Feb 19, 2013

As dusk falls upon Mesa, Ariz., 18-year-old Katie Harris sits in an empty hotel conference room, planning for the next day's events as one of the leaders of the Youth, Leadership, Education and Development Program, for the 200th Military Police Command.

Feb 19, 2013

Preparing food, cleaning the commander's quarters for visitors and planning a social for a group of distinguished guests can be a daunting task. However, Sgt. 1st Class Sophia Bulham enjoys the opportunity to provide one-of-a-kind service and apply her organizational and culinary skills as the senior enlisted aide for Lt. Gen. Mick Bednarek, First Army's commanding general. An enlisted aide assists a general officer with accomplishing their primary military and official duties. Aides are graduates of the Advanced Culinary Skills Training Course and the Enlisted Aide Training Course. It is a unique and challenging opportunity to serve with general officers.

Feb 16, 2013

Troopers from 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment conduct a dismounted patrol at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin. Calif. 14FEB13. Photo by Specialist Adam Hoppe, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment Public Affairs/ Released.

Feb 15, 2013

Fort Huachuca, AZ. - Soldiers from the 40th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 11th Signal Brigade, conducted a field training exercise, or FTX, in several Fort Huachuca training areas, Feb. 4. -- Wednesday.

Feb 15, 2013

Fort Huachuca, AZ. - The Honorable Allen Clark, founder of the Combat Faith organization and a Vietnam veteran, held a faith-based post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, workshop at the Fort Huachuca Main Post Chapel on Tuesday, where he explained his roller coaster experience with PTSD and how he has learned to cope and assist others who struggle with it.

Feb 15, 2013

As part of African Deployment Partnership Training, four U.S. Army officers traveled to Salima, Malawi, to conduct convoy training with 32 Malawian Defence Force personnel, from Jan. 21 to Feb. 1, 2013.

Feb 15, 2013

Fort Huachuca, AZ. - In spite of snowfall on Monday and early Tuesday morning which delayed the beginning of the work day on Tuesday, the annual National Prayer Breakfast was held a few hours later than originally scheduled at the Thunder Mountain Activity Center here. The theme of this year's event was "The Healing Power of God."

Feb 15, 2013

Fort Huachuca, AZ. - Inspections are one way to determine if organizations and units are adhering with standards. One role the Inspector General, or IG, has is to provide their directing authority, normally the commanding general, or CG, a means of unit and organizational oversight, and IG inspections are normally the method used to provide it.

Feb 15, 2013

Army Security Agency Flies Last ARDF Mission in Vietnam

Feb 15, 2013

Soldiers living in the barracks have seen a recent change in the way the barracks are being run at Fort Bragg and around the Army. Noncommissioned officers have reclaimed the responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the bachelor enlisted quarters. Army leadership has ordered a revision of barracks management responsibility and created what is now known as the First Sergeant Barracks Program.

Feb 15, 2013

As we continue to get deeper into the Army's Ready, Resilient and Army Strong campaign, I am reminded how this campaign extends beyond a Soldier's active-duty service. This campaign also supports our Soldiers and their Families as they transition from Army life to life as productive and trusted veteran members of our society.

Feb 15, 2013

In this Fort Report, U.S. Army athletes are at Fort Huachuca, Arizona to compete for a spot on the 2013 All Army Boxing Team.

Feb 15, 2013

A commission created to ensure of the proper care and processing of the nation's wounded warriors led to the analysis and revamping of veteran's healthcare system and included a closer look and integration between the Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs to create the Integrated Disability Evaluation System.

Feb 15, 2013

Home delivery perscriptions are now available at Womack Army Medical Center. Home delivery is best suited for medications taken on a regular basis. A patient may receive up to a 90-day supply of medications and in most cases there is no co-pay. There is a $9 co-pay for brand name medications and a $25 co-pay for non-formulary medications. Also, prescriptions are delivered with free standard shipping, and refills can be ordered easily online, by phone, or by mail. Home delivery also provides convenient notifications about order status, refill reminders, and assistance in renewing expired prescriptions.

Feb 15, 2013

For the Fort Bragg Patriots, there's no place like home. Storming out to 3-1 lead in the first period, the Patriots never looked back as they captured their first victory of the team's inaugural season over the Fort Benning, Ga. hockey team Feb. 8, at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C.

Feb 15, 2013

Feb 15, 2013

In the 1886 annual report by Chief Signal Officer Benjamin F. Fisher, he envisioned the Signal Corps not only providing communications, but also acting as the military intelligence bureau. This exact scenario never played out, but intelligence and cryptanalysis were significant parts of CECOM's organizational heritage, especially during the WW I.

