Aug 21, 2012

More than 200 observer/trainers supported the recent Vibrant Response exercise held at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center and Muscatatuck Urban Training Complex, Ind., providing training, feedback, and ensuring adherence to standards throughout the emergency response exercise.

Aug 20, 2012

III Corps and Fort Hood Commanding General Lt. Gen. Don Campbell Jr. said during Fort Hood's second multimedia town hall, held Aug. 14, 2012, he is optimistic that, given Fort Hood's status as a premier Army installation, the post will not see dramatic changes.

Aug 20, 2012

Army leaders say the performance of participants in the recently concluded Vibrant Response 13 exercise has demonstrated that the U.S. military is ready to handle a major catastrophe, such as a nuclear explosion, on the homeland.

Aug 18, 2012

Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Katherine Hammack, assistant secretary of the Army for installations, energy and environment, toured Tooele Army Depot, Utah, broke ground on the $9.6 million solar power renewable energy project, and talked with media Aug. 17, 2012.

Aug 16, 2012

Construction is underway on a new Warrior in Transition Campus at Fort Eustis, Va., which will greatly improve the recuperative process for wounded warriors assigned to the post's Warrior Transition Unit.

Aug 16, 2012

The Class of 2016 returned to West Point Aug. 13, 2012, sharing a 12-mile trek from Camp Buckner with cadre, staff, faculty and alumni. The March Back was the final hurdle new cadets endured before they could officially claim they had completed Cadet Basic Training.

Aug 16, 2012

Fort Rucker, Ala., aims to celebrate life during Suicide Prevention Month in September with actives to help Soldiers and families beat depression.

Aug 16, 2012

Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, "Strike," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), took top honors in the Week of the Eagles 2012 Marksmanship Competition held Aug. 14, 2012, at Fort Campbell, Ky.

Aug 15, 2012

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Down and Dirty Mud Run participants get what they ask for during annual race series finale: More Mud!

Aug 15, 2012

More than 9,000 Soldiers and civilians from numerous local, state and federal agencies participated in Vibrant Response 13, along with their equipment -- mobile labs, helicopters, heavy equipment and so on -- spread out over 5,000 square miles of southern Indiana and northern Kentucky.

Aug 15, 2012

Soldiers of varying abilities and complex medical issues recently stepped up and fed their desire to compete in Fort Drum's first Wounded Warrior Triathlon.

Aug 14, 2012

Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 17th Field Artillery fine turned their skills on the M109A6 Paladin during a battalion level certification and live-fire exercise at Fort Sill, Okla., July 24, 2012.

Aug 14, 2012

During this Week of the Eagles 2012, the Run for the Fallen event was held at the Sabalauski Air Assault School, Aug. 11, 2012, bringing Soldiers, veterans and family members together to remember.

Aug 14, 2012

At the 2012 Military Health System Research Symposium, an overriding philosophy is that strong partnerships lead to successful research.

Aug 13, 2012

It sounds like a Hollywood movie. A terrorist detonated a nuclear device in a major Midwestern city. More than 300,000 killed; hundreds of thousands more wounded or missing. Local, state and federal forces rush in to provide lifesaving and life-sustaining care.

Aug 13, 2012

Indiana National Guardsmen conducted a mandatory evacuation training mission, Aug. 7, 2012, at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., as part of their annual training requirements during Vibrant Response 13, a major incident exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North.

Aug 9, 2012

Field artillerymen from the 10th Mountain Division and the 1st Cavalry Division fired M777A2 "triple seven" howitzers during a live-fire training exercise, Aug. 4, 2012, at Fort Drum, N.Y.

Aug 9, 2012

In preparation for a deployment where units will be spread out across a wide area, squad and team leaders with Company A, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Third Infantry Division, spent a morning refreshing their "call-for-fire" skills, Aug. 2, 2012.

Aug 9, 2012

U.S. Army South, along with armed and security forces from 17 nations, officially kicked-off the annual U.S. Southern Command sponsored Fuerzas Aliadas PANAMAX exercise today, which will take place simultaneously in San Antonio, Miami, Suffolk, Va., and in Panama, Aug. 6-17, 2012.

Aug 9, 2012

Surgical Chloe, a full-body surgical simulator, debuted at this year's Vibrant Response training exercise hosted by Army North, as a training force-multiplier for the Army's Forward Surgical Teams.

