FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (Sept. 30, 2014) - The Commander 360 is a new leader development program in the Army's Multi-Source Assessment and Feedback suite. The intent of the Commander 360, known as CDR360, program is to leverage 360-degree assessment feedback to enhance leadership growth and to increase rater involvement in the development process. The program is designed … [Read more...]

FORT POLK, La. (Sept. 29, 2014) - When the 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), descended from the night sky into the Joint Readiness Training Center here, last month, it not only marked the first large-scale joint forced entry air assault in more than 11 years, it also signaled a larger shift in how the Army executes training … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 26, 2014) - Heat-of-the-moment thoughts and emotions to a stressful event can be "productive or counterproductive," depending on the course of action one chooses to take, said Master Sgt. Jennifer Loredo. That might seem like a no-brainer, but people are not always self-aware of their own pattern of thoughts and emotions and ensuing … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 25, 2014) - The Ebola outbreak is the largest medical emergency since the plague, and the Army is assessing how to respond to this "dire situation," said the Army's top general. "It is a very bad situation," Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Ray Odierno said today, at Google's office in Washington, D.C., during his first Google hangout, a … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Sept. 25, 2014) - Lt. Gen. Patricia Horoho, surgeon general of the Army, delivered a live TEDMED talk on Sept. 11, titled, "Don't you dare talk about this," which was held in the Kennedy Center here. Horoho aimed to refocus national attention and provide insights on the problem of preventable harm in U.S. hospitals. TEDMED, which stands for technology, … [Read more...]