NATICK, Mass. (Sept. 14, 2015) -- Three Soldiers, who work at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine at Natick Soldier Systems Center, have completed 200 miles of a ruck march from Boston to New York to raise awareness of veteran suicides. Kristen Heavens, a Reserve first lieutenant who came up with the idea, Staff Sgt. Shaun Morand and Spc. Sonya Edler are … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 14, 2015) -- Some congressional staffers, and even some military officers serving in legislative liaison positions here, might have never worked so hard as they did during a 9/11-themed "workout of the day" in the Upper Senate Park on Capitol Hill. "What we got going on right here today is a commemoration for 9/11," said Maj. Adisa King, … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 14, 2015) -- For the first time in its 11-year history, Exercise Yudh Abhyas came to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, or JBLM, Washington, bringing with it 150 soldiers from the Indian army. The annual, bilateral exercise, which kicked off Sept. 9 and runs through Sept. 23, focuses on combined U.S. and Indian army training while promoting an … [Read more...]

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BETHESDA, Md. (Sept. 11, 2015) -- Wounded, ill, and injured warriors seeking to treat many of the unseen symptoms of stress have an internship at their disposal designed to help them face those challenges through interaction with a few eager canine companions. The Walter Reed Wounded Warrior Service Dog Training Program, or WWSDTP, internship provides … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 11, 2015) -- "I didn't realize that all this time I've been in a formation of drunks," the noncommissioned officer, or NCO, told Lt. Col. Kate E. Van Arman. The NCO was referring to a quote Van Arman repeated to him from her top boss, Surgeon General of the Army Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho: "If you have less than six hours of sleep for six … [Read more...]