Senior leaders from US Army Alaska train on snowshoes for the first time at Black Rapids Training Site Nov 17 as a part of their Cold Weather Orientation Course. Black Rapids runs a “Train the Trainer” course and Cold Weather Orientation Course, for senior leaders, to provide units in USARAK with leaders that then go back to their units and train Soldiers in how to survive in … [Read more...]
NCO Strategy Continues to Develop as the Army Moves Forward
NOVEMBER 23, 2021 - In 2015, the Army determined it needed to create a specific strategy to set the standards of right and wrong within the noncommissioned officers corps. With this need, the NCO Corps created the NCO Strategy. Six years after the first NCO Strategy was released, the NCO Corps revised the document to make it a better aligned, enduring, and adaptable strategy … [Read more...]
Last Afghan Evacuees Depart Fort Lee for Resettlement
NOVEMBER 19, 2021 – At roughly 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Nov. 16, the last of the Afghan evacuees temporarily housed at Fort Lee departed for their resettlement locations in the U.S., and the installation’s role in Operation Allies Welcome came to an end. “We are proud to have had the privilege of supporting our brave Afghan allies and their families,” announced Maj. … [Read more...]
Docuseries Takes Raw Look Into Army Basic Training
NOVEMBER 11, 2021 - The drill sergeants yelled at him relentlessly, as Josh Oller pushed himself through the trying weeks of basic combat training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Oller had already endured challenges while growing up in an Atlanta suburb where he faced bullying from other students. He mostly kept to himself from elementary school until his high school … [Read more...]
NY National Guard Tries Out Army’s New Rifle
NOVEMBER 10, 2021 – Across the New York Army National Guard’s 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Soldiers are closing the gap between the reach of the basic Soldier and the highly trained sniper with the Army’s Squad Designated Marksman Rifle. During two days of new equipment training, 30 of the brigade’s Soldiers from New York and Massachusetts learned to operate and … [Read more...]