MAY 16, 2022 - The future Soldier will soon be significantly more lethal. The Army recently announced that the Next Generation Squad Weapon, the XM5 rifle and XM250 light machine gun will replace the M4/M16 rifle and the 249 light machine gun, with some Soldiers expected to receive the weapons by the fourth quarter of 2023. New Hampshire-based weapons manufacturer Sig Sauer … [Read more...]

MAY 13, 2022 - U.S. Army helicopter repairers and maintainers play a critical role in keeping aviation assets flying through routine upkeep and conducting on-the-spot repairs, keeping helicopters safe and ready to fly in hundreds of Army missions. At Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, home to Kosovo Force’s Regional Command – East, the aircraft maintenance mission falls to the Soldiers … [Read more...]

MAY 13, 2022 — U.S. Army South Soldiers arrived here yesterday for a nine-day deployment exercise with 62 Soldiers to set up a contingency command post (CCP) in preparation for future forward operations in the U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) area of operation. A CCP is a rapidly deployable headquarters capable of providing Joint Task Force support designed to plan and … [Read more...]

MAY 12, 2022 — The U.S. Army has launched the revised Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) and one artillery battery commander is welcoming the changes with massive open arms. Capt. Kenneth Ebner, A Battery, 1st Battalion, 14th Field Artillery, is hard to miss. At well over 6 feet tall, the battery commander is easily visible in the organized chaos of early morning physical … [Read more...]

MAY 11, 2022 — May marks Mental Health Awareness Month, and one Army health expert shared the many different ways Soldiers and their Families can find help when they need it. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services reports one in five adults have experienced a mental health issue. It also states suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United … [Read more...]