FORT IRWIN, Calif. (Army News Service, Aug. 10, 2015) -- Rounds from an M1A1 main battle tank followed by rockets from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System illuminated the desert here, kicking off a "Joint Forcible Entry," or JFE, exercise. The JFE was designed to test the ability of both special and conventional forces to work together to seize an objective in a location … [Read more...]
Mental Skills Training Improving Soldier Performance
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 7, 2015) -- Army researchers have found effective techniques to dramatically improve Soldiers' cognitive and physical abilities through a regimen of mental skills training. Success of the study led the Army to permanently incorporate cognitive skills training into basic combat training. And, following the research done at Fort Jackson, … [Read more...]
Talisman Sabre Means Commitment, I Corps Commander Says
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, August 6, 2015) -- As Exercise Talisman Sabre 15 wrapped up in Australia this past weekend, the land component commander of that 15-day exercise said the United States' involvement signifies commitment to partner nations in the Pacific region. From Brisbane, Australia - his headquarters for a little more than two weeks during Talisman Sabre 2015 … [Read more...]
Hohenfels Training Area Cleared to Land C-130 Aircraft on New Airstrip
HOHENFELS, Germany (Aug. 6, 2015) -- A joint team from the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army conducted the first C-130 landing at Joint Multinational Readiness Center, or JMRC, in over two years, July 29. The test landing is a precursor to Exercise Swift Response 15, which will occur at Hohenfels in August. "Today certifies and validates the landing sequence that is going to … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Gift Enhances Collaborative Army Research
NATICK, Mass. (Aug. 6, 2015) -- The Secretary of the Army has accepted a $900,000 gift from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' Development Finance Agency, or MassDevelopment, to perform infrastructure upgrades to the Doriot Climatic Chambers at the U.S. Army's Natick Soldier Systems Center. "On behalf of the United States Army, I am pleased to formally accept the gift of … [Read more...]