JULY 31, 2021 - In an official letter to the Army workforce, Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth described today’s national security threats as being more complex and more dynamic than any other time in history. The Army and Army Materiel Command are observing August as Antiterrorism Awareness Month for its 12th annual observance in an effort to remind people that being … [Read more...]
US Army Paratroopers From Alaska Jump “Down Under”
JULY 30, 2021 - U.S. Army Pacific paratroopers jumped onto Kangaroo Drop Zone July 28 near Charters Towers Australia, as part of simulated Joint Forcible Entry Operation during Exercise Talisman Sabre 21 – the largest military exercise conducted between Australia and the United States. More than 100 paratroopers from 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th … [Read more...]
Airless Tires Undergo Punishing Tropical Testing
JULY 30, 2021 - U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground and its constituent test centers test virtually every piece of equipment in the ground combat arsenal in extreme environments to ensure it will work wherever in the world American forces are serving. To ensure gear can survive the unforgiving rigors of jungle warfare, the Army relies on Tropic Regions Test Center (TRTC), which … [Read more...]
UH-60V Black Hawks Delivered to Army National Guard
JULY 29, 2021 - The Program Executive Office Aviation’s Utility Helicopters Project Office (UHPO) began fielding the first Army National Guard unit with UH-60V Black Hawk helicopters July 27. The UHPO delivered five UH-60Vs to the Pennsylvania Army National Guard Eastern ARNG Aviation Training Site (EAATS) at Fort Indiantown Gap, which becomes the first unit equipped and … [Read more...]
Expert Soldier Badge: Increasing Soldier Lethality
JULY 29, 2021 - The Expert Soldier Badge tests a Soldier’s performance in physical fitness and warfighting tasks, similar to the Expert Infantry Badge and Expert Field Medical Badge. Since the announcement of the ESB, on the Army’s 244th Birthday, nearly 5,000 Soldiers have tested. The ESB tests a Soldier’s proficiency in physical fitness, marksmanship, land navigation, and … [Read more...]