Mar 12, 2012

When the Secretary of Defense came to Fort Campbell, Ky., March 2, 2012, he told 101st Airborne Division Soldiers they help fulfill the American dream.

Mar 12, 2012

A memorial honoring 118 fallen Soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, was recently unveiled at Fort Knox, Ky.

Mar 12, 2012

The U.S. Military Academy held its spring Black/Gold Game away from West Point, N.Y., for the first time ever, at Doughboy Stadium on Fort Benning, Ga.

Mar 12, 2012

Pilots and ground Soldiers from C Company, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, are putting the capabilities of the new Apache Block III helicopter to the test in the skies above the National Training Center as part of the aircraft's Initial Operations Testing and Experimentation.

Mar 12, 2012

Under Secretary of the Army Joseph Westphal visited Fort Hood, Texas, March 9, 2012, as part of a trip to the Central Texas region.

Mar 12, 2012

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is nearing completion on a new solar microgrid at Fort Hunter Liggett, Calif., which will be capable of generating up to one megawatt of power.

Mar 10, 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.

Mar 10, 2012

Officials at Arlington National Cemetery will use an Army-designed geospatial mapping system to manage cemetery operations, the executive director of the Army National Cemeteries Program said March 8, 2012.

Mar 9, 2012

Corpus Christi Army Depot is taking steps to go green and reduce energy consumption to save money with a pilot program.

Mar 9, 2012

The Army needs two more rounds of base realignment and closure to align its infrastructure with a downsizing force, the assistant secretary responsible for installations told lawmakers March 7, 2012.

Mar 8, 2012

Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., sold at auction what is being called the largest pile of compost ever sold through the government's surplus liquidation site, Feb. 22, 2012.

Mar 8, 2012

Over the past five years, what's now known as the Military Culinary Arts Competition has evolved from a predominately Army and Marine Corps event to one that has attracted all of the armed services.

Mar 7, 2012

Thousands of service members and veterans whose mortgages were wrongfully foreclosed on, or who were improperly denied lower mortgage interest rates in the national housing crisis, can receive "significant relief," President Barack Obama announced today.

Mar 7, 2012

Fort Benning, Ga., will host the West Point spring football scrimmage at Doughboy Stadium, Friday at 2 p.m.

Mar 7, 2012

Black ice, blowing snow, ice fog, treacherous hills and subzero temperatures are just some of the conditions the Soldiers of the 109th Transportation Company face each week to get cargo and supplies across Alaska from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to Fort Wainwright.

Mar 7, 2012

About 335 chefs and 22 teams are competing this week in the largest U.S. Army Culinary Arts Competition ever, with more than 850 separate events to be judged.

Mar 6, 2012

U.S. Army North is gearing up for hurricane season by preparing for a large-scale hurricane exercise at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas.

Mar 6, 2012

For the first time, a task force of an Army aviation brigade deployed to a training scenario with their own unmanned aerial systems troop organic to them.

Mar 5, 2012

Forty Soldiers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Third Infantry Division, took a shot at sharpening their shooting skills, Feb. 13-24, 2012, with the help of a professional rifle team.

Mar 5, 2012

Soldiers of the 27th Engineer Battalion recently participated in training that included the use of robots to help minimize the threat of improvised explosive devices.

Mar 5, 2012

Of all the events within the 37th Annual Military Culinary Competition currently in progress at Fort Lee, ice carving is one of the few that doesn't involve cooking.

Mar 5, 2012

As soon as the sun rose March 3, 2012, the need for the Kentucky National Guard was evident by the wide-spread tornado damage across more than 40 of the 120 counties that make up the bluegrass state.

Mar 1, 2012

More than 500 high school students interested in science, technology, engineering and math flocked to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's Melvin Price Locks and Dam in Alton, Ill., Feb. 25, 2012.

Mar 1, 2012

More than 60 troops and veterans came together at a local hotel as they prepared to receive an honor they have all earned: the nation's thanks for their service.

Feb 29, 2012

Dale Earnhardt Jr. drove the Diet Mountain Dew/National Guard Chevrolet to a second-place finish behind Matt Kenseth in the 54th running of the Daytona 500.

Feb 29, 2012

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Louis District has structural engineers who go out on a wire, or rope in this case, to inspect hydraulic steel structures and bridges.

Feb 28, 2012

When the U.S. Army Center of Military History has a priceless artifact in need of restoration it calls on a group of professional machinists and fabricators located here at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.

Feb 28, 2012

More than a dozen teens, part of robotics team "Shark Attack," demonstrated their engineering talent outside the convention center here alongside military hardware from the likes of defense contractors Boeing, Oshkosh and Sikorsky.

