Know Your Off-Base Housing Options The military is required to provide adequate housing for dependents so, you will receive the housing allowance even while you are assigned to the barracks at basic training and/or technical school/AIT/A-School. In the military you are paid twice per month. You will receive your BAH as part of your regular paycheck. While you are in Basic … [Read more...]

The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) is a special operations unit of the United States Army headquartered at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The Regiment was formed to provide aviation support to other Spec Ops warriors after a highly publicized failed hostage rescue attempt. At this time it was noted that there were no U.S. helicopter units trained in the kind of … [Read more...]

Protecting The World, Federal Mission During peacetime each state National Guard answers to the leadership in the 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia. During national emergencies, however, the President reserves the right to mobilize the National Guard, putting them in federal duty status. While federalized, the units answer to the Combatant … [Read more...]

Infantry (IN) 11B Infantryman 11C Indirect Fire Infantryman 11X Infantry Enlistment Option 11Z Infantry Senior Sergeant (Rank 1Sgt) Field Artillery (FA) … [Read more...]

DATE EVENT 1775-1783 The Revolutionary War 1775 May 10 The Battle of Fort Ticonderoga (The action for which the Army was awarded it's first battle streamer) 1775 … [Read more...]