AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (July 22, 2015) - No uniform was the same as the one next to it as more than a dozen nations stood side by side to mark the opening of Western Accord 2015 at Harskamp, in the Netherlands, July 20. Brig. Gen. Kenneth H. Moore Jr., deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Africa, and Dutch Brig. Gen. Gino van der Voet, director of training and operations, … [Read more...]
Future Army Nanosatellites to Empower Soldiers
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (July 21, 2015) - One Army project is making the future of satellite communications more responsive to Soldiers' needs. The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command's Nanosatellite Program, or SNaP, will be a small satellite communications, or SATCOM, constellation. This will allow communication across great distances … [Read more...]
Help Wanted: Enlisted Aides in Valued Roles for Army Leaders
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 21, 2015) - Enlisted aides are considered an elite group of staff sergeants and sergeants first class, whose organizational, technical and interpersonal skills are valued among the general officers with whom they serve. Enlisted aides prepare and conduct official social functions and activities such as dinners. This includes the purchase … [Read more...]
Soldiers Matriculate at Newly-Opened ‘ArmyU’
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 20, 2015) - The Army is consolidating Soldier education under "one roof" as part of the "Army University" concept, Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey said. The Army University, officially abbreviated "ArmyU" for short, is administered by the Combined Arms Center, or CAC, on Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. While not a "brick and mortar" … [Read more...]
Carter Awards Pentagon’s Improvised Explosive Device Agency Unit Award
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 20, 2015) - Defense Secretary Ash Carter presented the Joint Meritorious Unit Award to the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization, or JIEDDO, now the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency, or JIDA, at the Pentagon, July 16. "You are founders and pioneers in the things that you've done for the department," Carter said. "You … [Read more...]