AUGUST 27, 2019 - As Staff Sgt. Amanda Kelley made her way through mountainous terrain in the midst of a scorching Georgia summer in 2018, she admittedly struggled, carrying more than 50 pounds of gear during a patrol exercise. Tired and physically drained, her body had withstood nearly a month of training in the Army's most challenging training school. She had already … [Read more...]

AUGUST 27, 2019 - Effective Sept. 9, Soldiers willing to reenlist in some of the Army's most in-demand careers have the chance to receive up to $81,000 in lump-sum bonuses -- the highest amount in more than five years, officials announced today. In addition to critical fields, this latest announcement also offers a wide range of cash options for Soldiers re-upping for longer … [Read more...]

AUGUST 26, 2019 - Army leaders met with industry partners Tuesday to focus on new ways to outfit Soldiers with lighter weight, wireless, and tech-compatible systems, looking at revamping the Adaptive Squad Architecture. "For years, dismounted Soldiers have been overburdened by equipment which, while highly effective, often isn't integrated with other equipment," said Brig. … [Read more...]

AUGUST 23, 2019 - The Army is advancing its ground-based precision navigation and timing, or PNT, technology to counter spoofing threats and improve operations in a multi-domain environment. While GPS continues to be the "gold standard" for PNT capabilities, it can be disrupted from a number of frequency interferences such as weather, and man-made or natural terrain, said … [Read more...]

AUGUST 23, 2019 - The U.S. Army has drawn up a sweeping overhaul of how it will train Soldiers in using small arms -- rifles, pistols and automatic rifles -- a revamp that adds tougher standards and combat-like rigor to training and testing marksmanship. The combat-oriented revamp replaces a training system that dates to the Cold War era. It's geared to ensuring that every … [Read more...]