WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 3, 2015) -- From now on, the Army's Ranger School will be open to any female Soldiers who meet the criteria. That's the latest from the Army, as spelled out in a Sept. 2 "All Army Activities" message known as an ALARACT. "We must ensure that this training opportunity is available to all Soldiers who are qualified and capable and we … [Read more...]

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Sept. 2, 2015) -- The Army offers deployment resilience training to spouses that is tailored to address unique challenges they may face during pre- and post-deployment. Eight master resilience trainers recently completed a train-the-trainer course offered by the Comprehensive Soldier and Family Fitness's National Capital Region, or NCR, Training Center … [Read more...]

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Sept. 2, 2015) -- The Illinois Emergency Management Agency, or IEMA, along with representatives from other state agencies, National Guard Bureau, U.S. Northern Command, and the Polish Armed Forces participated in an exercise, providing incident management and emergency management teams, agency technical experts and military personnel to support a military's … [Read more...]

YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea (Sept. 1, 2015) -- Soldiers, from 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives, or CBRNE, Command completed Exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian in South Korea, Aug. 28. CBRNE, the Department of Defense's only multifunctional formation that confronts and defeats chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive threats, deployed … [Read more...]

FORT BENNING, Ga. (Sept. 1, 2015) -- The Army's action shooting team won the four-man team event for the second straight year and several individual first-place titles during the 2015 Rocky Mountain 3-Gun Championship at the National Rifle Association's Whittington Center near Raton, New Mexico, Aug. 13-16. "This type of match plays to our strengths with more difficult shots, … [Read more...]