AUGUST 1, 2024 - The end of July marked the 80th anniversary of the invasion of Tinian, completing the campaign to capture the Marianas Islands during Operation FORAGER. Seizure of the Marianas Islands enabled a strategic land-based bombing campaign as well as providing naval basing to efficiently tighten the blockade of the Japanese Home Islands. Operation FORAGER also … [Read more...]
Muster Events Help Soldiers with Reserve Benefits
AUGUST 1, 2024 – Personnel Accountability Muster events are a type of in-person screening that Army Reserve career counselors assist Army Human Resources Command with on a regular basis. The primary goal of the events is to update contact information and ensure personal information is accurate in case the Soldier is activated from Individual Ready Reserve status for … [Read more...]
Army PaYS Program Paves Way for Future Careers
JULY 30, 2024 — In a unique collaboration, the U.S. Armys’ Partnership For Your Success (PaYS) program is reshaping the transition from military service to civilian employment. Col. Marc Austin, Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield garrison commander, alongside Mayor Karl Riles, signed an agreement with the City of Hinesville to mark their collaboration supporting the U.S. Army … [Read more...]
Army Conducts Counter Drone-Swarm Demonstration
JULY 29, 2024 — The Army held its most challenging counter-small unmanned aircraft systems test to date, paving the way for Soldiers to field capabilities against small-UAS attacks in the future. During the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Systems Office’s (JCO) fifth C-sUAS demonstration, held at Yuma Proving Ground June 3-28, 2024, testers launched more than 40 UAS targets … [Read more...]
Why Friendships in the Military Last
JULY 26, 2024 - Iowa infantry Soldiers training at Camp Ripley were running low on smokes, but high on morale and camaraderie. They had been in the field training for almost a week straight; no showers, no laundry, no dining facility and no internet. They just had each other. Several times the Soldiers mentioned how close the unit is, like a family, and it showed. Across … [Read more...]