Aug 8, 2012

With an already busy wildfire season under its belt, the National Guard has expanded firefighting efforts in several states throughout the Midwest and Southwest, where they have activated more than 100 personnel and multiple aircraft.

Aug 7, 2012

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno traveled to U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command headquarters at Fort Eustis, Va., July 31, 2012, to receive briefings on TRADOC initiatives that impact both the current force and the Army of 2020.

Aug 7, 2012

Representatives from 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), attended the Spouse Master Resiliency Training course from July 23 to Aug. 3, 2012, at Fort Campbell, Ky.

Aug 7, 2012

The unthinkable happened: A (simulated) 3,000 lb. radiological dispersal devise exploded Aug. 5, 2012, at a train station in a major Midwestern city. Within hours, reports indicated two additional radiological devises, as well as a possible nuclear device, also detonated within the city.

Aug 6, 2012

The Baltimore Ravens recognized local service members, veterans and military families at the team's Military Appreciation Day, Aug. 4, 2012, during the team's open training camp practice at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md.

Aug 6, 2012

U. S. Army North, U. S. Northern Command's joint force land component command, is hosting an exercise, Vibrant Response, across southern Indiana and Kentucky designed to coordinate a rapid and efficient disaster response. That exercise is focusing on a nuclear explosion scenario in the Midwest.

Aug 6, 2012

The Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, Gen. Raymond T. Odierno visited the Soldiers of the Third Infantry Division at Fort Stewart, Ga. Aug 6, 2012. This was the CSA's first visit to the home of the Marne Division since being sworn in as the 38th Chief of Staff of the Army.

Aug 5, 2012

The 40th Expeditionary Signal Battalion is participating in Vibrant Response 13, a joint-service, mass-training exercise directed by U.S. Northern Command.

Aug 3, 2012

The U.S. Marine Corps Chemical, Biological Incident Response Force continued to search for displaced and trapped civilians in need of decontamination and medical care, July 29, 2012, as part of Vibrant Response 13, a major incident exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North.

Aug 2, 2012

Joint Base Lewis-McChord and Clover Park School District in Washington, broke ground on the future site of JBLM's Hillside Elementary School, July 30, 2012, signifying the official start of a yearlong construction project to rebuild Hillside and Carter Lake Elementary Schools completely.

Aug 2, 2012

Honorable Dr. Joseph W. Westphal recently participate in the ground breaking ceremony for the Center Lake and Hillside Elementary schools on Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM). During his visit to the installation, Dr. Westphal also interacted with leaders, Soldiers and the civilian workforce at JBLM Garrison, I Corps, Madigan Army Medical Center, the Warrior Transition Battalion, Western Regional Medical Command, and the National Center for Telehealth and Technology (T2). He underscored support for the positive direction of JBLM/I Corps and expressed the confidence of Army senior leadership in the JBLM leadership, and in the medical professionals at Madigan Army Medical Center; specifically expressing appreciation for their innovative and interdisciplinary approaches to patient care.

Aug 2, 2012

Hundreds of local and international visitors to the National Capital Region watched the time honored military tradition of the "Twilight Tattoo" inside Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall's Conmy Hall, in Arlington Va., Aug. 1, 2012.

Aug 2, 2012

The men and women who make up the traffic section at Fort Carson, Colo., were named the top military traffic safety program at the 2011 International Association of Chiefs of Police National Law Enforcement Challenge.

Aug 2, 2012

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III was on Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., to learn more about post and, more importantly, spend time with Soldiers and their families.

Aug 1, 2012

U.S. Army South and U.S. Medical Command conducted an annual cataract medical readiness training exercise in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, July 10-27, 2012.

Aug 1, 2012

The first-ever, fully immersive virtual simulation training system for Soldiers is being fielded at Fort Bragg, N.C. The Dismounted Soldier Training System will be available for leaders to enhance their Soldiers' training in a fully immersive, virtual reality environment.

Aug 1, 2012

Personnel from U.S. Army North are creating realistic training scenarios involving "sick" and "injured" civilians for the thousands of service members in Indiana for Vibrant Response 13, a major incident exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North.

