JULY 24, 2024 - U.S. Army senior leaders have declared August as Antiterrorism Awareness Month. The intent is to instill and sustain communitywide awareness and vigilance to protect critical Army resources and personnel from acts of terrorism and extremism. Fort McCoy will conduct antiterrorism training, education, and awareness throughout the month of August 2024. By … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2024
New Air Force App Saves Airmen Time
JULY 24, 2024 - The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Financial Management Directorate has a new app that’s saving comptroller customers time and eliminating the frustration of sitting in waiting areas for appointments. Called QTrac, the customer appointment scheduling, queuing and reporting tool was implemented as a pilot program at six comptroller … [Read more...]
Annual Wellness Checks, Readiness Requirement
JULY 24, 2024 — Incorporating mental health and wellness checks with the birth month Soldier Readiness Program, is an introduction to behavioral health resources and encourages personal resilience at the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson, Louisiana. Lt. Col. Alexander Ragan, installation director for psychological health, said the wellness checks take 20 to 30 … [Read more...]
U.S. Will Work With African Nations
JULY 24, 2024 - The United States has vital interests on the African continent and will protect those interests in concert with African nations, said the deputy assistant secretary of defense for Africa during an interview earlier this month. Maureen Farrell emphasized that Africa — with more than 1.5 billion people in 54 nations who speak hundreds of languages and have … [Read more...]
Guard Trains for Peacekeeping Deployments
JULY 24, 2024 — As night fell on the Joint Readiness Training Center July 20, 2024, Task Force Guardian — comprised of Oregon Army National Guard Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 186th Infantry Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment — marked a milestone for the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team; initiating force-on-force training with their first encounter against … [Read more...]