AUGUST 22, 2024 — August 2024 was a time of excitement and successes for Botswana, from the country’s first ever gold medal in the Olympic games, to the completion of exercise Southern Accord 2024 back home. In their own uniquely analogous ways, the two accomplishments highlight the teamwork, cooperation and perseverance needed to achieve strategic wins. Exercise Southern … [Read more...]

AUGUST 19, 2024 — Elements of the 35th Expeditionary Signal Battalion – Enhanced (ESB-E) are on their way to the U.S. Virgin Islands after the activation of the emergency operations center at Fort Buchanan, Puerto Rico in response to then-Tropical Storm Ernesto’s pending arrival to the U.S. territories and Puerto Rican islands. During natural disasters, maintaining clear … [Read more...]

AUGUST 18, 2024 - Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) continues to lead the way in the Army’s energy resilience as the first-ever military installation with a microgrid implementation using only renewable sources such as photovoltaic (PV) generation and battery storage. The Army Reserve-funded installation is very close to becoming a Net Zero installation and is on track to achieve … [Read more...]

AUGUST 16, 2024 — Aug. 16 may be just another day to some, but to a paratrooper it’s National Airborne Day, which celebrates the birthday of the airborne. On that date in 1940, a Soldier stepped out of a plane and into the skies for the first time. It was the birth of the Army’s airborne program. The concept of parachuting troops into combat by jumping out of a plane began … [Read more...]

AUGUST 16, 2024 - Have you ever had an idea for change, either at your installation or across the Army, but you weren’t sure where to start? Take the first step to have your voice heard through Army Community Services and the Army Family Action plan or AFAP. AFAP is a way to enhance the quality-of-life issues, feedback, ideas, and suggestions. It’s the best way to let Army … [Read more...]