FEBRUARY 28, 2023 – The numbers are substantial and telling: $65 million in loans, grants and scholarships to 31,000 Soldiers and their families in 2022. Moving forward, Army Emergency Relief – the nonprofit created to help Soldiers and Family members who experience financial emergencies – can stand on those figures as assurance it will be there for Soldiers facing financial … [Read more...]
Army Tests Cutting Edge Parachute System
FEBRUARY 24, 2023 - In a combat theater, ground troops in the most isolated areas depend on airlifts for resupply. In the worst conditions, time can be a matter of life or death. U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) is home to all manner of parachute testing, with spacious and instrumented ranges large enough to accommodate even the world’s largest cargo parachutes. YPG … [Read more...]
Army’s Restoration Program Revitalizes Contaminated Lands
FEBRUARY 24, 2023 — For more than 50 years the Army has turned current and former defense training sites into environmentally safe areas for Soldiers and their families, installation staff and the surrounding communities. The work is done through the Army’s Environmental Restoration Program, also known as the cleanup program. Here they identify sites impacted by hazardous … [Read more...]
EV Charging Stations Being Installed at Fort Knox
FEBRUARY 22, 2023 – Electric vehicle drivers will soon be able to charge their batteries at one of two Fort Knox locations. Following months of planning and infrastructure groundwork, eight charging ports are scheduled to be operational at each of the two sites on or around April 1. Fort Knox Directorate of Public Works Energy Program manager R.J. Dyrdek said a lot went into … [Read more...]
SMA Plans to Reward Soldiers
FEBRUARY 22, 2023 — By raising the standards of its physical assessment tests and Basic Leader Course, the service will continually challenge its Soldiers resulting in more successful missions, the Army’s top enlisted leader said. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael A. Grinston, speaking during an Association of the U.S. Army meeting Feb. 14, praised Soldiers for their ongoing … [Read more...]