AUGUST 28, 2024 — "Save the life of a fellow American, whether in uniform or not!" This simple yet powerful message was the driving force as more than 4,000 U.S. Army Soldiers volunteered and registered into the Department of Defense's bone marrow donor program Salute to Life during a two-week bone marrow drive held across multiple locations and units located at Fort Bliss, … [Read more...]
Better Serving Our Service Members Through Higher Education
AUGUST 28, 2024 - This year marks the 80th anniversary of the G.I. Bill®[1], a historic piece of legislation that created a range of benefits for veterans, most notably tuition assistance. In fact, 7.8 million of the 16 million American veterans returning from World War II took advantage of the G.I. Bill's education opportunities, and by 1947, half of college admissions were … [Read more...]
Officer Training Course for Guardians to Begin
AUGUST 28, 2024 - The U.S. Space Force inaugural Officer Training Course is scheduled to begin Sept. 3, at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. OTC is the Space Force’s initial leader development course created to produce a multidisciplinary officer corps with a broad understanding of mission concepts and a foundational baseline to synchronize effects across the range of … [Read more...]
U.S. Plans Expansion at NATO’s Command
AUGUST 28, 2024 - The United States recently began planning to significantly expand its presence at the NATO Joint Support and Enabling Command here, a move intended to improve the alliance’s ability to rapidly deploy forces. Currently a NATO force structure organization, JSEC is set to become a full-fledged NATO command structure organization following the Washington Summit … [Read more...]
Soldiers Volunteer for Army-Wide Health Study
AUGUST 28, 2024 — The Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Johnson was the first of multiple installations selected to participate in the Military Health and Nutrition Examination Study Aug. 21 through 24 in the warrior mission training center. Modeled after the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study, conducted by the Centers for Disease Control, MHANES is … [Read more...]