FORT MEYER, Va. (Sept. 9, 2015) -- Volunteers from the U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" are using their musical skills to help their fellow service members cope with mental and physical challenges. Master Sgt. Leigh Ann Hinton and Staff Sgt. Christy Klenke began a music therapy-informed outreach program that has been visiting wounded warriors on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and … [Read more...]
Army Divers Partner with Coast Guard in Support of Saipan Recovery
SAIPAN, North Mariana Islands (Sept. 9, 2015) -- In support of the disaster relief efforts in Saipan, a Hawaii dive detachment partnered with the Coast Guard's 14th District for a required port assessment and certification of Tanapag Harbor, the port of Saipan, which remains partially non-mission capable, Aug. 27. Typhoon Soudelor left Saipan, a 48-square mile island, with … [Read more...]
Army Expands Planning for Cyber Future
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Sept. 8, 2015) -- The U.S. Army requirements, acquisition, and research and development cyber community met here to collaborate on various cyber initiatives, Aug. 5-7. The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command's Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center, or CERDEC, sponsored the collaboration … [Read more...]
US Army Europe, NATO Leaders Begin Sustainment Terrain Walk
MANNHEIM, Germany (Sept. 8, 2015) -- Key leaders from U.S. Army Europe, or USAREUR, and NATO partners began a three-day sustainment terrain walk with a visit to the European Activity Set located on the Coleman Worksite here, Sept. 1. The sustainment terrain walk provides an opportunity for the leadership of USAREUR, as well as NATO countries and other regional partners, to … [Read more...]
Army Corps of Engineers Projects Prevent $13.3 Billion in Flood Damages
DALLAS (Sept. 4, 2015) -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood risk reduction projects in the south central and southwestern United States prevented an estimated $13.3 billion in damages to local communities and infrastructure during the May-June 2015 flood event, according to recent calculations by corps officials with the Southwestern Division in Dallas. The most damages … [Read more...]