Feb 28, 2012

Cpl. Matt Kinsey says he plays for the newest version of "America's Team" -- the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team, now practicing at the Washington Nationals spring training camp.

Feb 27, 2012

Soldiers from U.S. Army South donned heavy rucksacks and hit the road Feb. 23, 2012, for an 18-mile training road march that took them from Fort Sam Houston to the steps of the Alamo and back.

Feb 24, 2012

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and the Environment Katherine Hammack visited Fort Polk, La., getting a first-hand look at the west central Louisiana post's recycling efforts, as well as improvements made in Soldiers' barracks and an elementary school.

Feb 24, 2012

A new type of immersive full-spectrum training will be tested next month at Fort Irwin, Calif.

Feb 23, 2012

Fort Jackson, S.C., Soldiers received lessons in history, heroism and humility last week during the visit of five Medal of Honor recipients.

Feb 23, 2012

Trust is what defines the U.S. profession of arms, Gen. Martin Dempsey told ROTC cadets at Tuskegee University, the site of training for the Tuskegee Airmen -- the first black airmen in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

Feb 22, 2012

Soldiers at Fort Benning, Ga., tested four small robots last week to get a better idea how they might help Soldiers in recon missions and the detection of improvised explosive devices.

Feb 17, 2012

What began as a plan to gather about 30 people to discuss how to better help sexual assault victims, turned into a two-day Sexual Assault Response Team seminar, with nearly 130 Fort Drum, N.Y., and local community members in attendance.

Feb 17, 2012

The Air Assault Course is coming to Fort Hood, Texas. The 10-day course, which trains and tests Soldiers in air assault combat operations, sling load and rigging operations, and rappelling from a helicopter, will now have a permanent place at the installation.

Feb 16, 2012

Twenty Soldiers are making history at Fort Lee, Va., today by being the first to graduate from the brand new Stryker Systems Maintainer military occupational specialty.

Feb 16, 2012

The Army's newest accident investigation training facility officially opened with a ribbon cutting at Fort Rucker, Ala., Feb. 14, 2012.

Feb 16, 2012

A memorial service for Brig. Gen. Terence J. Hildner, who died of apparent natural causes Feb. 3, in Kabul, Afghanistan, will take place Saturday at Fort Hood, Texas, and his funeral is scheduled for Feb. 29, 2012, at Arlington National Cemetery.

Feb 15, 2012

Greco-Roman wrestler Sgt. 1st Class Dremiel Byers won a record sixth heavyweight title at the 2012 Dave Schultz Memorial International and was subsequently named Wrestler of the Week for Jan. 31-Feb. 6, 2012, by USA Wrestling.

Feb 14, 2012

Five Medal of Honor recipients are scheduled to visit Fort Jackson to share their stories with the post community during a round table event from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Feb. 16, 2012, at the Post Theater.

Feb 14, 2012

Soldiers with the 3d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) honed their skills during an exercise from from Jan. 23 to Feb. 3, 2012.

Feb 14, 2012

The U.S. Army's Office of the Chief Legislative Liaison hosted more than 400 congressional staffers Feb. 1, 2012, at the fourth annual Army Day on Capitol Hill.

Feb 14, 2012

Retired Maj. Gen. Harvey Williams still has a yearning for on-post life. He once was the post commander.

Feb 14, 2012

Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center professionals have stepped up their efforts during American Heart Month this February to encourage beneficiaries to take small steps to help protect their heart health.

Feb 14, 2012

Gen. George S. Patton's 1938 Cadillac staff car is on display at the Chicago Auto Show alongside the U.S. Army Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics vehicle and two hybrid concept vehicles.

Feb 14, 2012

The 864th Engineer Battalion is getting back to the basics -- back to the old way of doing things -- and away from the counter-insurgency fight with which it has grown so familiar.

Feb 14, 2012

The U.S. Army's newest concept models are among about 1,000 vehicles on display at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show.

Feb 13, 2012

Cost-effective, energy-reduction strategies are what the home of the Third Infantry Division is all about. And one directorate at Fort Stewart is doing just that -- saving money and reducing energy one wood chip at a time.

Feb 13, 2012

Army (11-14, 4-6 PL) overcame a four-point deficit in the first overtime and outscored Navy (3-21, 0-10 PL) 13-7 in the second extra session to claim a 69-63 win in the annual "Star Game" in front of a Christl Arena record crowd of 5,189 Saturday afternoon. The win gave the Black Knights their first season sweep of the Mids since 1992.

Feb 13, 2012

Fort Benning, Ga., will host the U.S. Military Academy at West Point football team for its annual Black and Gold Game at Doughboy Memorial Stadium on March 9.

