SAN ANTONIO (Feb. 20, 2015) - Military personnel who deployed during Operation Iraqi Freedom, or OIF, Operation Enduring Freedom, or OEF, or Operation New Dawn, or OND, were commonly exposed to airborne hazards such as dust and smoke, Army Medicine researchers say. Some may have developed respiratory diseases and still have medical consequences as a result. Army Medicine … [Read more...]
Bystanders Need to Protect Victims of Sexual Predators, Soldiers Say
WASHINGTON (Feb. 20, 2015) - Victims of sexual assault who reported what happened faced disbelief and retaliation from others, according to five Soldiers who spoke to dozens of general officers, including the Army chief of staff. They spoke at the "Survivor and Bystander Experiences: Retaliation and the Break of Trust" panel here during the 2015 Army Sexual … [Read more...]
Advancements Provide Innovative and Realistic Training
FORT RUCKER, Ala. (Feb. 20, 2015) - Today's Army aviation leaders can augment the training process with innovative training techniques and live, virtual, constructive, gaming, and mission command, also known as LVCG-MC, technologies. The adage "train the way we fight" requires leveraging the full spectrum of training enablers to allow aviation leaders and their formations to … [Read more...]
New Devices May Soon Help Soldiers Nose Out Chemicals, Bio Threats
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUNDS, Md. (Feb. 19, 2015) - Researchers are refining for Army use a commercial technology that will allow Soldiers to accurately and rapidly detect an array of chemical and biological hazards - from mustard agent to anthrax - and then transmit those results to their higher command. At the same time, the technology is smart enough to differentiate between … [Read more...]
Army Reserve Launches Private-Public Partnership for Cyber Warriors
WASHINGTON (Feb. 18, 2015) - In the face of ever-evolving cyber challenges, the Army Reserve has launched a private-public partnership to build its network of cyber warriors. Chief of Army Reserve Lt. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley signed a cyber private public partnership, or Cyber P3, with six universities and nearly a dozen employers, at an event on Capitol Hill, Feb. 10. The … [Read more...]