Feb 15, 2013

A military child enjoys Military Appreciation Night Feb. 8 at the i-wireless Center in Moline, Ill.

Feb 14, 2013

Senior leadership, including the commanding general, from the Army Materiel Command, headquartered in Redstone Arsenal, Al., met with several military and civilian leaders on Fort Campbell, Ky., Feb 8.

Feb 14, 2013

FORT LEE, Va. (Feb. 14, 2014) -- Pfc. Larry Black doesn't hold any unrealistic expectations. The young Soldier, who has never been deployed, realizes the Reconfigurable Vehicle Tactical Trainer -- a virtual environment convoy simulation -- can never be a replacement for the real thing, but a recent practice session convinced him that it is more than adequate as the next best thing.

Feb 14, 2013

Spc. Spencer Rozell's Friday nights begin the same way each week -- 9 p.m. he arrives at Fort Carson; 9:30 p.m. he's in a shift brief meeting; 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. he's in his squad car, chasing taillights.

Feb 14, 2013

For the Mountaineer, I'm expected to be an objective expert on many facets of Army life. I report on Soldier trainings, Army policy and activities taking place around post. However, every so often an opportunity arises for reporters to voice their opinion on a subject, often one that is controversial.

Feb 14, 2013

FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- For the first time in more than 10 years, the Central New York chapter of the American Red Cross hosted a breakfast Feb. 6 in Watertown to honor police officers, firefighters, local citizens and Fort Drum Soldiers who have done extraordinary things to serve the local community.

Feb 14, 2013

FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- Running an effective family readiness group requires understanding and good communication between FRG volunteers and unit leadership. To ensure both groups are well-equipped with up-to-date information and to build cohesion, more than 300 commanders, senior enlisted leaders, family readiness support assistants and volunteers attended an FRG Symposium on Tuesday at Fort Drum.

Feb 14, 2013

FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- Single Paratroopers from across the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division gathered at the 2nd BCT Consolidated Dining Facility to attend a breakfast hosted by the Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers (BOSS) Feb. 13, 2013 to discuss ways to improve services and meals available, and for an introduction to the services and events provided by the BOSS program.

Feb 14, 2013

FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- Soldiers of 6th Squadron, 6th Air Cavalry Regiment, Task Force Six Shooters, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, donned their Stetsons for a unit ball Jan. 25 at the Commons at Dillenbeck's Corners. During the event, the cavalry troopers celebrated the life of four aviators who lost their lives four years ago to the day.

Feb 14, 2013

FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- Three Military Police Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team Rear, have been hitting the streets of Fort Drum in a squad car while participating in the ongoing Guardian Academy.

Feb 14, 2013

FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- Twenty-four Fort Drum Soldiers were invited to watch a Syracuse University basketball game Sunday in a box suite at the Carrier Dome, courtesy of four local companies that split the cost.

Feb 14, 2013

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. -- Pfc. Oscar Gamboa knows he's not exactly the fastest runner in the Army. So he copes with it by running as much as he can. That, he said, is what it will take if his dream of joining the Army's elite Special Forces is ever to see the light of day.

Feb 13, 2013

PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Feb. 4, 2013) - The snow continues to fall heavily on Forward Operating Base Gardez , Soldiers in the mechanics duty area work continuously to get vehicles and equipment ready for troops going on missions. One Soldier prepares his vehicle recovery truck for upcoming missions. Spc. Annson J. Sanders, a 24-year-old Dickson, Tenn. native goes through the process of inspecting his truck with great detail.

Feb 13, 2013

PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - (January 27, 2013) - 1st Lt. Robert Blume, the physician assistant for 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), performed battlefield acupuncture on a U.S. civilian contractor on Combat Outpost Champkani, Afghanistan, Jan. 27. The patient had come to Blume complaining of massive back pain sustained from years of being enlisted in the military and had opted for acupuncture. "Battlefield acupuncture is done so as to augment therapy for people who don't want to take pills everyday," said Blume. Two needles were inserted through both ears of the patient without flaw or complications and he was able to walk out with no complaints of back pain. Battlefield acupuncture may be still in the beginning phases within the military but many service members are opting for therapy over medication.

