TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT, Pa. (Aug. 26, 2013) - Team Tobyhanna is helping connect Soldiers to cutting-edge technology, which gives leaders the ability to soundlessly maneuver and track a unit's movements on the battlefield using a handheld device. Several shops here are supporting the U.S. Army's Nett Warrior system that provides warfighters secure and mobile voice, video and … [Read more...]
Chiefs: National Guard and Reserves Should Remain Strong and Operational
ARLINGTON, Va. (Aug. 26, 2013) - The National Guard and Reserves should remain strong operational forces, senior leaders of the seven reserve components said recently. "We need to continue to engage in the operational missions of our services," Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said at a reserve chiefs panel … [Read more...]
Picatinny to Remove Tons of Toxins from Lethal Rounds
PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (August 23, 2013) -- An enemy convoy transporting a supply of fuel rumbles across the desert floor, an ideal target for armor-piercing incendiary projectiles. These projectiles are most useful for "after-armor effects," such as an incandescent flash immediately after penetrating a hard target. The resulting plume may be useful for devastating any … [Read more...]
New SHARP Director Says Army Must Defeat Sexual Assault to Maintain Public Trust
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 23, 2013) -- As the Army finishes up operations in Afghanistan, at home it continues a fight to stem the sexual assaults some in uniform perpetrate against their fellow Soldiers. Now leading the charge against sexual assault in the Army is Christine T. Altendorf, Ph.D, the new director of the Army Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and … [Read more...]
Campbell Addresses Veterans, Military Service Organizations at Summit
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 22, 2013) - The Army's vice chief of staff opened the second quarterly Veterans Service Organization/Military Service Organization Summit by telling attendees that while the Army can be bureaucratic at times, it's still a learning organization that is, and will continue to be, flexible and adaptable to change no matter what that may … [Read more...]