WIESBADEN, Germany (Sept. 10, 2015) -- Having the courage to stand up in front of hundreds of your peers, leaders and subordinates is no easy feat, especially when speaking with the current sergeant major of the Army, but that is exactly what U.S. Army Europe Soldiers are doing here today. Sgt. Maj. of the Army, or SMA, Daniel A. Dailey met with approximately 250 service … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 10, 2015) -- Army Emergency Relief, or AER, has just made it easier for junior Soldiers to request interest-free loans and grants. Effective Sept. 9, many junior Soldiers will be able to apply for emergency financial assistance without involving their chain of command. The new policy pertains to privates through corporals and specialists, … [Read more...]

FORT MEYER, Va. (Sept. 9, 2015) -- Volunteers from the U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" are using their musical skills to help their fellow service members cope with mental and physical challenges. Master Sgt. Leigh Ann Hinton and Staff Sgt. Christy Klenke began a music therapy-informed outreach program that has been visiting wounded warriors on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and … [Read more...]

SAIPAN, North Mariana Islands (Sept. 9, 2015) -- In support of the disaster relief efforts in Saipan, a Hawaii dive detachment partnered with the Coast Guard's 14th District for a required port assessment and certification of Tanapag Harbor, the port of Saipan, which remains partially non-mission capable, Aug. 27. Typhoon Soudelor left Saipan, a 48-square mile island, with … [Read more...]

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Sept. 8, 2015) -- The U.S. Army requirements, acquisition, and research and development cyber community met here to collaborate on various cyber initiatives, Aug. 5-7. The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command's Communications-Electronics Research, Development and Engineering Center, or CERDEC, sponsored the collaboration … [Read more...]