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...]

ARLINGTON, Va. (April 15, 2015) - The Army is working toward developing a fully autonomous tactical vehicle, a robotics expert said. "When you start looking at the mid-term, five to 10 years, we start talking about tapping into external systems," said Mark Mazzara, robotics interoperability lead for the Army's Program Executive Office - Combat Support and Combat Service … [Read more...]

April 14, 2015 - April is the month, which the nation has set aside to recognize the sacrifices 1.8 million military children endure as a result of active-duty parents transitioning during permanent and temporary deployments. The cadence of drummers, chants of cheerleaders and the voices of child development center students, base personnel, parents and guests echoed outside … [Read more...]