WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 13, 2015) - Staff Sgt. Jessica Cotton had a tough choice to make. Should she reenlist in the Army or hang up her uniform and go be a lawyer? But the drill sergeant on Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, who has been in the Army for eight years, didn't have to choose between the Army or law school. She chose both with help from the Career … [Read more...]

FORT RILEY, Kan. (July 13, 2015) - The Army's top noncommissioned officer addressed 1st Infantry Division Soldier and family trepidation about troop cuts during his first visit to the home of the "Big Red One" as sergeant major of the Army, July 7-9. "This an emotional topic for many people and I know it is a concern for many of you as well," Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. … [Read more...]

GRAFENWÖHR, Germany (July 13, 2015) - U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno visited U.S. Soldiers and their commanders in the Grafenwoehr training area to talk to and listen to them, July 9. From the headquarters of the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command on Tower Barracks, Odierno attended the weekly U.S. Army Europe command update, then visited the 4th … [Read more...]

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (July 13, 2015) - As drone technology gains greater public attention, along with its potential for hostile action against American targets, Army engineers adapt ongoing research to counter aerial systems that could threaten Soldiers. At Picatinny Arsenal, the Extended Area Protection and Survivability Integrated Demonstration, or EAPS ID, began as an … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 13, 2015) - By the end of fiscal 2018, the active Army expects to have drawn down in size from 490,000 to 450,000, said Army officials during a press conference at the Pentagon, July 9. The service will also shrink the size of several brigade combat teams and will cut 17,000 civilian employees. "These are incredibly difficult choices," … [Read more...]