WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Nov. 9, 2015) -- Soldiers are now authorized to wear either black or white socks with their Army physical fitness uniform. Effective immediately, black socks can be worn with either the gray-black PT uniform or the new gold and black uniform. Like white socks, the black socks must be plain with no logos. The socks can be calf-length or … [Read more...]
Army’s MIND Lab Able to Decode Brain Waves
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Army News Service, Nov. 6, 2015) -- In an Army Research Laboratory facility here called "The MIND Lab," a desktop computer was able to accurately determine what target image a Soldier was thinking about. MIND stands for "Mission Impact Through Neurotechnology Design," and Dr. Anthony Ries used technology in the lab to decode the Soldier's brain … [Read more...]
Soldiers Put Turbo in Mississippi Distribution Exercise
CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (Nov. 4, 2015) -- Fifty Soldiers, from the Fort Eustis, Virginia-based 689th Rapid Port Opening Element, or RPOE, wrapped up their latest weeklong Turbo Distribution 16-1 exercise Friday, in what participants said was arguably their most challenging and realistic exercise to date. Turbo Distribution exercises are designed to integrate Army and Air Force … [Read more...]
National Guard 379th Birthday
November 4, 2015 - December 13th is recognized as the birthday of the National Guard. On this date in 1636, the first militia regiments in North America were organized in Massachusetts. Based upon an order of the Massachusetts Bay Colony's General Court, the colony's militia was organized into three permanent regiments to better defend the colony. Today, the descendants of … [Read more...]
Louisiana National Guard Captain Honored with Soldier’s Medal for Heroic Rescue
November 2, 2015 - BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana National Guard Capt. Andrew Gremillion received the Soldier's Medal, the military's highest award for non-combat heroism, during an Oct. 30 ceremony at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Baton Rouge. In February 2014, Gremillion realized that a woman was in extreme danger and immediately reacted to rescue and save a person … [Read more...]