FEBRUARY 7, 2023 — On Feb. 2, current and retired general officers, including Deputy Chief of Staff, G-9 (Installations) Lt. Gen. Kevin Vereen, met to discuss career considerations facing commissioned officers at a Howard University event. An audience of several hundred members, including ROTC cadets from Howard University and other programs, along with JROTC cadets from as … [Read more...]
Battalion Ships M2 Bradleys to Help Ukrainian Forces
FEBRUARY 7, 2023 – Since fielding an entire armored brigade combat team’s worth of Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 equipment last year, Army Field Support Battalion-Mannheim hasn’t taken its foot off the gas and work at the Coleman APS-2 worksite in Mannheim hasn’t slowed down. Over the course of about a year, the battalion has issued more than 7,000 APS-2 vehicles and equipment … [Read more...]
Wargame Offers Insight to Deter Potential Adversaries
FEBRUARY 6, 2023 — U.S. Army Pacific Commanding General Gen. Charles A. Flynn, hosted senior leaders from across the Department of Defense and several allied nations as part of the Unified Pacific Wargame Series intelligence-focused event “Pacific Winds” held at Schofield Barracks January 23 to 27. The Unified Pacific Wargame Series is a series of rigorous, strategic and … [Read more...]
U.S. Army and Air Force Take Over Flight Deck
FEBRUARY 3, 2023 – Amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7) worked with the United States Army’s 16th Combat Aviation Brigade based out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, and the United States Air Force’s 66th Rescue Squadron, based out of Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas, to land both UH-60M Black Hawk, HH-60 Pave Hawk and AH-64 Apache helicopters on Tripoli’s … [Read more...]
Army Restoration and Reconditioning Centers Help Soldiers
FEBRUARY 3, 2023 - The day-to-day stress that comes with stability and support operations and being deployed away from home can sometimes be as traumatic as being in combat. To help rotational forces who are forward stationed in Europe deal with stress related challenges, the Army established two Restoration and Reconditioning Centers (RRCs) – one center in Grafenwoehr, Germany … [Read more...]