JANUARY 8, 2019 - Terrorism is an enduring, persistent, worldwide threat to the U.S. Army and the nation. Terrorist tactics evolve as adversaries seek to negate the Army's strengths. Terrorists have demonstrated the capability to disrupt operational forces (e.g., Marine barracks bombing 1983, Khobar towers bombing 1996, and attack on the USS Cole in 2000). To counter the … [Read more...]

JANUARY 7, 2019 - Residents of Family housing owned and leased by the Army will have a chance again to rate the quality of housing and housing services in 2019. The second online survey of about 10,000 residents living in Army-owned and Army-leased housing worldwide will be emailed Jan. 15. CEL & Associates Inc. will administer the survey for the Army. The email will be from … [Read more...]

JANUARY 7, 2019 - A solar power plant with energy-storage capability that went online this year at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, and a biofuel power plant at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, were among projects that helped the Army gain recognition in 2018 with an award from the Federal Energy Management Program. "This was recognition for a tremendous amount of teamwork," said … [Read more...]

JANUARY 4, 2019 - Civil unrest. Loss of communications. Narrow, congested roadways. No line of sight on the enemy. These are some of the conditions that shape the nature of fighting in dense urban areas now and into the future. But with technology and the world changing so rapidly, how will Soldiers operate? What weapons and equipment will they carry? Dozens of … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 28, 2018, Fort Meade, MD - The Army has initiated many changes to help modernize the service, bolster readiness, and increase lethality. Below is a list of some of the biggest modernization stories that impacted the force in 2018. (Links to the original stories follow this article.) FUTURES COMMAND FINDS HOME In July, senior leaders announced that Austin, Texas … [Read more...]