Aug 1, 2012

Joint Base Lewis-McChord and Clover Park School District in Washington, broke ground on the future site of JBLM's Hillside Elementary School, July 30, 2012, signifying the official start of a yearlong construction project to rebuild Hillside and Carter Lake Elementary Schools completely.

Aug 1, 2012

Thomas R. Lamont, assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, visited Fort Campbell, Ky., July 25, 2012, to discuss force manning and manpower issues as well as observe several aspects of training.

Jul 31, 2012

Soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., helped members of the Quileute tribe move approximately 100 canoes out of the water at the completion of the tribe's two-week journey, July 29, 2012.

Jul 30, 2012

The McGinnis Challenge tested the physical and mental fortitude of 128 squads of new cadets July 20, 2012, capping off the first three weeks of Cadet Basic Training for the U.S. Military Academy's Class of 2016.

Jul 30, 2012

With fewer than 24 hours until the hypothetical detonation of a 10-kiloton nuclear device in a major Midwestern city, military exercise specialists were putting the final touches on a national catastrophic incident exercise that will test more than 9,000 service members and civilians in 11 training locations and airfields spread across 5,000 square miles in southern Indiana and northern Kentucky.

Jul 29, 2012

After a simulated 10-kiloton nuclear detonation in a major Midwestern city, specialized teams of Guardsmen from Tennessee and Ohio began clearing routes and monitoring radiation, July 26, 2012, at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., in advance of federal response forces.

Jul 29, 2012

Responding to a simulated 10-kiloton nuclear detonation, Soldiers from the 178th Engineer Company out of Fort Polk, La., conducted a rescue mission July 28, 2012, at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, Ind., during Vibrant Response 13, a major incident exercise conducted by U.S. Northern Command and led by U.S. Army North.

Jul 29, 2012

It's time to make more room in the Fort Hood trophy case. The III Corps Combatives Team added to its 2010 and 2011 titles by winning the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Championship, July 28, 2012, at Fort Hood, this time in a come-from-behind effort, passing 3rd Infantry Division of Fort Stewart, Ga., on the final day of competition.

Jul 27, 2012

Science can have profound impacts on Soldiers' lives. That message came through loud and clear July 26, 2012, at Natick Soldier Systems Center, Mass., where basic research scientists from the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center offered their inaugural "Science for the Soldier Day."

Jul 27, 2012

Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Lloyd Austin capped off a week-long series of visits to several Army bases, with a final visit to Fort Riley, Kan., July 27, 2012, to develop a better understanding of the "health of the force."

Jul 26, 2012

The White House and the Army want Americans to show their support for the U.S. Olympic Team by organizing or supporting an Olympic meetup.com event near them, July 28, 2012.

Jul 26, 2012

The Summer Olympics return July 27 and U.S. Army athletes will compete in London to represent their country in the athletic arena, and Fort Rucker icon Sgt. Ted E. Bear isn't being shy when it comes to showing his support.

Jul 26, 2012

"Let's get ready to rumble," bellowed Brig. Gen. Dean Milner, III Corps and Fort Hood, deputy commanding general (Canada). And with that statement, the 2012 U.S. Army Combatives Championship got underway at the Abrams Physical Fitness Center at Fort Hood, Texas, July 26, 2012.

Jul 26, 2012

In the Pentagon Library and Conference Center, July 25, dozens of members of the Department of Defense's Muslim community and their families -- including Muslim service members -- gathered to break their Ramadan fast with an Iftar dinner.

Jul 25, 2012

A dive school in Seattle says the commercial diving industry is "begging for vets."

Jul 25, 2012

The National Training Center and Fort Irwin experienced a first last week when the community came together for the installation's first Celebration of Unity during Ramadan, July 18, 2012, at Sandy Basin Community Center.

Jul 25, 2012

Soldiers from posts around the Army will take to the mats at Fort Hood, Texas, to begin their quest of being named the best in their respective weight class.

Jul 25, 2012

Cpl. Vitalis Dubininkas of 316th Mobility Augmentation Company, 844th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, 412th Theater Engineer Command, helps Spc. Shawn Asconi wrap detonation cord around a block of C4 explosive during River Assault 2012, held at Fort Chaffee, Ark.

Jul 24, 2012

New York Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters landed near Marcy, N.Y., July 12, 2012, as part of a training exercise with the Army Reserve's Company A, 401st Civil Affairs Battalion and the Maynard and Stittville Volunteer Fire Departments.

