DECEMBER 11, 2020 - As a young military police officer at West Point, New York, Andrew Lombardo looked up to his squad leader. To him, Sgt. Allen wasn’t just his supervisor -- he was his mentor. Like with the other Soldiers in his unit, Allen trained him, asked him about his goals, his finances, and what he wanted to accomplish in his military career. On the weekends, … [Read more...]
Fort Hood, III Corps Command Team Remains Focused on Future
DECEMBER 11, 2020 - Focusing on the long road ahead, Lt. Gen. Pat White and Command Sgt. Maj. Cliff Burgoyne, III Corps and Fort Hood command team, addressed 1,800 junior-enlisted Soldiers regarding the findings of the independent review committee’s investigation into the installation’s command climate here at Hood Stadium Dec. 8. “I got that report yesterday. I got to read … [Read more...]
Army Medical Logistics Takes Lead for Vaccine Orders
DECEMBER 10, 2020 - Medical logistics experts at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Agency have started receiving COVID-19 vaccine orders from throughout the Defense Department in anticipation of the Food and Drug Administration's emergency use authorization of a vaccine or multiple vaccines. USAMMA, which reports directly to Army Medical Logistics Command, is the lead for all … [Read more...]
Online System Simplifies, Speed Ups Housing Work Order Requests
DECEMBER 10, 2020 - New website and mobile app options will soon make it easier for Army housing residents to put in maintenance work order requests. While the Installation Management Command’s Army Maintenance Application (ArMA) won’t officially roll out until early next year, some Baumholder housing and barracks residents were tagged to participate in a pilot test of the … [Read more...]
Army Soldiers Test Joint Assault Bridge
DECEMBER 10, 2020 - 1st Infantry Division Soldiers here recently finished operational testing of a new heavy assault bridge designed to cross wet and dry gaps, both natural and man-made. The Joint Assault Bridge (JAB), is a track-wheeled armored engineer vehicle built on a modified M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank (MBT) chassis. With an integrated hydraulic bridge launcher … [Read more...]