WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 28, 2014) - About 33,000 of the positions in the Army today that are closed to women are closed because they were in units that were designated as direct ground combat. That will change this year in units that are not under Army Special Operations. The Office of the Secretary of Defense recently notified Congress of the Army's intent to … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 28, 2014) - The Army's Performance Triad program -- which aims to increase Soldier performance through an increased emphasis on adequate sleep, physical activity, and proper nutrition -- is showing signs of success in part because responsibility for its implementation has been pushed to the lowest level of command. "By putting the onus on … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 27, 2014) - The Army's chief of staff said contrary to what many people may think, the Army has been doing anything but slowing down and becoming stagnant, despite cash flow and end-strength issues. Speaking before a full house of Association of the U.S. Army members at their monthly Institute of Land Warfare breakfast in Arlington, Va., … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 24, 2014) - The Army's surgeon general, Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho, said she tried not to consider the role her gender played on her professional development as she climbed higher through the ranks in the Army. But at some point, she said, it would become inevitable that somebody would point it out to her. Just in 2011, in fact, as she … [Read more...]

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Jan. 24, 2014) - The U.S. Army is nearing completion on a project to eliminate its dependency on foreign countries for a critical energetic component in artillery and mortar ammunition, officials said. Because of changes in the global cotton industry, the United States no longer has a domestic source of quality raw material for manufacturing … [Read more...]