WASHINGTON (Dec. 4, 2015) -- Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced that beginning in January, all military occupations and positions will be open to women, without exception. For the first time in U.S. military history, as long as they qualify and meet specific standards, the secretary said women will be able to contribute to the Defense Department mission with no barriers at … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (DoD News, Dec. 02, 2015) -- Equipment for the European Activity Set, or EAS, is scheduled to be turned in to the first forward-positioned sites beginning this week, Defense Department officials said. About 1,400 pieces of equipment that had been used in Operation Atlantic Resolve by Europe's Regionally Aligned Force - 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division - will be … [Read more...]

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (Army News Service, Nov. 30, 2015) -- The warrior code has differentiated Soldiers in armies throughout history from wanton murderers like those of the Islamic State, al Qaeda and terrorists involved in the recent Paris attacks, Dr. Shannon French said. French, author of the book, "The Code of the Warrior," spoke at the chief of staff of the … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, November 30, 2015 — Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work is on a three-day trip to the Middle East and East Africa that includes stops in Djibouti and Qatar to visit U.S. service members during the Thanksgiving holiday and thank them for their service, Defense Department spokesperson Navy Lt. Cmdr. Courtney Hillson said in a statement released today. On Nov. 26, … [Read more...]

NATICK, Mass. (Nov. 25, 2015) -- Natick researcher Dr. Tom Yang wants to talk turkey. Yang is a food technologist in the Combat Feeding Directorate at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, or NSRDEC. He is working on healthier forms of jerky and bacon made from turkey that he believes Soldiers will gobble up. Yang has been experimenting … [Read more...]