SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 – The Army’s implementation of Holistic Health and Fitness, or H2F, has made significant progress over the past year as the Army’s primary investment in Soldier readiness and lethality. “H2F is a key component in changing the culture of health and fitness across our force,” said Col. Kevin Bigelman, the H2F Director at the U.S. Army Center for Initial … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 — Soldiers and families paying unusually high living costs may qualify for a short-term increase in their housing allowance from October through December 2021, finance officials said Thursday. To receive the payout, Soldiers in designated areas will need to apply through their unit S-1s and show they have incurred higher housing costs, said Larry Lock, … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021 – Three changes to the Army's retention program are scheduled to take effect Oct. 1, as the Army looks to simplify aspects of the reenlistment process and give Soldiers more flexibility before their expiration term of service date. A modification to the Career Status Program, formerly known as the Indefinite Reenlistment Program, an adjustment to the … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and local health departments continue to fight the war on sexually transmitted infections. The CDC has reported rising STI rates for years and recently published findings from an analysis of 2018 STI data indicating that one in five people in the U.S. had an STI. The Army Public Health Center has found that … [Read more...]

Members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District train on the VideoRay PRO 5, an underwater remote operated vehicle (ROV), at a lock and dam facility on the Allegheny River in Natrona, Pennsylvania, Sept. 22, 2021. This ROV model is new to the Pittsburgh District, equipped with a high-definition video and photo camera, a multibeam sonar, a claw that can rotate … [Read more...]