FORT KNOX, Ky. (Dec. 10, 2015) -- After more than four decades, the identification tags issued to all Soldiers, commonly called "dog tags," are getting an update. In accordance with Department of Defense guidance governing the reduction of the use of Social Security numbers, the Army published a new version of Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-8-14, Nov. 30. The pamphlet … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Dec. 9, 2015) -- A total of 19 military occupational specialties, or MOSs, in the Army will open to women beginning early next year. Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced Dec. 3 that women who qualify will be able to serve in any job, anywhere in the military. He directed the Army and other services to provide an implementation plan by Jan. … [Read more...]

December 7, 2014 - ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- When a Soldier trips over a rock, he picks himself up, dusts himself off, and presses on. Bomb-defusing robots, for the moment, are not so good at recovering themselves in the same way. Chad Kessens, a robot manipulation research engineer with the Army Research Laboratory, or ARL, part of the Research, Development and … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Dec. 4, 2015) -- Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced that beginning in January, all military occupations and positions will be open to women, without exception. For the first time in U.S. military history, as long as they qualify and meet specific standards, the secretary said women will be able to contribute to the Defense Department mission with no barriers at … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (DoD News, Dec. 02, 2015) -- Equipment for the European Activity Set, or EAS, is scheduled to be turned in to the first forward-positioned sites beginning this week, Defense Department officials said. About 1,400 pieces of equipment that had been used in Operation Atlantic Resolve by Europe's Regionally Aligned Force - 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division - will be … [Read more...]