WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 25, 2015) -- Ten Army organizations that streamlined their business operations by eliminating redundancies and saving the service millions of dollars were recognized Wednesday for their excellence in Lean Six Sigma practices. Acting Undersecretary of the Army Eric K. Fanning hosted the Pentagon ceremony paying tribute to the winners of the … [Read more...]

MARCHE-EN-FAMENNE, Belgium (Sept. 23, 2015) -- Signaleers, from the 173rd Airborne Brigade and the Royal Netherlands Army, are conducting combined communications training here as part of Exercise Strong Engineer, Sept. 8-18. Strong Engineer brings together Soldiers, from Company C, 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade and the Dutch 411th Engineer Company, … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 22, 2015) -- President Barack Obama announced his intent Friday to nominate seven individuals to key administration posts, included among those is Eric K. Fanning, who will be nominated for the position of Army secretary. Fanning currently serves as the acting undersecretary of the Army and as chief management officer for the Army. He was … [Read more...]

HERNDON, Va. (Sept. 21, 2015) -- Paying homage to the first African-American Army parachutists, Army Materiel Command's Commander Gen. Dennis Via said they paved the way for integration. Via was the keynote speaker during the 555th Parachute Infantry Association's 36th annual reunion, Sept. 12. The association celebrates the legacy of the Army's first all-black parachute … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 21, 2015) -- The Army recently named two financial institutions that operate on its installations as being the best among their peers in 2014. Out of the 31 nominees, Fort Hood National Bank, or FHNB, on Fort Hood, Texas, and the FirstLight Federal Credit Union on Fort Bliss, Texas, best met and exceeded the criteria set by the deputy … [Read more...]