Feb 13, 2013

PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - (January 24, 2013) - Soldiers assigned to Company E, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), work around the clock to have vehicles and equipment in working order for ongoing missions at Forward Operating Base Gardez, Afghanistan, Jan. 24.The mechanics work tirelessly to repair or replace vehicles and equipment that have been damaged due to combat, terrain or accidents. They also use their vehicle recovery trucks to go out to troops who need assistance. The advanced knowledge the mechanics have on tactical vehicles and equipment ensure troops can rely on them to have properly maintained equipment for their missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Feb 13, 2013

PAKTYA PROVINCE, Afghanistan - (January 21, 2013) - Soldiers assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), received combat awards for their involvement in combat operations during a ceremony at Forward Operating Base Gardez, Afghanistan, Jan. 21. Soldiers were awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, Combat Action Badge and Combat Medical Badge depending on their military occupational specialty within the military. Thirty-seven Soldiers received awards for serving under hostile enemy fire while deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

Feb 13, 2013

To be called a noncommissioned officer, or NCO, in the U.S. Army means that you have met the requirements set forth by the Army to be promoted to the rank of sergeant and the senior enlisted soldiers and officers above you have the confidence in your ability to allow you to lead your fellow soldiers. But that is just the beginning.

Feb 13, 2013

While serving as a first sergeant years ago, I was frustrated when an accident report submitted to the U.S. Army Safety Center was returned to me for additional information. Unfortunately, because the accident occurred off duty and my Soldier had been rendered unconscious, I couldn't provide any additional information.

Feb 13, 2013

The commander of Army Materiel Command toured the operations at Sierra Army Depot, Calif., Feb. 5-6, 2013, and was impressed by the appearance throughout the organization.

Feb 13, 2013

Sgt. Colin Ekelman, 82nd Airborne Division won the Fort Bragg Post Combat Cross Country Meet Saturday, carrying more weight than most. The Colorado native carried 40.5 pounds across 12.78 miles of rugged terrain to finish with a time of 1 hour, 30 minutes and 36 seconds.

Feb 13, 2013

The Army and Air Force Exchange Service completed renovations to the Mini-Mall on Reilly Road, Nov. 30, 2012

Feb 13, 2013

When Capt. Ivan Castro was wounded by an improvised explosive device in Iraq in 2006, he was transported to the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., where he received blood support for injuries that included a fractured face, broken arm, collapsed lungs and a destroyed right eye. Eventually, Castro lost sight in his left eye, leaving him blind for life.

Feb 13, 2013

First Army took the fight to Fort Bragg, N.C. in February to help prepare the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade to assume the Kosovo Forces mission of conducting peace support operations in support of civilian authorities. This marks the first time in a decade that an active duty unit has led the KFOR mission.

Feb 13, 2013

"….have never met a more dedicated, hard working, no-nonsense person…continually puts other family members first…there is no other military spouse who is more deserving than her!"

Feb 13, 2013

A few months ago, Capt. Jose M. Gamboa, B Team Leader, 2-307th Field Artillery Battalion called Andrea Perry, principal of East Side Elementary School to talk about the possibility of his Soldiers supporting a local school. Perry wasted no time. "We jumped at the chance to interact with the Soldiers as it is so beneficial for us to have these Soldiers supporting our initiative on reading," said Perry.

Feb 13, 2013

WASHINGTON (Feb 4, 2013)--Today, the Army's Senior Enterprise Talent Management (SETM) program officials release the second ever set of board results for GS-14/15 and equivalent employees who have been selected to participate in career advancing opportunities, which includes developmental temporary duty assignments, Enterprise Placement program, Senior Service College and Defense Senior Leader Development program.

Feb 13, 2013

Winning is the only goal in competition, except when it comes to the U.S. Army Small Arms Championships.

Feb 12, 2013

Feb 12, 2013

The 35th Signal Brigade soldiers continued training to become experts in their field and masters of the fundamentals during a field training exercise from Jan. 28 to Feb. 1 at Fort Gordon, Ga., Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., and Fort Bragg, N.C.

Feb 12, 2013

"The Sergeant Major of the Army has asked us to get back to basics," Pitt said. "Before 9/11, programs like this were happening on a regular basis, we now have a new generation of leaders that are unaware of this. Therefore, if we do not show them that it is important to be involved with our community, the concept will be lost forever."

Feb 12, 2013

In its present form, the DoD data center "foot print" far exceeds both current and projected needs, making it unnecessarily expensive to operate and manage.

Feb 12, 2013

More than 130 Warrior Citizens participated in a joint Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Field Training Exercise as part of a Military Occupational Specialty reclassification course at the Total Army School System Training Center, Fort Knox, Feb. 4-11, 2013.

