HUNTSVILLE, Alabama January 14, 2013 Suicide took the lives of more active duty military personnel in 2012 than the fighting in Afghanistan, The Associated Press is reporting today. According to sources not identified by The AP, there were 349 military suicides last year -- far exceeding the previous high of 301 for a single year. In the war in Afghanistan, 295 soldiers died … [Read more...]

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Jan. 10, 2013) -- Unmanned systems have begun to have a significant impact on warfare. Unmanned drones providing sustained surveillance, swift precise attacks on high-value targets and small robots are used for missions to counter improvised explosive devices. The systems are generally remotely piloted and rely on near-continuous control by a human … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 11, 2013) -- This year, Soldiers and most civilians will see an increase in the amount of their pay withheld for Social Security. The withholding has increased from 4.2 percent to 6.2 percent. The change comes with the expiration in legislation that was passed in 2010. Back then, that legislation actually decreased the withholding from 6.2 … [Read more...]

FORT BENNING January 10, 2013 The Army recently announced the expansion of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit to include 24 Wounded Warriors as members of its new Paralympic and Instructor sections. The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit's, or USAMU's, Paralympic and Instructor sections will showcase the resiliency of Wounded Warriors. Recruiting for those positions is now underway … [Read more...]

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. January 8, 2013 At the U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, scientists are fine-tuning odor-sensing technology that could be used to protect food supplies, identify biological agents and equip the warfighter with newfound capabilities. Calvin Chue, Ph.D., a research biologist at Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, or ECBC, said nearly … [Read more...]