WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 25, 2015) -- Col. James E. Saenz said he learned at an early age about family values from his parents and extended Family, growing up in Alhambra, California, several miles from downtown Los Angeles. Later, when he joined the Army, he said those same values he learned as a child matched the Army values of loyalty, duty, respect, selfless … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 25, 2015) -- This fiscal year the Army will make its mission of 59,000 active-duty accessions who enter basic combat training, Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Snow said. However, there will be about a 2,000-person shortage in the Army Reserve accessions this fiscal year, with the mission being 17,300, said Snow, who serves as commander of U.S. Army … [Read more...]

FORT MEADE, Md. (Aug. 24, 2015) -- Most parents, young or old, new or experienced, recall them with a haze of exhaustion-induced nostalgia: the precious days, weeks and months after they brought home that fragile, squalling, mysterious being known as a newborn. But in between the snuggles and the tiny fingers and the magic of first smiles, there are countless diaper changes … [Read more...]

FORT BENNING, Ga. (Army News Service, Aug. 24, 2015) -- For the first two women who earned the Ranger tab, attending the Ranger School was all about honing leadership skills and being better leaders for the Army. 1st Lt. Shaye L. Haver and Capt. Kristen M. Griest, both graduates of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, were among the 96 Soldiers who graduated … [Read more...]

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (Aug. 21, 2015) -- Army ROTC cadets received guidance and mentorship from officers stationed here, Aug. 11, at the Alabama A&M Campus in Huntsville, Alabama. The cadets, members of the Bulldog Battalion, broadened their perspectives on leadership, military service and deployments by participating in a forum facilitated by majors and captains attending … [Read more...]