the 2020 U.S. Team Trials. English is … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2021
Marines Adopt Army Autonomous Software for ROGUE Vehicles
JULY 26, 2021 - U.S. Army DEVCOM Ground Vehicle Systems Center (GVSC), through its Remote Technology Kernel (RTK) technology, is supporting the U.S. Marine Corps with an autonomy solution for its latest innovation to integrate ground based, anti-ship weapons into its arsenal—a remotely operated, unmanned vehicle. The Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary (ROGUE) … [Read more...]
Alaska Is Strategic Hotspot for Indo-Pacific, Arctic Operations
JULY 26, 2021 - Alaska is a strategic hotspot for defending the United States, the Indo-Pacific region and the Arctic, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said during a visit to Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, yesterday. The secretary met with troops and leaders at Eielson and Fort Wainwright, Alaska. He spoke about his visit during a press conference in an Eielson … [Read more...]
Leaders Discuss Reforms in the Special Operations Community
JULY 24, 2021 - Leaders of special operations forces discussed reforms including diversity and inclusion efforts, programs for families, and efforts to reduce the high operational tempo caused by frequent deployments at a hearing on the fiscal year 2022 budget request. Joseph McMenamin, performing the duties of the assistant secretary of defense for special operations/low … [Read more...]
PCSing Summer Surge: Busy, Stressful, Exciting
JULY 23, 2021 — Leaving a job you like in a country you’ve loved might not be easy. And making that move to a different continent can make things more difficult. That’s why Army Materiel Command and Installation Management Command are trying hard to make the process easier. Since January, those expecting to PCS this summer have been told this year’s "Summer Surge" could have … [Read more...]