RSSArmy Honors Top Installations
An installation is more than just a place where Soldiers work and train, it is a community that serves the Soldiers, their Families, retirees, civilians and all other elements of the Army Family, said the Army's vice chief of staff as he recognized this year's top three posts.
Book Explains Why Mom Deploys
A new children's book, written by a former Soldier and single mother, helps to explain why mom deployed and how to cope with the emotions associated with her departure. The main character of the book, a young girl bear-cub, has to deal with her mother going on deployment.BOSS Forum Offers Participants Fun
The Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers program "is the collective voice of the single Soldier" which represents 49 percent of the Army. More than 46 participants from Department of the Army, Installation Management Command, units and garrisons around Europe shared ideas about how to support those troops during a BOSS training.Army Fights to Reduce Stigma
In the Army's recent fight to reduce the stigma of seeking and receiving treatment for combat stress, the latest weapon is telepsychiatry.Col. Elspeth C. Ritchie, psychiatry consultant to the Army's surgeon general and director of the Proponency for Behavioral Health, discussed the importance of caring for Soldiers throughout their deployment cycle.Bragg Cuts Ribbon on Model Apartment
When the ribbons fell to the ground Wednesday outside the model privatized apartment at Fort Bragg, it marked the beginning of a new way to house single Soldiers. The Randolph Pointe community is scheduled to open in early 2009, featuring 312 one- and two-bedroom apartment homes for single or unaccompanied officers and senior noncommissioned officers.Employees Create Test Aid to Save Money
Two employees' suggestion will save the depot over $78,000 per year. The test aid is used to troubleshoot the A1A1 circuit card, which is part of a circuit card assembly (CCA). The CCA is a component of the AN/ARC-186, a small, lightweight radio used in the Black Hawk helicopter.Bravo Deploys in Support of Disaster
A forward deployed team of more than 20 Joint Task Force-Bravo Soldiers and Airmen set up shop here May 4 to support a regional disaster relief exercise involving military and civilian agencies from throughout the Western Hemisphere.
Virtual Paint Helps Workers Improve
A new depot painter training program promises to save money and time, improve quality and reduce waste. The Spray Technique Analysis and Research for Defense (STAR 4D) Program trains personnel in the military refinishing industry. It aids in practice strategies and techniques that enable them to use less material and improve finish quality.ARNORTH Conducts Disaster Exercise
When an improvised explosive device detonated along Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct late last week, the reverberations of the blast, and the ensuing chemical truck explosion and release of potentially deadly methyl isocyanate gas, could be felt as far away as Texas, Arkansas, Kentucky, Maryland and North Carolina. At least in theory.Army Not Lowering Standards
Despite a rise in conduct waivers offered to recruits last year, Army officials emphasized the service is not lowering its standards -- explaining that circumstances surrounding each case and the recent behavior of those recruits earned them a second look.McKiernan Departing for Afghanistan
Calling his final formation with U.S. Army Europe Soldiers one of the proudest moments of his 36-year military career, Gen. David D. McKiernan, USAREUR and 7th Army commanding general, said farewell to the command in a ceremony on Campbell Barracks.Soldiers' Night Vision Repaired
Technicians here supporting a new repair program have rapidly repaired thousands of night vision systems stateside and overseas. The repair program, called Communications Electronics Evaluation Repair Team, or CEER-T, supports the test and repair mission (called Reset) of night vision systems and the Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System used in Southwest Asia.What's Hot
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