BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (Sept. 15, 2015) -- From the Boston Marathon to Alaska's Mount McKinley and Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, this husband and wife team, in more ways than one, has never let distance stand in their way. And even though their next adventure separates them by thousands of miles, they said they're still in it together. On Sunday, Col. Marc Hoffmeister … [Read more...]

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (Sept. 15, 2015) -- A retired major general has high praise for the health care provider he oversaw more than two decades ago. "The care has been truly phenomenal," said Maj. Gen. William L. Moore Jr., who served as Brooke Army Medical Center's, or BAMC's, commander from 1988-1991. "But this doesn't surprise me; the quality of … [Read more...]

NATICK, Mass. (Sept. 14, 2015) -- Three Soldiers, who work at the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine at Natick Soldier Systems Center, have completed 200 miles of a ruck march from Boston to New York to raise awareness of veteran suicides. Kristen Heavens, a Reserve first lieutenant who came up with the idea, Staff Sgt. Shaun Morand and Spc. Sonya Edler are … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 14, 2015) -- Some congressional staffers, and even some military officers serving in legislative liaison positions here, might have never worked so hard as they did during a 9/11-themed "workout of the day" in the Upper Senate Park on Capitol Hill. "What we got going on right here today is a commemoration for 9/11," said Maj. Adisa King, … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 14, 2015) -- For the first time in its 11-year history, Exercise Yudh Abhyas came to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, or JBLM, Washington, bringing with it 150 soldiers from the Indian army. The annual, bilateral exercise, which kicked off Sept. 9 and runs through Sept. 23, focuses on combined U.S. and Indian army training while promoting an … [Read more...]