WASHINGTON (Army News Service, December 13, 2013) - Nearly 19,000 active-duty captains and majors in the Army Competitive Category will go before either an Officer Separation Board or Enhanced Selective Early Retirement Board early next year. As part of the Army's plan to meet force reduction obligations, as many as 20 percent of those officers, one in five, may be asked to … [Read more...]

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (December 12, 2013) - The U.S. Army Materiel Command hosted the first global town hall meeting since the conclusion of the government shutdown at the Bob Jones Auditorium here, Dec. 9. Gen. Dennis L. Via, AMC commanding general, hosted the event and updated the headquarters staff and the almost 200 sites connected to the video teleconferencing system … [Read more...]

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. (December 12, 2013) - The Army used a vehicle-mounted high-energy laser for the first time to successfully engage more than 90 mortar rounds and several unmanned aerial vehicles in flight. The Army High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator, or HEL MD, underwent multiple test events between Nov. 18 and Dec. 10, at White Sands Missile Range. This … [Read more...]

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (December 12, 2013) - Rain-laden skies could not dampen the spirit of the Soldiers on Fort Bragg as they jumped out of airplanes over Sicily drop zone in support of the 16th Annual Randy Oler Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 7. The toy drop is a tradition at Fort Bragg sponsored by U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne), or USACAPOC … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, December 11, 2013) - Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Ray Odierno was honored with the National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award, Dec. 10. Among other honorees was Texas Longhorns long snapper Nate Boyer, a staff sergeant in the Texas National Guard, who received the National Football Foundation, or NFF, Legacy Award. Both men … [Read more...]