MAY 7, 2021 - The Army requires consistent, predictable and sustained funding for readiness and modernization efforts to ensure overmatch against a near-peer competitor, the acting Army secretary said during a budget hearing Wednesday. "The Army has taken manageable risks to deliver the speed and capability needed to match our adversaries, but unforecasted operations and … [Read more...]
U.S. Army Offers Up To $40,000 In Bonuses
MAY 5, 2021 - U.S. Army recruiters in Arizona and New Mexico are hosting a virtual career fair May 10-June 14 as part of the military service’s second nationwide virtual hiring campaign. The Army National Hiring Days campaign, which launched as a virtual event in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, will run May 10-June 14 this year and includes up to $40,000 in signing … [Read more...]
New M1 Abrams Tank Survives Cold Weather Testing
MAY 4, 2021 - What has outstanding offensive and defensive capability and represents the aweing tip of the spear in a major land war? It’s the M1A2 System Enhancement Package (SEP) version 3 (v3) main battle tank, which wrapped up extensive cold-weather testing at U.S. Army Cold Regions Test Center (CRTC) this winter to ensure it functions as it should wherever in the world … [Read more...]
Army Corps Continues to Deliver on F-35 Program in Israel
MAY 4, 2021 - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Europe District has delivered an additional secure home for part of the Israeli Air Force’s fleet of F-35 fighter jets, with a small ceremony marking the completion of another Hardened Hangar project on site earlier this year in March. The United States has partnered with Israel for several years on its F-35 program through the … [Read more...]
Army Tests Ophthalmic Slit Lamp
MAY 3, 2021 - The U.S. Army Medical Test and Evaluation Activity (USAMTEAC), formally named the U.S. Army Medical Department Board, conducted a customer test of an Ophthalmic Slit Lamp (OSL). The test was conducted for the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity (USAMMDA) at the Deployable Medical System Equipment for Training site, Camp Bullis, TX. The customer test … [Read more...]