WASHINGTON (March 16, 2015) - A directive signed by Army Secretary John M. McHugh, Feb. 25, opened more than 4,100 positions to women in the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, or USASOC. Directive 2015-08 opened positions in the U.S. Army Special Forces Command, National Guard airborne battalions and tactical psychological teams. Although recent news has focused on female … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (March 13, 2015) - "Today, just 33 percent of our brigades are ready, when our sustained readiness rate should be closer to 70 percent, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno told lawmakers, regarding the lingering effects sequestration has already had on the Army. Army Secretary John M. McHugh and Odierno appeared before the Senate Committee on Appropriations, … [Read more...]

PITTSBURGH, PA, March 13, 2015 - RE2, Inc., a leading developer of modular robotic manipulation systems, announced that the company received funding from the US Army Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) office and U.S. Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) to develop robotic technologies to assist combat medics in the field. The combat medic … [Read more...]

ARLINGTON, Va. (March 12, 2015) - Total Force Army 2025 must plan for the new challenges of the future technologically savvy Generation Z recruits, said Anthony J. Stamilio, Army deputy assistant secretary for manpower and Reserve affairs (civilian personnel/quality of life). Stamilio led a panel discussion, March 10, on "Soldier and Family Services - Building Resiliency … [Read more...]

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (March 12, 2015) - One day, Soldiers may wear uniforms and chemical protective suits that decontaminate themselves and are cool enough to wear for extended periods. Researchers, such as chemist David McGarvey, Ph.D, at the Army's Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, or ECBC, on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, are part of a team led by the … [Read more...]