PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (Jan. 8, 2014) - As the military use of unmanned aircraft systems has increased dramatically, including by entities that may pose a threat to the United States, scientists at Picatinny Arsenal are part of the effort to counter potential threats to U.S. armed forces by such systems. Unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS, is the term to describe a far more … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 8, 2014) - The National Defense Authorization Act, passed last month, requires sweeping changes to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, particularly in cases of rape and sexual assault. "These are the most changes to the Manual for Courts-Martial that we've seen since a full committee studied it decades ago," said Lt. Col. John L. Kiel … [Read more...]

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Army News Service, Jan. 7, 2014) -- Army Emergency Relief has opened its scholarship application period for the 2014-15 school year. Applications from spouses and dependent children of Soldiers will be accepted from now until May 1, officials said. This year, scholarships will be awarded based solely on financial need, said Tammy LaCroix, manager for Army … [Read more...]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (Army News Service, Jan. 6, 2014) - Some 64 specialists from the Army's Edgewood Chemical Biological Center are expected to depart for the Mediterranean in about two weeks aboard the ship MV Cape Ray to destroy chemical weapons from Syria. The nearly 650-foot-long ship, now in Portsmouth, will travel to a yet-to-be specified location in the Mediterranean and … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 3, 2014) - Not only are synthetic drugs dangerous, but they can cost a Soldier his or her military career. The Drug Enforcement Administration, or DEA, said users of synthetic drugs have suffered vomiting, anxiety, seizures, hallucinations, loss of consciousness, organ damage, and even death. Soldiers can face disciplinary action that … [Read more...]