AUGUST 19, 2020 - Starting in October, commissioned and warrant officers selected for initial entry flight training will be required to serve at least a decade once they become an Army aviator, according to an all Army activity message published Aug. 12. The new policy doesn’t include Soldiers currently in training, said Chief Warrant Officer 5 William S. Kearns, aviation … [Read more...]
Officers and Noncommissioned Officers Can Attend Law School on Army’s Dime
AUGUST 19, 2020 - The Office of the Judge Advocate General is now accepting applications for the Army's Funded Legal Education Program. Under this program, the Army projects sending up to 25 active duty commissioned officers and – new this year – noncommissioned officers to civilian law school at government expense. Selected officers and NCOs will attend law school beginning … [Read more...]
Army Researchers Explore Self-Healing Materials
AUGUST 18, 2020 - Army and Texas A&M University researchers developed a new material that can autonomously heal in air and underwater. The first-of-its-kind, 3-D printable and stimuli-responsive polymeric materials are expected to enable massive reconfigurability in future military platforms, which opens new opportunities for morphing unmanned air vehicles and robotic … [Read more...]
US Army South Prepares for Hurricane Season
AUGUST 18, 2020 - Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, U.S. Army South conducted a validation exercise to notionally deploy a contingency command post, or CCP, Aug. 10-14 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas to establish standard operating procedures in preparation for hurricane season. “The purpose of the exercise is to replicate alert, marshal and deploy … [Read more...]
Army System Successfully Completes Second Missile Intercept Test
AUGUST 17, 2020 - The Army is one step closer to improving its air and missile defense capabilities after a successful live-fire evaluation intercepted two low-altitude targets flying at close proximity Thursday. The intercept test is part of the larger Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System, or IBCS, limited user test, said Gen. John M. Murray, commander … [Read more...]