AUGUST 16, 2022 — With inflation affecting everything from gas prices to groceries to rent, some Soldiers and their families are finding it harder to get by on the budgets they’ve set and used before. Soldiers of all ranks can seek guidance, assistance, and advice through the Army’s Financial Readiness Program. The FRP offers a number of online resources, as well as free, … [Read more...]
Army Engineers Provide Obscurant Expertise
AUGUST 12, 2022 - Engineers at the U.S. Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) used their expertise in obscurant technologies to assist the U.S. Marine Corps in the mission to test obscurants to see how well they can protect against overhead attack. The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory approached CBC with one question: Is … [Read more...]
Abrams Tank Training Academy Opens in Poland
AUGUST 11, 2022 - A vision to strengthen this country's defense capacity launches to its next phase with the official opening of the Abrams Tank Training Academy in the Republic of Poland, Aug. 10. This collaboration between the United States and Poland follows negotiations that resulted in a purchase agreement for 250 of America's M1A2 System Enhancement Program version 3 … [Read more...]
Troops Test Army’s Next-Generation Combat Goggle
AUGUST 11, 2022 — 82nd Airborne Division Paratroopers helping the Army make decisions on its newest program to provide Infantry Soldiers with a mixed reality headset. Working toward a future when cloud services, squad radios, and necessary combat information can be combined and visualized on a set of futuristic goggles, Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 501st Parachute … [Read more...]
Army More Empowered to Locate Missing Soldiers
AUGUST 10, 2022 — Since the publication of Army Directive 2020-16, Determination and Reporting of Missing, Absent-Unknown, Absent Without Leave, and Duty Status-Whereabouts Unknown Soldiers, the urgency and timeliness of locating Soldiers who are missing from formation has been improved across the force at all levels. “On a recent trip to Fort Hood, I was privileged to visit … [Read more...]