JULY 5, 2023 – Soldiers, civilians, Families and guests gazed up from Warrior Field as rocket followed rocket upward in trails of light into the night sky and popped and sizzled in colorful, luminous grandeur. Community members of the U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria at Hohenfels, Germany celebrated the U.S. federal holiday Independence Day a day early, July 3 at the 1st … [Read more...]
New Army Bereavement Leave Policy for Soldiers
JULY 3, 2023 – Grieving Soldiers who have recently lost a child or spouse now have the option to take up to 14 days of non-chargeable bereavement leave, based on a policy signed by the Secretary of the Army on May 8. Soldiers will be allowed the time off to make funeral and burial arrangements for deceased loved ones as part of a directive passed by the Secretary of Defense … [Read more...]
Preparing for PCS? The TASP Can Help
JUNE 29, 2023 — Moving can mean a fresh start in a new and potentially exciting place. But no matter how easy or difficult, it always means extensive planning and preparation, incurring expenses, disrupting regular schedules for children, interrupting relationships and putting a lot of space between you and the people you care most about. “The difficulty (of a move) … [Read more...]
Army Awards Contract for New XM30 Prototype
JUNE 28, 2023 — The Army’s Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle program, now redesignated as the XM30 Mechanized Infantry Combat Vehicle, announced June 26 that a contract for prototypes will be awarded to two vendors: General Dynamics Land Systems Inc. and American Rheinmetall Vehicles LLC. The two vendors will prepare prototypes of a vehicle to replace the M2 Bradley … [Read more...]
Army JROTC Cadets Participate in Wreath Laying Ceremony
JUNE 27, 2023 — "Here rests in honored glory an American Soldier known but to God.” November of 1921, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier became the resting place for the remains of an unknown Solider from World War I. Later, in 1958 and 1984, two more unknown Soldiers would call this their final resting place. Now, over 100 years later, people come to visit the historic site … [Read more...]