Feb 12, 2013

Service members at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., participated in a base-wide Black History Month observance at McChord's Collocated Club Feb. 12, 2013.

Feb 11, 2013

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait--With a combined total of 60 years of service, two former reserve component sergeants major are currently serving as chaplains and both are deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Of the Soldiers who enlist in the Army, very few reach the rank of sergeant major. In the history of the Army only two sergeants major have become chaplains.

Feb 11, 2013

Being a child is supposed to be an easy part of one's life. School, homework, playing with friends and what's on TV that night is all one should have to worry about. Unfortunately, that is not always the case.

Feb 11, 2013

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait--With a combined total of 60 years of service, two former reserve component sergeants major are currently serving as chaplains and both are deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. Of the Soldiers who enlist in the Army, very few reach the rank of sergeant major. In the history of the Army only two sergeants major have become chaplains.

Feb 11, 2013

Outdoor activities in winter are fun for the entire Family, but they can be risky if one chooses to ignore the rules of cold weather.

Feb 11, 2013

Col. Aimee L. Kominiak, 23rd Quartermaster Brigade commanding officer, U.S. Army Quartermaster School, shared her personal thoughts on leadership dealing with sexual harassment during an interview Feb. 8.

Feb 11, 2013

Being stationed with a Family member while in the Army is often times a difficult task. True, the Army does its best to assign husbands and wives to the same post -- or at least in the same vicinity -- but a tour with a sibling is next to impossible. That task becomes even more difficult if the siblings have the same job -- particularly if the number of Soldiers who do that job Army-wide is small. You can therefore understand the elation felt by Chief Warrant Officer 3 Matt DeGroot and his younger brother, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ben DeGroot when they received orders to Fort Polk after tours in Afghanistan. That elation grew even more when the helicopter pilots were assigned to the same company -- U.S. Army Air Ambulance Detachment, 5th Aviation Battalion.

Feb 11, 2013

Roaring booms of powerful helicopter engines announced the arrival of the first 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters at Butts Army Airfield on Fort Carson, Colo., Jan. 20, 2013.

Feb 11, 2013

Sgt. 1st Class Geoffrey Applegate won the overall individual championship, ending the reign of the competition's four-time defending champion and putting an exclamation point on an outstanding two-week run at the U.S. Army Small Arms Championship.

Feb 11, 2013

The Fort Sam Houston Museum is getting a new home. The museum is slated to move to the east side of the U.S. Army North's historic Quadrangle in the fall and reopen in January 2014; it is currently housed at 1210 Stanley Rd. The new museum will take up almost the entire east wing of the structure. Renovation is scheduled to begin the end of February.

Feb 8, 2013

The memorial at the 4th Brigade Combat Team headquarters received an addition last Tuesday of an Operation Iraqi Freedom V-VII memorial bench.

Feb 8, 2013

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell," enacted in 1993, barred openly LGBT persons from military service. Since it's repeal in September 2011, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered servicemembers supported one another through an informal network. Two Fort Bragg Soldiers have stepped up and are willing to serve as gay mentors to others who may be considering "coming out."

Feb 8, 2013

Fort Bragg Donor Center recognition program was held Jan. 31, at Fort Bragg Club, to thank donors for taking the time to give to those in need. Supplying blood support to Soldiers and Families downrange is one of the missions of the Armed Services Blood Program, the official United States military blood program. The Fort Bragg Blood Donor Center, as part of ASBP and of Womack Army Medical Center, upholds that mission and also takes care of troops and patients here as well.

Feb 8, 2013

Fort Bragg Post Combat Cross Country Meet was held Saturday and required servicemembers to carry a ruck weighing at least 35 pounds in full battle dress uniform. There was both team and individual competition. The meet is held annually and the top five male and top five female finishers are eligible to represent Fort Bragg at the Bataan Death March in New Mexico, March 17. with participants carrying more weight than most. The Colorado native carried 40.5 pounds across 12.78 miles of rugged terrain to finish with a time of 1 hour, 30 minutes and 36 seconds. The women's top finisher was Liz Crespo, of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Warfare Training Group.

Feb 8, 2013

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. - While the biggest draw Feb. 6 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am were the dozen celebrities participating in the 3M Celebrity Challenge, event organizers increased their effort this year to recognize the large number of service members in attendance during the tournament's Military Appreciation Day.

Feb 8, 2013

NORTH FORT HOOD, Texas -- Soldiers of the 1-291st Aviation Regiment, 166th Aviation Brigade, Division West, conducted gunnery training with a Texas Army National Guard aviation unit on Crittenberger Range Feb. 4.

