JANUARY 21, 2020 - The Army secretary along with senior Army officials joined industry leaders last week to get a closer look at cutting-edge capabilities for future vertical lift ahead of the fiscal year 2030 goal to replace the UH-60 Black Hawk. Developers from Bell Textron, a Texas-based aerospace manufacturer, demoed their part-aircraft, part-helicopter -- Bell V-280 … [Read more...]

JANUARY 17, 2020 - The nominee to be Army's next undersecretary testified before Congress Thursday, pledging to confront four challenges now seen across the service. If confirmed, James E. McPherson, who has served as the Army's general counsel since last January, said he would focus on ways to stem suicide, sexual assault/harassment and domestic violence among the ranks as … [Read more...]

JANUARY 16, 2020 - The inspector general, or IG, is in serious need of top-quality candidates to fill its ranks across the Army Reserve. "We are looking for the top 20 percent, which is a challenge because commanders are looking for that top 20 percent as well to be their staffs," said Sgt. Maj. Trevor Sellers, the top noncommissioned officer of the Army Reserve inspector … [Read more...]

JANUARY 15, 2020 - Warm air carrying the smell of used motor oil and grease circulated through the open bay of the mechanic shop. While one mechanic combed through the colored tangle of wires exposed under the vehicle's dashboard, another mechanic scanned the various hoses and tubes under the hood of their assigned vehicle. U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ryan Thiers, battalion … [Read more...]

JANUARY 13, 2020 - The United States must maintain overmatch — be stronger, better armed, or more skillful than its adversaries, the Army secretary said at the Brooking Institution in Washington. Ryan D. McCarthy addressed Indo-Pacific region Army strategy at the nonprofit public policy organization today. "Our modernization focus — how we fight, what we fight with and … [Read more...]