DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah (April 20, 2015) - An innovative system to warn of a biological attack recently underwent an advanced technical demonstration at Dugway Proving Ground, or DPG, and is now in South Korea for an operations demonstration by Soldiers. The Joint U.S. Forces Korea Portal and Integrated Threat Recognition, or JUPITR, system employs a variety of detectors … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (April 17, 2015) - To better manage personnel, "the Army created the Cyber Branch 17 [for Soldiers] and is exploring the possibility of creating a cyber career field for Army civilians," Lt. Gen. Edward C. Cardon told senators. Cardon, commander of U.S. Army Cyber Command, or ARCYBER, testified before the Senate Armed Services subcommittee on emerging threats and … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (April 17, 2015) - Sequestration would force "devastating reductions" on Army Medicine personnel and have dramatic impacts on medical readiness and capabilities, the Army's surgeon general told Congress, April 14. The funding caps imposed by the 2011 Budget Control Act, also known as sequestration, would have a "significant, detrimental impact on our patients, our … [Read more...]

FORT A.P. HILL, Va. (April 16, 2015) - Imagine arriving at a major medical center with a life-threatening medical condition. Imagine now, this facility has no paging or cell phone capability. How will the right doctor be alerted that you need treatment to save your life? The Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center's Mobile Health Innovation Center, or TATCR … [Read more...]

FORT BENNING, Ga. (April 15, 2015) - Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel Dailey recently visited Fort Benning during the 2015 Best Ranger Competition, and took the time to share his views on some of the issues within the Army. Among the topics he addressed was the need for Soldiers to be prepared for complex and unconventional threats in the years ahead. "As we draw away from Iraq … [Read more...]