KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (July 2, 2014) - Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, air assaulted into the Darwazgay Pass in support of the 1st Kandak, 2nd Battalion, 205th Corps, Afghan National Army, June 23. The joint effort was aimed at disrupting the flow of weapons being brought into Afghanistan from Pakistan, through the pass … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 1, 2014) - Under Secretary of the Army Brad Carson posed 10 questions Thursday, dealing with the size and composition of the Army, modernization and readiness. The Army's 31st under secretary, who has been in office a little more than four months, spoke to members of the Association of the U.S. Army at their monthly breakfast. He began by … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, July 1, 2014) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers faces aging technology, shortage of funding and a lack of citizen awareness, said its commander. Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, the Army's chief of engineers and USACE commanding general, spoke Thursday, at a Civil Works Infrastructure roundtable conference. He highlighted some of the major … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, Army News Service, June 30, 2014 - Before long, Soldiers in tactical vehicles in the battle-space could get help from autonomous systems. These systems will provide increased situational awareness and decrease the probability of accidents using safety features such as obstacle detection, collision avoidance, lane departure, tip-over warnings and vision … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, June 30, 2014) - The number, size and placement of tattoos have been dialed back under revised Army Regulation 670-1, which governs the Army's grooming standards and proper wear of the uniform. The revised regulation was published in March, along with Department of the Army Pamplet 670-1, outlining the new standards. Effective dates for the … [Read more...]