NOVEMBER 8, 2918, Fort Meade, MD - Autonomous vehicles and brigade combat teams that will be able to sustain themselves for a week in the field were among initiatives outlined by the Army's G-4, Lt. Gen. Aundre Piggee, Nov. 6. Piggee, the Army's deputy chief of staff for logistics, spoke at the Association of the United States Army's Institute of Land Warfare breakfast in … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 6, 2018, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA - Soldiers of 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team began the first phase of adopting the Army Combat Fitness Test when a U.S. Army Physical Fitness School mobile training team from Fort Jackson, South Carolina, travelled to JBLM to train graders from the field test battalions in the brigade, Oct. 22 to Nov. 2. "The course validates … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 5, 2018 - With new authority over the Army's accessions enterprise, the Army Training and Doctrine Command plans to focus more heavily on regional campaigns and ads on streaming platforms and social media, rather than the traditional national television advertising. TRADOC Commander Gen. Stephen Townsend also said he plans to fill the ranks of recruiters, move … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 1, 2018 - November is National Native American Heritage Month, honoring American Indians and Alaska Natives. This year's theme is Sovereignty, Trust, Resilience. Native Americans have profoundly shaped the character and cultural heritage of the nation. During this month the Army will recognize the contributions of Native American Soldiers who have served in the U.S. … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 25, 2018 - The Army is slated to release the newest Enhanced Night Vision Goggle-Binocular to a select number of combat units sometime in fiscal year 2019, according to the Soldier Lethality Cross-Functional Team officials. The new ENVG-B has both night vision and thermal-sensing capabilities and "stereoscopic binocular depth perception," providing Soldiers with an … [Read more...]