ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (June 14, 2013) -- The U.S. Army is harnessing the elements to help reduce casualties from sniper attacks on forward operating bases. The U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command's research laboratory and aviation missile and communications-electronics RD&E centers -- the Army Research Laboratory, or ARL, the Aviation and Missile … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, June 14, 2013 – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel helped the Army celebrate its 238th birthday at the Pentagon today with a cake-cutting ceremony and a reminder that after 238 years, the service, perhaps unique among militaries, continues to have “the astounding confidence and trust of the American people.” “I don’t know of any other … [Read more...]

NATICK, Mass. (June 10, 2013) -- He will tell you that he's not particularly noteworthy, but Jason Kaye certainly recognizes the importance of his organization's mission. Kaye serves as a Navy civilian with the Joint Prisoner of War, Missing in Action Accounting Command, or JPAC, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. JPAC seeks to account for every American service member … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (June 10, 2013) -- As Army Knowledge Online moves to next-generation enterprise services, Army retirees and family members will access DOD online self-service sites through the more secure Department of Defense Self-Service Logon, called "DS Logon." The DS Logon system allows DOD and Department of Veterans Affairs, or VA, members and affiliates to access DOD and VA … [Read more...]