FEBRUARY 25, 2019 - The military needs innovative ideas from small businesses and entrepreneurs now more than ever, said Under Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy. McCarthy spoke Tuesday at Muster DC, an event in the nation's capital for military veterans aspiring to be entrepreneurs. "If you look at the history of the Department of Defense, we were at our best when … [Read more...]
Army Leadership Meets With Privatized Housing Partner CEOs
FEBRUARY 22, 2019 - Senior executives from seven companies that manage privatized housing on U.S. Army installations met with Army Secretary Dr. Mark Esper; General Mark Milley, Army Chief of Staff; and Daniel Dailey, Sergeant Major of the Army, the Army's top-three senior leaders, at the Pentagon to discuss ways to fix immediate problems and deficiencies in military … [Read more...]
Army SHARP, Ready and Resilient Directorate
FEBRUARY 21, 2019 - The Army Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) Directorate and the Army Resiliency Directorate (ARD) have consolidated into a new SHARP, Ready and Resilient (SR2) Directorate. This merger, as approved by the Secretary of the Army, supports the Army's goal of developing ready, resilient Soldiers of character who are able to fight and win … [Read more...]
Army Fields New Handgun System to Military Police
FEBRUARY 15, 2019, Fort Leonard Wood, MO - The U.S. Army began fielding M17 and M18 Modular Handgun Systems to the Military Police School at Fort Leonard Wood in December to replace the force's aging Beretta M9, a weapon that has been in use since the mid-1980s and is quickly reaching its serviceability limits. Sporting an integrated rail system, a polymer grip module and … [Read more...]
Army May Use Nutritionists, Sports Trainers to Boost Readiness
FEBRUARY 14, 2019 - The Army may soon place nutritionists, physical therapists and sports trainers at the unit level to improve individual readiness, said Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper. The idea is "to really start looking at Soldiers as professional athletes," Esper said Friday morning while speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The … [Read more...]