WASHINGTON (Army News Service, April 24, 2014) - The Staybridge Suites now under construction at Fort Belvoir, Va., is being designed specifically to cater to wounded warriors and their visiting family members. Just a few of the features at the hotel will be conference rooms for doctor-patient meetings, a movie theater for those who can't get out and a children's … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (April 24, 2014) - On April 2, 2014 around 4:15 p.m., Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Addison Burgess, 1st Cavalry Division chaplain, was getting ready to leave his office on Fort Hood when he was told to stay put. He heard shots and hoped that it was a routine memorial ceremony. His worst fears came true when the lockdown alarmed sounded. Soon, the installation learned of … [Read more...]

SAN ANTONIO (April 22, 2014) - Personnel at the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center discharged their first patient to use their Activities of Daily Living skills room designed to prepare recovering wounded warriors for independent living, March 27. Ask any injured service member who is a patient at the USAISR Burn Center what they want to achieve while … [Read more...]

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (April 21, 2014) - The U.S. Army fired the first of a new fifth-generation tank cartridge, the M829E4, from an Abrams tank at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Friday, as part of a series of critical trials preceding the cartridge's entry into the Army's inventory. "Abrams lethality starts here," said Maj. Juan R. Santiago, assistant product manager for … [Read more...]

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (April 21, 2014) - In Afghanistan, summer temperatures soar to 120 degrees and winter temperatures dip into the teens. Mix in some blinding sandstorms and one can appreciate the importance of adequate military shelter not only for Soldiers, but also for military working dogs. To keep the working dogs healthier and more comfortable during … [Read more...]