JULY 15, 2024 - This summer, USMEPCOM released its applicant guest policy, which allows most applicants two guests to the Oath of Enlistment. Family access to MEPS was restricted when the COVID-19 pandemic forced shutdowns globally. As the world opened back up, USMEPCOM developed a policy to bring in guests inside while ensuring smooth operations. As of July 2, 2024, the … [Read more...]

JULY 15, 2024 – In the face of the many dangers, U.S. Army technology has adapted to protect leaders and soldiers on the modern battlefield while propelling the Army into 2030. Leaders like Command Sgt. Maj. Corey Wilkens, command sergeant major, 20th Engineer Brigade, XVIII Airborne Corps, personally witnessed the advancement of technology over the last 22 years, where the … [Read more...]

A salvage team works atop several containers on the M/V Dali on April 6, 2024. Hundreds of engineering, construction and operations specialists support the Unified Command responding to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. (Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command photo by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Public Affairs Specialist Dylan Burnell) JULY 12, 2024 - At … [Read more...]

JULY 10, 2024 — Transitioning from the military can be quite overwhelming. Life in the military offers a stark contrast to life as a civilian, and the Transition Assistance Program exists to help Soldiers navigate the process when separating under an expiration term of service, or ETS. Owen Alexander, Fort Cavazos TAP liaison officer, noted it’s important to distinguish the … [Read more...]

JULY 9, 2024 – Airborne and Special Forces Soldiers here are testing after nightfall, the latest small arms weapon sights. The 82nd Airborne Division, joined by the 3rd and 10th Special Forces Groups, are in the final stages of testing the Family of Weapons Sights – Individual (FWS-I) for static line and military free fall airborne infiltration. The FWS-I program will … [Read more...]