APRIL 8, 2021 - After Project Convergence started as an idea, the series of exercises first held last year are now a mature experimentation path for the Army’s modernization efforts, such as long-range precision fires, an Army Futures Command leader said last month. The initiative, which is slated to take place again this fall, has provided an architectural framework to … [Read more...]
Vigilance Needed to Root Out Extremism
APRIL 8, 2021 – The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s senior leader asked his workforce during the command’s Extremism Stand Down event, April 5, for vigilance in rooting out extremist beliefs or views that are not in keeping with Army Values. Lt. Gen. Daniel L. Karbler, USASMDC commanding general, led this event as well as the command’s first stand down on March … [Read more...]
Army Competing Every Day In Indo-Pacific
APRIL 7, 2021 - As the Army’s largest service component command, U.S. Army Pacific continuously competes across a vast region between the north and south poles and from the west coast of the U.S. to India, its commander said Tuesday. “Our daily focus is on competition,” said Gen. Paul LaCamera. “We’ve got to be ready to respond in crisis and we’ve got to be prepared to win … [Read more...]
Mark Wahlberg Returns to Exchange’s ‘Chief Chat’
APRIL 6, 2021 - He’s back! Hollywood A-lister and businessman Mark Wahlberg will celebrate the first anniversary of “Chief Chat” with his second appearance on the Army & Air Fore Exchange Service’s military-exclusive Facebook live broadcast. “Chief Chat,” hosted by Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Kevin Osby, the Exchange’s senior enlisted advisor, debuted in April 2020 at the … [Read more...]
Army Leaders of Past and Present Stress Importance of Mentorship
APRIL 5, 2021 - Anne Macdonald blazed trails for female Soldiers as one of the first women to graduate from West Point and as the first woman to command a battalion in the storied 101st Airborne Division. But she noted one regret she had during her 30-year Army career during a discussion panel Tuesday to recognize Women’s History Month. “As I was coming along, I did not … [Read more...]