Feb 10, 2012

Maj. Gen. Simeon G. Trombitas, U.S. Army South commander, visited with military partners in Peru, Feb. 7-10, 2012, gaining valuable insights into challenges facing the Peruvian military and strengthening military relationships between the United States and the South American country.

Feb 9, 2012

The 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, honored ninety-four of its Soldiers during an awards ceremony.

Feb 9, 2012

The 168th Brigade Support Battalion recently participated in an exercise with the U.S. Air Force and the Oklahoma Army National Guard at Fort Sill, Okla.

Feb 9, 2012

A national strategy is needed to determine U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project priorities and funding, said Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick to the Senate Armed Services Committee Feb. 9, 2012.

Feb 7, 2012

The first solar-powered microgrid to provide energy to an Army installation is scheduled to be operational this spring. U.S. Army engineers will install the system at Detroit Arsenal.

Feb 6, 2012

The XVIII Airborne Corps commanding general and command sergeant major, subordinate division commanders and more than 100 distinguished guests attended the XVIII Airborne Corps' Welcome Home Return Ceremony on Fort Bragg, N.C., Feb. 2, 2012.

Feb 6, 2012

Service members from throughout the National Capital Region were given a number of treats at the 2012 Washington Auto Show's Military Day, Jan. 31, 2012.

Feb 6, 2012

U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno met with 1st Infantry Division leaders following the completion of Unified Endeavor 12-01.

Feb 6, 2012

Just days before Super Bowl XLVI, Jim McMahon, the retired NFL, two-time Super Bowl champ, hosted the Fourth Annual Swang N' Super Bowl Bash at the historic Rathskeller where charity donations from NFL players and celebrities were raised to benefit wounded warriors.

Feb 3, 2012

The U.S. Army is sending two concept hybrid vehicles to the Chicago Auto Show to showcase its latest energy-efficiency efforts that can save money, address environmental concerns and save Soldiers' lives.

Feb 3, 2012

Within the last two years, Arlington National Cemetery has seen much progress in correcting gravesite deficiencies, increasing customer service, and instituting effective computer recordkeeping, said the Army's inspector general.

Feb 2, 2012

A two-day CrossFit level 1 certification course was offered to Third Infantry Division Soldiers at Fort Stewart, Ga., to learn the philosophy and the techniques of the CrossFit program and obtain certification as CrossFit Level 1 instructors.

Feb 1, 2012

The NOVA Unmanned Aerial Vehicle offers the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers a low-cost method of obtaining pictures from the air for levee monitoring, wildlife surveys, regulatory permit reconnaissance, invasive species contract assessments and invasive species acreage estimation.

Jan 30, 2012

U.S. Army Contracting Command is holding a pre-deployment joint readiness exercise called Joint Dawn 2012 at Fort Bliss, Texas, from Jan. 19 to Feb 3, 2012.

Jan 30, 2012

Technology originally created for use in tracking improvised explosive device networks in Afghanistan and Iraq is finding new purpose in supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection by providing mission overwatch during border patrol missions.

Jan 30, 2012

Several research techniques, including capturing and placing a telemetry collar on a wolf, will help Fort McCoy, Wis., Natural Resource Branch personnel better manage the wolves at the installation.

Jan 30, 2012

Turning swords into plowshares is not what comes to mind when one thinks about the mission of Soldiers. But this is exactly what some are doing to bring peace and stability to a troubled region: Afghanistan.

Jan 29, 2012

Medical care, infrastructure and housing were the top areas of concern during III Corps and Fort Hood's Facebook and TV Town Hall event Jan. 26, 2012.

Jan 27, 2012

A company of Army Reservists stepped inside the Special Events Center at Fort Carson, Colo., Jan. 21, 2012, after completing a one-year deployment handling detainee operations in Afghanistan.

Jan 27, 2012

When Soldiers attending the Fort Carson, Colo., Warrior Leader Course rehearsed medevac requests Jan. 17, 2012, the Army's latest in medical support aircraft responded.

Jan 26, 2012

Maj. Julie D'Annunzio became one of the first females to ever complete Bradley fighting vehicle gunnery, a combat position that is normally a male-only event.

Jan 26, 2012

The first phase of a new road being constructed by 40 airborne engineers from Alaska will pave the way for quicker Border Patrol response times along the U.S. and Mexico border.

Jan 26, 2012

A six-member Libya National Economic Development Board toured Fort Hood, Texas, Jan. 25, 2012, to learn more about rehabilitating Soldiers after a war, the set-up of the Army and Warrior Transition Brigades and the role civilian organizations play in aiding Soldiers leaving the service.

Jan 25, 2012

Soldiers in Warrior Transition Units at four installations now have the option to learn valuable construction and engineering skills through internships with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District.

