SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 – The Army’s implementation of Holistic Health and Fitness, or H2F, has made significant progress over the past year as the Army’s primary investment in Soldier readiness and lethality. “H2F is a key component in changing the culture of health and fitness across our force,” said Col. Kevin Bigelman, the H2F Director at the U.S. Army Center for Initial … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2021
Military ID Card Renewal Extension Set to Expire
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 - If it’s time for you to renew your military ID card, you should consider renewing it now. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, several military ID cardholders with expiring ID cards ran into challenges when it came time to renew. In response, the Department of Defense offered an extension to individuals whose cards expired between Jan. 1, 2020 and July 31, … [Read more...]
Austin Gives Senate Hard Truths of Lessons From Afghanistan
SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 - "We helped build a state, but we could not forge a nation," Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III told the Senate Armed Services Committee today, encapsulating America's 20-year involvement in Afghanistan. Austin gave context to U.S. decisions in Afghanistan and also detailed U.S. actions during the fall of Afghanistan. The United States spent … [Read more...]
Army Plans to Increase Housing Pay
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 — Soldiers and families paying unusually high living costs may qualify for a short-term increase in their housing allowance from October through December 2021, finance officials said Thursday. To receive the payout, Soldiers in designated areas will need to apply through their unit S-1s and show they have incurred higher housing costs, said Larry Lock, … [Read more...]
Concept of Integrated Deterrence Is Call to Action
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 - In a speech earlier this year, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III called deterrence the cornerstone of defense to make sure U.S. adversaries know that the risk of aggression is out of line with any conceivable benefit, a key Defense Department official said today. Gregory M. Kausner, performing the duties of undersecretary of defense for … [Read more...]