Jul 24, 2012

Mountain Peak, which is one of the largest training exercises in 10th Mountain Division (LI) history, began July 23, 2012. The exercise is also the first time the division has trained as an entity since before 9/11.

Jul 24, 2012

They are knights who wear flight suits instead of armor; Airborne Soldiers who jump into crowds instead of combat zones; whose mission is for entertainment -- not war.

Jul 24, 2012

Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III reunited with former team members today at Fort Stewart, and helped make a Third Infantry Division vehicle dedication ceremony a historic event.

Jul 23, 2012

For the first time in five deployment cycles, all seven companies of Eagle Lift, 7th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, trained together during a collaborative situational training exercise that began at Fort Campbell, Ky., July 16, 2012.

Jul 22, 2012

Army senior leaders, led by Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, will tour several Army installations this week to assess the health of the force.

Jul 20, 2012

If you think cooking nutritious meals for your family can be challenging, try cooking for 300 hungry Soldiers.

Jul 20, 2012

The training schedule has been full for the 4224th U.S. Army Hospital Soldiers participating in Operation Golden Cargo, an annual two-week training opportunity for many Reserve and National Guard units to use their military occupational specialty training in real-world situations.

Jul 19, 2012

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., is looking for a few good Soldiers. Soldier admissions officer Maj. Ryan Liebhaber has 85 slots for active duty Soldiers and 85 slots for reserve-component Soldiers in every class.

Jul 19, 2012

While a lesson in polymers was under way Fort Rucker, Ala., youth mixed glue and food-coloring in order to create a Silly Putty-like concoction at the Gains in the Education of Mathematics and Science laboratory, July 12, 2012.

Jul 19, 2012

Secretary of the Army John McHugh toured the Detroit Arsenal, headquarters of the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command, July 19, 2012.

Jul 18, 2012

Georgia is the 42nd state to sign the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. The purpose is to ease the transition for school-aged children of military families, according to the compact. So far, 43 states have signed the compact.

Jul 18, 2012

Braintree, Mass., became the 28th Massachusetts community and among more than 500 nationally to sign an Armed Forces Community Covenant in a July 18, 2012, ceremony at its 100-year-old town hall.

Jul 18, 2012

The 3rd Infantry Division combatives team surprised people at the 2011 U.S. Army Combatives Championship, but with a third-place finish, it won't be flying under anyone's radar at this year's tournament.

Jul 18, 2012

A network of 31 tidal data collection stations located between South Padre Island and the Sabine and Neches rivers, known as the Texas Coastal Ocean Observation Network, aids the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District in keeping federal waterways open for navigation.

Jul 16, 2012

More than 240 Soldiers arrived at Crane Army Ammunition Activity, Ind., July 8, 2012, to participate in the national military exercise called "Golden Cargo."

Jul 16, 2012

Corpus Christi Army Depot introduced its sixth robotic metal spray unit to coat helicopter components better, faster and cost efficiently.

Jul 16, 2012

The Army Reserve vessel USAV Robert T. Kuroda, responded to a U.S. Coast Guard request for assistance in the rescue of a civilian on a disabled sailboat, near San Nicholas Island, Calif., July 9, 2012.

Jul 16, 2012

Before Cadet Summer Training ends nearly every active-duty Soldier and cadet at West Point will receive counter-improvised explosive device training.

Jul 16, 2012

The Army created the World Class Athlete Program in 1997 with the explicit goal of competing, and winning medals, in the Olympic Games. Since its founding, 40 WCAP Soldiers have brought home gold, silver and bronze Olympic medals.

Jul 16, 2012

For military troops participating in Operation Golden Cargo, a two-week nationwide logistics mission, finding and fixing maintenance problems is a constant task.

Jul 15, 2012

Operation Golden Cargo, a logistical exercise for Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers who transport truckloads of ammunition across the U.S., has a specialized team of Soldiers that keeps convoys on track.

Jul 15, 2012

The men's and women's U.S. national basketball teams, which are preparing for the upcoming Olympics in London, put on a show for service members, their families, and other fans at the Washington, D.C., National Guard Armory, July 14, 2012.

Jul 13, 2012

Golden Cargo takes place across the western half the United States this month as members of the U.S. Army Reserve, National Guard and Navy work alongside civilians in the handling and shipping of ammunition to strategic locations.

