OCTOBER 4, 2021 - Despite the impacts of COVID-19, the Army successfully met all its mission requirements in fiscal year 2021 including a no-notice deployment of the 82nd Airborne Division to Afghanistan in August, the service’s top enlisted leader said Thursday. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael A. Grinston considers that no small feat. He said the Army’s success can largely be … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 1, 2021 — 101st Airborne Division field artillery Soldiers have been testing modified Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) to serve as the prime mover and ammunition carrier for their M119A3 105mm Howitzers. Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery (FA) Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) conducted a Fires … [Read more...]

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...]