JANUARY 15, 2019 - The U.S. Army is transforming how it attracts, recruits and trains Soldiers to ensure formations are filled with capable and lethal professionals, who require less preparation at their first units of assignment. Through continuous improvement to Basic Combat Training, enhancement of One Station Unit Training (OSUT) and Advanced Individual Training, and a … [Read more...]

JANUARY 11, 2019, Fort Meade, MD - Since World War II, the Army has been using comic books to train Soldiers on specific duties and reduce casualties through improved situational awareness. The trend continued through the Vietnam War. At that time, the Army discovered a training deficiency and produced a comic book to educate Soldiers about proper weapon maintenance. … [Read more...]

JANUARY 10, 2019, Fort Bragg, NC - The Army unveiled the Army Combat Fitness Test and it is currently being field tested at military installations and units. The 519th Military Intelligence Battalion, 525th Military Intelligence Brigade field tests the Army Combat Fitness Test. The training led by the Army Combat Fitness Test mobile training team from Fort Jackson, S.C. … [Read more...]

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...]