MARCH 23, 2023 — President Joe Biden proclaimed Fort Bliss’s Castner Range, approximately 6,672 acres of land in northern El Paso, Texas, as a national monument during the White House Conservation in Action Summit at the Department of the Interior on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. The designation protects a unique desert landscape that holds a storied history for locals and the … [Read more...]
Army Sells Its Last Homing Pigeon
MARCH 23, 2023 - On 23 March 1957, the Army sold its last homing pigeon. Since the earliest recorded history of battlefield communications, homing pigeons—or war pigeons—have consistently been praised for their intelligence, reliability, and agility in relaying messages across long distances. The U.S. Army used these birds with successful results during the World Wars and in … [Read more...]
Transportation Official Provides Sage Summer PCS Advice
MARCH 23, 2023 – Service members are starting to receive their PCS orders as the summer PCS season rapidly approaches. According to the top transportation official in Europe there are a lot of resources available for people planning their next permanent change of station move – the top two being Military OneSource and the My Army PCS App. Jason Todd is the director of Base … [Read more...]
Service Members Need to Remember Signs of Heat Illness
MARCH 21, 2023 – Despite effective techniques to prevent heat-related medical conditions, military personnel continue to experience severe and sometimes fatal life-threatening heat-related illnesses during both training activities and combat. As an Army officer and physician in an infantry unit, I have witnessed or treated cases of acute dehydration, heat cramps, heat … [Read more...]
Energy Experts Analyze Future Power Needs
MARCH 21, 2023 — The Army is working to identify and employ durable, reliable, efficient and innovative power and energy solutions to meet the needs of current and future warfighters while reducing climate risks. As part of these efforts, Army Futures Command is evaluating the power and energy needs, opportunities and constraints likely to be faced by future Soldiers, … [Read more...]