WASHINGTON (Army News Service, April 20, 2015) - Resilience, leadership and achievement are just a few of the many traits that earned six youths acclaim from senior leaders during Operation Homefront's 7th annual Military Child of the Year Award Gala in Arlington, Va., April 16. Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and keynote speaker, and Jason … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, April 20, 2015) - There are 25 warrior transition units, or WTUs, in the United States and overseas. That number will decrease to 15 by Aug. 1, 2016, Col. Chris Toner said. Toner, commander of the Army's Warrior Transition Command and assistant surgeon general for Warrior Care and Transition, spoke April 17, during a Pentagon media … [Read more...]

NATICK, Mass. (April 20, 2015) - A new database at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, or NSRDEC, is a perfect fit for America's Soldiers. The ANSUR II 3-D Shape Database uses three-dimensional shapes and contour data to improve the fit of clothing and equipment for warfighters. It incorporates the latest Army anthropometric survey … [Read more...]

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...]