JULY 11, 2023 - The U. S. Army’s Program Executive Office Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) announced July 6 that the Program Manager Soldier Training (PM ST) office would be redesignated Program Manager Training Devices (PM TRADE) effective immediately. Karen D. H. Saunders, the program executive officer at PEO STRI, made the announcement during a change … [Read more...]
TRADOC and the Release of FM 3-24, Counterinsurgency
JULY 10, 2023 - The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States were a watershed in U.S. history. Though terrorist attacks on the American homeland and its global assets were not unique, they were neither common nor large scale. The 9/11 attacks prompted a U.S. counterattack in fall 2001 against Afghanistan, which was the haven and training ground for the 19 Al … [Read more...]
Senator Recognizes and Awards Victory Soldiers
JULY 7, 2023 – Senator Mitch McConnell visited U.S. Army V Corps’ Headquarters in Fort Knox, Kentucky, to meet with corps leaders and to recognize select Victory Soldiers for their recent military achievements during an awards ceremony, Wednesday. McConnell was welcomed by Maj. Gen. Jeffery Broadwater, deputy commanding general, V Corps; Maj. Gen. Timothy N. Thombleson, … [Read more...]
Hokanson Sees Growing Vietnam Partnership
JULY 7, 2023 — In 2014, Army Maj. Gen. Daniel Hokanson came here as adjutant general of the Oregon National Guard to further his state’s nascent partnership with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Recently, Hokanson returned as the National Guard’s top general to celebrate more than a decade of exchanges between Oregon Guardsmen and the People’s Army of Vietnam under the … [Read more...]
Army Training Center Receives New Tactical Vehicles
JULY 6, 2023 – The Iowa Ordnance Training Center at Camp Dodge has received three Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, a new series of military vehicles designed for survivability and tactical mobility. The first JLTVs were distributed to U.S. Army units in 2016. The IOTC received its first vehicle in January 2023, and two additional vehicles in June 2023. The IOTC provides … [Read more...]