AUGUST 24, 2021 - Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey is now ready to receive Afghan evacuees, the Joint Staff deputy director for regional operations said. The Joint Base is the latest of four installations hosting eligible Afghans seeking a special immigrant visa, said Army Maj. Gen. William D. "Hank" Taylor at a press briefing this morning. The other three are … [Read more...]

AUGUST 24, 2021 – Scientists from the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine conducted an altitude study in Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico, this summer with 41 Soldiers from the 5th Engineer Battalion. The research team is finalizing a tool that can predict acute mountain sickness, or AMS, in individuals. Anyone who has rapidly ascended to high altitude may … [Read more...]

AUGUST 24, 2021 - (White Sands Missile Range) The US Army, in conjunction with the Israeli Missile Defense Organization (IMDO), took a critical step toward fielding the first of two Iron Dome Defense System-Army (IDDS-A) batteries. IDDS-A will defend supported forces within fixed and semi-fixed locations against sub-sonic Cruise Missiles, Groups 2 &3 Unmanned Aircraft … [Read more...]

AUGUST 23, 2021 - Three Soldiers in the Army’s World Class Athlete Program are getting ready to compete in the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games Aug. 24 to Sept. 4 in Tokyo, Japan. Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Marks, Staff Sgt. Kevin Nguyen and Staff Sgt. John Wayne Joss III are in Tokyo preparing for their competitions. Paralympians compete under a classification system that groups … [Read more...]

AUGUST 23, 2021 - The Army recently conducted a successful evaluation of a new directed-energy capability, moving the service one step closer to fielding a platoon of four laser-equipped Stryker combat vehicle prototypes next fiscal year, program leads said Wednesday. The Directed Energy Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense system, or DE M-SHORAD, is a 50kW-class laser designed … [Read more...]