Feb 7, 2013

Sgt. Joshua Robertson, a Shelbyville, Tenn. native is currently assigned to the 744th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 184th Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Group, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), explains why he serves in the U.S. Army and the importance of training his Afghan Border Police counterparts to identify and defeat IEDs. The 744th EOD Company is currently alligned with the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Abn. Div., based at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan.

Feb 7, 2013

A U.S. Army Security Force Assistance and Advisory Team with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, recently met with local Afghan Border Police on Jan. 28 at two ABP observation posts near Forward Operating Base Joyce in Kunar Province, Afghanistan.

Feb 7, 2013

Feb 7, 2013

FORT LEE, Va. (Feb. 7, 2013) -- Like all histories, that of the Black American is storied, complicated and filled with triumph and tragedy. The following vignettes are reflections on the diversity of the past and how Black Americans have impacted the present.

Feb 7, 2013

FORT MEADE, Md. -- A large wrench clanked on the concrete floor of a large motor pool floor as a mechanic momentarily released his grip as he slowly slid under a Humvee to replace a half shaft during battle assembly weekend Feb. 3.

Feb 7, 2013

FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- The Department of Defense announced Thursday that Soldiers of 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Falcon, will deploy this spring to Afghanistan.

Feb 7, 2013

FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- Fifty service members competed last week in the seventh 10th Mountain Division Combatives Tournament at Magrath Sports Complex.

Feb 7, 2013

FORT POLK, N.Y. -- Soldiers from 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment (Brigade Rear Ready Force), 2nd Brigade Combat Team, spent most of last month at the Joint Readiness Training Center in Fort Polk, La., helping to prepare the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.

Feb 7, 2013

FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- From that first push-up and sit-up in basic training, Soldiers are expected to maintain a level of physical fitness throughout their careers that will help them perform their military duty during combat. Fitness facilities and exercise equipment is made available on all military installations and improves over time.

Feb 7, 2013

III Corps and Fort Hood Commanding General Lt. Gen. Mark Milley hosted Texas Legislative Day Feb 1.

Feb 7, 2013

FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- Noncommissioned officers across the Army are expected to uphold the motto, "Lead from the Front." A select few stationed at Fort Drum are sustaining that motto in the North Country and have been busy re-establishing an organization that has been inactive for more than five years.

Feb 7, 2013

Army Launches Experimental Kite Aerial Photography

Feb 7, 2013

Balancing free cups of coffee in one hand and tote bags filled with information in the other, Soldiers and Family members turned out in droves for Destination Fort Carson at the Special Events Center Jan. 30.

Feb 7, 2013

The instructor elaborates on cognitive models and the Yerkes-Dodson law, then the students recite the three types of responses to a situation: physical, emotional and behavioral. It's the kind of lecture a person might expect to find in any college psychology class across the country. But this class takes place in a Fort Carson conference room.

Feb 7, 2013

Sgt. Jon Silvey urged his teammate forward Jan. 31 at the recreational lot near Gate 20. "Right," he called, gesturing with his hand and walking to the right up the dirt road between the motor homes and recreational vehicles.

Feb 7, 2013

It was an emotional scene Friday at Freedom Hall, as about 250 Soldiers from the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, were reunited with their friends and Families after a seven-month deployment to Kuwait.

Feb 7, 2013

It was a cool spring day in Alaska, and my OH-58D squadron was participating in the Air Force's Red Flag operation. Our task was to help certify new Joint Terminal Attack Controllers for the Air Force. We were to fly as a Scout Weapons Team from our airfield to the range operated by the Air Force. Although it was just 20 minutes as the crow flies from our airfield, we rarely operated in this range due to the high use by the Air Force. Prior to this operation, we had conducted a range familiarization flight with communication checks with the controllers.

Feb 7, 2013

How many times have you approached a traffic light just as it turned yellow and said to yourself, "I can make it"? As you punch the gas and fly through the intersection, you look up and see the light change to red. With a devious grin, you praise your great driving skills. I'll be the first to admit that I've done this countless times with no thought of the danger I might avoid if I would have just slowed down and stopped. However, an accident I wasn't even involved in forever changed my thinking.

Feb 7, 2013

Secretary of the Army John McHugh made a visit to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, February 4 and 5 to conduct a news conference announcing the completion of a comprehensive, Army-wide review of the Soldier behavioral health diagnoses and evaluations. The National Center for Telehealth and Technology, commonly referred to as T2, was among the stops McHugh made to JBLM.

