Fort Bliss 3D-printed Army Barracks MARCH 12, 2025 - Army and Navy barracks may one day be 3D printed or built using mass timber construction that involves large wooden structural beams manufactured from smaller lumber. Today on Capitol Hill, Dave Morrow, director of military programs for Army Corps of Engineers, and Keith Hamilton, chief engineer for Naval Facilities … [Read more...]
Army Clarifies Basic Allowance for Subsistence
MARCH 11, 2025 — Recent news reports have advanced misleading or incorrect information about the Army’s Basic Allowance for Subsistence, also known as BAS. Several Army senior leaders and subject matter experts have provided insight to better explain how the process works. What many Soldiers know as the meal card plan is officially titled Essential Station Messing (ESM) in … [Read more...]
Soldiers Observe Capabilities of Underwater Drone
MARCH 11, 2025 - Soldiers of 11th Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division, ROK-US Combined Division, had the opportunity to observe a unique kind of drone, which potentially could enhance operational readiness. Contractors conducted a hands-on demonstration of commercial underwater vehicles at a training area as part of Freedom Shield 25, a peninsula-wide exercise with the … [Read more...]
Fort Bragg Redesignation Ceremony
MARCH 10, 2025 — U.S. Army Soldiers, veterans, and military leaders gathered for the redesignation ceremony of Fort Liberty to Fort Bragg, March 7, 2025. The change honors Pfc. Roland L. Bragg, a World War II Paratrooper whose actions during the Battle of the Bulge earned him the Silver Star, the nation’s third-highest award for valor in combat. The event featured remarks from … [Read more...]
Former West Point Golfers Compete for Gold
MARCH 10, 2025 - The United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, is designed as a crucible to test cadets and turn them into commissioned leaders of character prepared for a career of professional excellence in the U.S. Army. If those young cadets are competitive athletes on the West Point golf team, however, the dark and cold winter months at West Point can be … [Read more...]