WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 16, 2015) - Soldiers should check their emails in the coming weeks for the chance to provide input on possible revisions to aspects of the Army uniform and wear policy. Senior Army leaders, including Sergeant Major of the Army Daniel A. Dailey and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno, have authorized an online survey across all major … [Read more...]

NATICK, Mass. (July 16, 2015)  -  When Soldiers rip open Meals, Ready-to-Eat, also known as MRE, in a combat zone, most people probably are thinking more about flavor and filling their stomachs than about the nutrition. However, that does not mean nutrition is not important. The new online combat rations database, or ComRaD, formally launched earlier this month … [Read more...]

VILECK, Germany (July 16, 2015) - The Combined Arms Training Center, or CATC, conducted its pilot Unit Training Management Leader Development Course, or UTMLDC, here, July 13-17. This course was made to develop sergeants first class and above and future company commanders and battalion staff officers on doctrinal training management principles and applying those principles … [Read more...]

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (July 15, 2015) - A 2-year-old boy has a shot at a better quality of life, thanks to a robot and a few skilled surgeons. Doctors here performed surgery on Jose Collado Jr., son of Maj. Jose Collado and his wife Alma, last month to remove a large cystic mass from behind his bladder. The procedure marks Brooke Army Medical … [Read more...]

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (July 15, 2015) - Imagine a future in which a chemical attack on a Middle Eastern village in the dead of night has no effect on the people in its path. They are sleeping soundly in tents embedded with protective filtration material that prevents any harm. The village elders, who come out to investigate, have that same material in the headscarves … [Read more...]