Feb 7, 2013

Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Gilpin, senior instructor 7th Battalion, 95th Regiment, discusses his reason for joining the Army Reserve, the benefits of joining and his induction into the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club.

Feb 7, 2013

Muscles fatigued, abs twitching and fingers slipping, the cadet struggles to lift her worn boots over the pull-up bar for the fifth time. Staring forward, with time quickly slipping away, a new found burst of energy propels her legs up as her heels slap together just over the top of the bar.

Feb 7, 2013

A life-sized virtual convoy trainer at Fort Bragg allows soldiers to acquire individual and collective skills necessary to successfully engage in tactical convoys without the administrative burden of dispatching vehicles and checking out weapons. Sustainment paratroopers at Bragg use the trainer effectively for its newest soldiers.

Feb 6, 2013

Thanks to smartphones and the Internet, videos of people walking and texting their way into an embarrassing adventure aren't difficult to find.

Feb 6, 2013

West Point hosted the third annual Maneuver Ball, Feb. 1, 2013, at the West Point Club with nearly 350 community members, staff and faculty attending, including 150 Class of 2013 cadets branching Armor or Infantry.

Feb 5, 2013

Odds are most Soldiers have never been served osso bucco at their regular dining facility or have even heard of osso bucco to begin with, but the cross-cut veal shank dish is just one of the preparations the Joint Base Lewis-McChord culinary arts team will cook for the 38th Annual Culinary Arts Competition at Fort Lee, Va., next month.

Feb 5, 2013

Sgt. 1st Class Samuel Gilpin, senior instructor 7th Battalion, 95th Regiment, was inducted into the United States Army Reserve Command chapter of the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club, during a ceremony hosted by the 80th Training Command in Richmond, Va., Feb. 1, 2013. The Sierra Leone native, who recently became a United States citizen, referred to his induction into the SAMC as a life changing experience.

Feb 5, 2013

Maj. John Harrell, at the middle back of the American flag, 1-289th Training Support Battalion, 479th Field Artillery Brigade, Division West, First Army, participates in the Martin Luther King Grande Parade in Houston, Texas, Jan. 21. Harrell marched alongside local Army recruiters and high school Junior ROTC seniors. (Courtesy photo)

Feb 4, 2013

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait-- The smooth strum of a guitar and steady beat of a drum overwhelmed the normal clink and clatter of lunch at Camp Buehring Dining Facility 1 as members of the 3rd Infantry Division Rock Band, Controlled Detonation, played live for diners on Jan. 23. The attendance of 3rd Inf. Div. Soldiers serving in Kuwait made the band's visit to Camp Buehring more significant than most of their performances, said Sgt. Todd E. Gerlach, the lead guitarist in the band.

Feb 4, 2013

59th Ordnance Brigade, U.S. Army Ordnance School, was named the 2012 TRADOC Operations Security award first place winner. They were selected based on their expansion of training and awareness of OPSEC within the unit.

Feb 4, 2013

A company of 1st Infantry Division Soldiers responsible for operating and maintaining one of the Army's newest unmanned aircraft systems, departed Fort Riley, Kan., Jan. 29, 2013, destined for Afghanistan.

Feb 3, 2013

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (Feb. 3, 2013) - Brig. Gen. Thomas P. Evans handed command of the 102nd Training Division (Maneuver Support) over to Col. Wayne M. Cavender during a Change of Command Ceremony at the Fort Leonard Wood Museum.

Feb 2, 2013

The tradition of selecting the most elite noncommissioned officers into the United States Army Reserve chapter of the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club continued after a panel of senior NCOs selected Sgt. 1st Class Cavornia Scott during board proceedings at the 80th Training Command in Richmond, Va., Feb. 1, 2013.

Feb 1, 2013

United States Army Africa facilitated Medical Readiness Training Exercise 13-1 with Soldiers from the Army Reserve Medical Command and Army Medical Command in Cotonou, Benin, Jan. 14-25.

Feb 1, 2013

About 150 teens converged on Fort Bragg the week of Jan. 21. They were part of the Tarheel ChalleNGe Academy and came to town to try their hand at the grueling, pre-Ranger course that is part of their curriculum. Visiting Fort Bragg is one of the first phases of this five and a half-month program designed for high school dropouts, to improve their life-coping skills and employment opportunities.

Feb 1, 2013

The annual opening of the Area Support Group-Kuwait Tax Center kicked off Jan. 31 signifying the start of tax season at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.