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...]

CARLISLE, Pa. (Army News Service, Sept. 1, 2015) -- Army War College, or USAWC, students began research, Aug. 27, on the future size and force mix of all Army components - one of five research projects that faculty-student teams will produce with Army research funding. On Feb. 1, the students will publish recommendations on the force structure, based on current and anticipated … [Read more...]

FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. (Army News Service, Aug. 31, 2015) -- Sixteen service members - half of whom were Soldiers - reported to the military's first training camp for women's rugby, Aug. 23. Armed Forces Sports has been working for about a decade to set up a female rugby program, said Steven Dinote, who directs the sports program for the Department of Defense. "It's been a … [Read more...]

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (Aug. 31, 2015) -- It's day two of the two-week Horizontal Construction Engineers Senior Leader Course on Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, and Soldiers from across the country are gathered at a multi-purpose bridge site taking measurements and working on calculating the rapid classification of fixed bridges. They've been up since 5 a.m., having already taken … [Read more...]

CAMP CASEY, South Korea (Aug. 28, 2015) -- Improved combat capabilities and greater operational understanding in the joint environment are two of the most important outcomes of combined training among Republic of Korea, or ROK, and U.S. Soldiers. As a result, Soldiers, from Company B, 1st Battalion, 38th Field Artillery Regiment, 210th Field Artillery Brigade, 2nd Infantry … [Read more...]