FORT BENNING, Ga. (Feb. 27, 2015) - In June 2014, during the Maneuver Warfighter Conference, Maj. Gen. Scott Miller, commanding general of the Maneuver Center of Excellence, or MCoE, addressed an area many leaders in the operational Army had expressed concerns about - marksmanship. "There have been studies in recent years that have shown that due to the War on Terrorism, … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Feb. 27, 2015) - A female first lieutenant from Fort Carson, Colorado, who flies Apache helicopters, successfully completed all course requirements of the second gender-integrated Ranger Training Assessment Course, or RTAC, which ended this week. Of the 100 Soldiers who started this most-recent RTAC, 17 were female. Of the Soldiers who completed the course … [Read more...]

SEMBACH KASERNE, Germany (Feb. 26, 2015) - Military medical and behavioral health specialists from 10 NATO countries met in Germany, Feb. 24-25, for a mental health and mild traumatic brain injury, or mTBI, workshop. The workshop, which took place at Vogelweh and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, saw experts from several NATO countries speak on topics ranging from … [Read more...]

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (Feb. 25, 2015) - More than 50 wounded, injured and ill Service members from five military installations converged on Fort Belvoir, Feb. 9-13, to compete in the first of several regional-level sporting events, which will determine which athletes will advance to the Army trials and qualify to compete in a major Department of Defense, or DoD, competition … [Read more...]

McALESTER, Okla. (Feb. 25, 2015) - A new process at McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, or MCAAP, will make more recovered projectile bodies viable for reuse in the production of field artillery training rounds and provide the military with a cheaper and safer munition, Army officials said. An estimated 95 percent of obsolete and unserviceable D563 projectile bodies recovered … [Read more...]