WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 19, 2015) -- ArmyFit, a comprehensive, online resource site at armyfit.army.mil, just added three "new and exciting features," Capt. Kristin Saboe said. ArmyFit, which now synchs to personal readiness devices, is accessible by smartphones and has experts standing by to answer health and fitness questions, Saboe said. Saboe oversees content … [Read more...]

FORT DRUM, N.Y., August 19, 2015 — Army Col. Diana Holland, the 10th Mountain Division’s deputy commander for support, was promoted to brigadier general and became the first woman to serve as deputy commanding general in any Army light infantry division during a July 29 ceremony here. Holland, who has served in that position since her arrival here in May, is … [Read more...]

FORT MEADE, Md. (Soldiers, Aug. 19, 2015) -- Russ Currie had not yet been born when his uncle, Jerry Lee Patrick, was killed in Vietnam. An icon in his hometown of Eustis, Florida, Patrick was an accomplished football player, who had wanted to join the Army since he was a kid. At the high school's traditional "class night" the week of graduation, the somewhat reserved teenager … [Read more...]

FORT IRWIN, Calif., August 18, 2015 — U.S. Army Reserve warrant officer candidate Sofia Olds credits the Army National Guard with a lifetime of success. She started her military career in the Florida Army National Guard at age 20 as a motor transport operator. Olds, now assigned to the 787th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion in Dothan, Alabama, became interested in … [Read more...]

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BETHESDA, Md. (Aug. 18, 2015) -- In such cases where severely wounded, ill or injured troops are incapable of fully managing their day-to-day affairs on their own, the military offers the option of non-medical attendants, or NMAs, who serve as live-in caregivers to help these troops as they continue treatment and work to recover. For Warrior Transition … [Read more...]