Jan 25, 2012

The Army has awarded three Energy Savings Performance Contracts with a total value of $61 million, including one that will result in the largest renewable energy project executed to date by the Army.

Jan 24, 2012

The resilience of Soldiers, civilians and family members at Fort Hood was on full display Jan. 12, 2012, during a visit from the new Director of the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program, Brig. Gen. Jim Pasquarette.

Jan 24, 2012

Blood, sweat and dedication covered the faces of eleven 4th Infantry Division Soldiers battling to become proficient in the art of Army hand-to-hand combat at the Modern Army Combatives Program Fight House at Fort Carson, Colo., Jan. 19, 2012.

Jan 24, 2012

Every time the Corps begins a beach project, it takes measures to protect sea turtles that comply with environmental policies established by the National Marine Fisheries Service.

Jan 23, 2012

The Fort Hood, Texas, Facebook and TV Town Hall, which will run from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Jan. 26, 2012, will combine social media, over-the-air television broadcasts and Internet radio for the first time in an attempt to engage as many community members as possible during the event.

Jan 23, 2012

Dutch Defense Minister Hans Hillen came to Fort Hood, Texas, Jan. 10, 2012, to meet with his troops training here under the 21st Cavalry Brigade (Air Combat).

Jan 23, 2012

U.S. Army South's commanding general traveled to Chile as part of Army South's effort to build partner nation capacity through engagement and personal exchanges.

Jan 23, 2012

A military author, World War II veterans, military and community leaders around Savannah, Ga., gathered to remember the men of the 27th Bombardment Group, which returned home with only 30 percent of their men after World War II.

Jan 20, 2012

Twenty five wounded Soldiers came to El Paso and Fort Bliss, Texas, from different installations to participate in the Warrior Games Shooting Training Camp, Jan. 11-14, 2012.

Jan 19, 2012

Crew members of the Dredge McFarland rescued a boater who had reportedly been floating in 48 degree water for nearly three hours and was only minutes away from being carried out of the harbor and into the open ocean.

Jan 19, 2012

Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry came to Fort Sill, Okla., Jan. 12, 2012, to share his story with Soldiers. He is the second living, active-duty Soldier to receive the Medal of Honor for actions in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Jan 18, 2012

Taking care of and supporting military families is a national necessity, as outlined in the 2011 Presidential report, Strengthening Our Military Families.

Jan 18, 2012

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond F. Chandler III visited U.S. Army South Headquarters, conducted a town hall meeting with more than 300 enlisted Soldiers at Blesse Auditorium on Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and spoke about possible upcoming policy changes Jan. 6, 2012.

Jan 17, 2012

The first of nearly 3,000 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division Soldiers, returned to Fort Campbell Jan. 6 , 2012, from a 12-month deployment to southern Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Jan 17, 2012

Fort Bragg paratroopers bound for Afghanistan picked up the latest skills and equipment from those most recently returned at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, La.

Jan 13, 2012

While the Navy's Blue Angels and the Air Force Thunderbirds highlight their officer corps by placing officers in key positions, the demonstrators of the U.S. Army Golden Knights are all enlisted.

Jan 13, 2012

Ten agents from the FBI's Albany SWAT team responded to a simulated attack on the Arsenal by an active-shooter who was attempting to perform a terrorist act.

Jan 13, 2012

Needless drowning deaths of hunters who fall into lakes and streams can be prevented with a little preparation and fast thinking, according to officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District.

Jan 13, 2012

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched the fourth pillar of its Hiring Our Heroes initiative today during the Military Spouse Career Forum at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

Jan 12, 2012

A massive outpouring of support from Fort Hood, Texas, surrounding communities and social media helped a potential nightmare for one Fort Hood family end happily last week.

Jan 12, 2012

The U.S. Army generated more than a million recruiting leads during the past 15 years from the "Army Strong Zone," a sea of interactive displays and exhibits adjacent to the Alamodome during football bowl games.

Jan 11, 2012

After the monumental flood events of 2011, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Mississippi Valley Division carefully inspected and completed damage assessments reports for all levees, channel improvements, navigation channels and structures associated with the Mississippi River and Tributaries project, one of this country's most comprehensive and successful flood control systems.

Jan 11, 2012

Alaska-based engineers completed the first airborne operation into Fort Huachuca in more than a decade Jan. 6, 2012, in order to build a strip of roadway along the Mexican border.

Jan 10, 2012

U.S. Army South received the Army Superior Unit Award on Oct. 4 for its performance during Operation Unified Response, exactly 100 years to the day original elements of the command, which was the 10th U.S. Army Infantry Regiment at the time, arrived in Panama in 1911 to provide additional security during the construction of the canal.