Jul 12, 2012

Fort Jackson's Gabe will represent all armed forces dogs at the annual American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards banquet in Los Angeles later this year.

Jul 11, 2012

The first class of lieutenants to begin training at the Armor School's Basic Officer Leader Course after it moved to Fort Benning, Ga., is now the first group to conduct a field-training exercise in the Good Hope Maneuver Training Area, which officially opened July 9, 2012.

Jul 11, 2012

Thousands of military troops took to the road this week as part of Operation Golden Cargo, a two-week logistics operation to move ammunition to installations throughout the United States, which started July 9, 2012.

Jul 10, 2012

America's First Team farewelled Command Sgt. Maj. Isaia Vimoto, former division command sergeant major, Brig. Gen. James Richardson, former deputy commanding general of support, 1st Cav. Div., and hailed Brig. Gen. Laura Richardson, deputy commanding general of support for the division, during a Patch Ceremony, July 5, 2012, at Fort Hood, Texas.

Jul 10, 2012

The Army is well on its way to accomplishing its goal of building and remodeling lodging facilities at 42 bases in both the United States and Puerto Rico.

Jul 10, 2012

Heidi Shyu, acting assistant secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, visited the Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center at Rock Island, Ill., which is the only vertically integrated metal manufacturer in Department of Defense.

Jul 9, 2012

More than 400 volunteers from children to adults descended on the grounds of Arlington National Cemetery, Va., June 9, 2012, for the 16th annual Renewal and Remembrance, to honor the nation's veterans and fallen service members.

Jul 6, 2012

Electrical repair crews from distant states and one Canadian province began rolling through Hatfield and Wright Gates at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., July 2, 2012, to assist utility Dominion Virginia Power's efforts to restore regional power following the June 29 mega-storm.

Jul 6, 2012

When Task Force Tropic came to Honduras, their orders were clear: Its Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen were expected to complete four construction projects.

Jul 6, 2012

Despite rough field conditions, heat indexes in the triple digits, and having just half the dentists they expected, the Army Reserve Soldiers of the 912th Dental Company (Area Support) were able to surpass their early patient predictions while on a dental readiness exercise in Honduras.

Jul 6, 2012

As U.S. Army South's Beyond the Horizon 2012 exercise draws closer to the finish line, engineers in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, are putting in a final effort to take on and complete new tasks.

Jul 6, 2012

Division West hosted rodeo announcer Charlie Throckmorton and a few other Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association personalities and Belton Chamber of Commerce members for a "rodeo appreciation day" at Fort Hood, Texas, July 5, 2012.

Jul 5, 2012

Country music star Martina McBride and R&B singer Mario performed at the Independence Day celebration at Fort Stewart, Ga., July 4, 2012.

Jul 5, 2012

The Discovery Channel is scheduled to release "Hell and Back, Special Ops Ranger," a one-hour documentary that follows a class through the 75th Ranger Regiment's Assessment and Selection Program, July 8, 2012, at 9 p.m., EST.

Jul 5, 2012

Before his scheduled appearance at Freedom Fest actor Gary Sinise made a few unexpected visits to Soldiers and family members, July 2, 2012.

Jul 5, 2012

For the first time since it became a joint base, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., sent first responders to aid another installation.

Jul 5, 2012

More than 500 participants tested their tolerance for 'dirty water' in the annual Mud Run series, June 30, 2012, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

Jul 3, 2012

When the Soldiers of the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade at Fort Campbell, Ky., are called upon, they have three hours to get up in the air and be on their way to aid in extinguishing wildland fires.

Jul 2, 2012

More than 250 Fort Hood, Texas, service members pushed themselves to earn one of 130 slots during Zero Day of Fort Hood's first Air Assault class conducted by Fort Hood instructors.

Jul 2, 2012

The U.S. Army selected Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Heilman, representing Fort Jackson, S.C., as the 2012 Active Duty U.S. Army Drill Sergeant of the Year; and Staff Sgt. Jarod Moss, representing the 95th Reserve Division, as the 2012 Army Reserve Drill Sergeant of the Year.

Jul 2, 2012

The Third Infantry Division hosted "Marne Week" for the first time since 2006, bringing together units from across the Marne Division to compete in various athletic events.