AUGUST 1, 2022 – Allied Forces North Battalion hosted a Junior Noncommissioned Officer Symposium June 27-29 culminating with an NCO Induction Ceremony on June 30 at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe Event Centre. The purpose of the event was to “deliberately invest time in developing the newest corporals and sergeants to the Noncommissioned Officer Corps in order … [Read more...]
U.S. Squad Leader Organizes Team for Static Display
AUGUST 1, 2022 – The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, participated in a static display, celebrating the renaming of the Forward Operating Site Poznan, July 30, 2022. The static display included various vehicles from both U.S. and Polish troops. Along with the vehicles, a squad was also present, demonstrating various equipment that dismounted troops … [Read more...]
West Point Cadets Take Their Autonomous Robot to NASA
JULY 28, 2022 - Army Astrobotics, West Point’s first lunar robotics team, secured a slot as a top-48 team in the NASA LUNABOTICS Robotic Mining Competition. As part of the honor, the team traveled to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, in May to put their robot, “Pathfinder,” to the test. NASA’s new Artemis program aims to send astronauts to the moon … [Read more...]
Dover AFB Supports Army in Operation Viking
JULY 28, 2022 - Dover Air Force Base participated in Operation Viking, the largest Army Reserve brigade deployment exercise to date, at Joint Base Cape Cod, Massachusetts, July 18-20. Operation Viking was a high-intensity joint service exercise that consisted of range training, mission-essential civil affairs training and ambitious airborne operations. The exercise relied on … [Read more...]
Army to Switch All Soldiers to Semimonthly Pay
JULY 27, 2022 - In an effort to prepare Soldiers to move to its new Integrated Pay and Personnel System – Army, the U.S. Army is mandating all Soldiers on long-term active duty orders be paid on a semimonthly schedule, starting Oct 1. The vast majority of the Army’s Soldiers on active duty orders of more than 30 days, either in the active or reserve components, get paid … [Read more...]