AUGUST 25, 2021 – Evacuees from Afghanistan began arriving in Kaiserslautern this week as part of Operation Allies Refuge. Initially, the Deployment Processing Center at Rhine Ordnance Barracks here – configured to accommodate just over 2,200 people – was activated to support the arriving Afghan evacuees, but thanks to the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s contracting … [Read more...]
New Jersey Military Base Available to Receive Afghan Evacuees
AUGUST 24, 2021 - Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey is now ready to receive Afghan evacuees, the Joint Staff deputy director for regional operations said. The Joint Base is the latest of four installations hosting eligible Afghans seeking a special immigrant visa, said Army Maj. Gen. William D. "Hank" Taylor at a press briefing this morning. The other three are … [Read more...]
Army Researchers Develop Tool to Predict Altitude Illness
AUGUST 24, 2021 – Scientists from the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine conducted an altitude study in Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico, this summer with 41 Soldiers from the 5th Engineer Battalion. The research team is finalizing a tool that can predict acute mountain sickness, or AMS, in individuals. Anyone who has rapidly ascended to high altitude may … [Read more...]
Army Executes Iron Dome Defense System
AUGUST 24, 2021 - (White Sands Missile Range) The US Army, in conjunction with the Israeli Missile Defense Organization (IMDO), took a critical step toward fielding the first of two Iron Dome Defense System-Army (IDDS-A) batteries. IDDS-A will defend supported forces within fixed and semi-fixed locations against sub-sonic Cruise Missiles, Groups 2 &3 Unmanned Aircraft … [Read more...]
Soldiers Representing The Army at Paralympic Games
AUGUST 23, 2021 - Three Soldiers in the Army’s World Class Athlete Program are getting ready to compete in the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games Aug. 24 to Sept. 4 in Tokyo, Japan. Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Marks, Staff Sgt. Kevin Nguyen and Staff Sgt. John Wayne Joss III are in Tokyo preparing for their competitions. Paralympians compete under a classification system that groups … [Read more...]