FORT KNOX, Kentucky (Oct. 21, 2015) - When Maj. Lisa Jaster graduated the grueling Ranger course on Fort Benning, Georgia, Friday, she was touted as the third female Soldier ever to master the traditionally rigorous training endured by all who wear the Ranger tab with pride. A lesser known distinction setting Jaster apart is the fact that she is one of several thousand … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 19, 2015) -- Civilian workforce "engagement" is another way to bolster Army readiness, Army Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho said. Readiness, which has been identified by the Army's chief of staff as the service's top priority, is not only the domain of Soldiers, Horoho said. It's a responsibility shared by the Army's civilian … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 15, 2015) -- An American Soldier who was born in France, lived in Spain, and later moved to the United States with his family where he became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2001, will receive the nation's highest military award for his actions in Afghanistan, Aug. 8, 2012. Capt. Florent A. Groberg, now medically retired, will receive the … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 14, 2015) -- The Army "exists for a single purpose and none other: to fight and win wars in defense of the United States of America. That's it. Fighting and winning wars is our raison d'être," Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley said. Milley was keynote speaker at the Dwight David Eisenhower Luncheon, hosted by the Association of … [Read more...]

FORT DRUM, N.Y. (Oct. 13, 2015) -- An 18-year-old son of Keene Valley, New York, upon being drafted into World War II service in 1943, Charles W. Smith decided to do something different - something new for that time. His decision to apply to be an Army ski trooper and his service in Italy would change his life and forever change the Army. Smith, who was a private first … [Read more...]