Aug 2, 2012

Olympic shooter Petty Officer 1st Class Sandra Uptagrafft, wife of U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Sgt. 1st Class Eric Uptatgrafft, competed in her second event at the London Olympics, Aug. 1, 2012, finishing in 28th place overall in women's 25-meter sport pistol at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London.

Aug 2, 2012

Unemployed veterans between 35 and 60 years old have an opportunity to begin a new career in one of more than 211 high-demand occupations by applying for enrollment in the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program, launched as part of the Vow to Hire Heroes Act of 2011.

Aug 2, 2012

U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit shotgun shooters Staff Sgt. Josh Richmond and Sgt. Glenn Eller fell short of their lofty expectations in the Olympic double-trap competition Wednesday at the Royal Artillery Barracks.

Aug 2, 2012

Former Women's Army Corps commandant and advocate for women's military service, Mary Louise Rasmuson, died July 30, 2012, in Anchorage, Alaska, at age 101.

Aug 2, 2012

Air Force Reserve Capt. Seth Kelsey finished one touch away from a medal Wednesday in Olympic épeé individual fencing at ExCel Centre in London.

Jul 31, 2012

With assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development and U.S. Army civil affairs, farmers in Afghanistan now network with traders to sell legal crops such as melons for higher prices than illegal crops in markets such as India and Dubai.

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 31, 2012

In double record-setting fashion, Sgt. Vincent Hancock became the first shotgun shooter to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in men's skeet July 31, 2012, at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London.

Jul 31, 2012

The Army's energy chief continues to press home the need for energy efficiency saying that stewardship of water and power resources begins with behavioral changes by Soldiers top down, not solely with investments in technologies and new equipment.

Jul 30, 2012

Four-time Olympian Sgt. 1st Class Daryl Szarenski knew right away that his game was not clicking in the Olympic 10-meter air pistol qualification round July 28, 2012, at the Royal Artillery Barracks in London.

Jul 30, 2012

U.S. service members were among more than 10,000 athletes from across the world who marched into Olympic Stadium July 27 during the Opening Ceremony of Olympiad XXX.

Jul 30, 2012

After three rounds of shooting July 30, 2012, Sgt. Vincent Hancock is in first place in defense of his Olympic gold medal in men's skeet at the Royal Artillery Barracks.

Jul 30, 2012

The Louisiana National Guard welcomed its first female general officer during a promotion ceremony, July 27, 2012, at the Jackson Barracks Museum in New Orleans.

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

Army Olympian Staff Sgt. John Nunn showed Americans how to race walk Monday morning on NBC's Today Show.

Jul 29, 2012

Despite having a difficult Olympic debut, Navy Reserve Petty Officer 1st Class Sandra Uptagrafft's experience in London, July 29, 2012, featured enough goose bumps and memories to last a lifetime.

Jul 29, 2012

In front of an enthusiastic crowd eager to witness presentation of the first medals of the London Olympic Games, Jamie Gray, wife of a U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Soldier, competed in women's 10-meter air rifle June 28 at the Royal Artillery Barracks.

Jul 27, 2012

First Lady Michelle Obama and a plethora of former and current U.S. Olympic stars helped musical performers entertain children July 27, 2012, during "Let's Move! London Tic-Toc."

Jul 26, 2012

U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program pistol shooter Sgt. 1st Class Daryl Szarenski is taking a business-like approach to his fourth Olympic Games.

Jul 26, 2012

When Soldiers in the field have an immediate need for a new technology or piece of equipment, they don't have time to wait for it: They need it now.

Jul 26, 2012

The Army's top cyberspace warrior told Congress that the work of the Army Cyber Command adds to national security. Lt. Gen. Rhett Hernandez, commanding general of U.S. Army Cyber Command, 2nd Army, testified before the House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, July 25, 2012.

Jul 26, 2012

After leading the U.S. boxing team in warm-ups Thursday, Marine Corps Sgt. Jamel Herring demonstrated the unique style and speed that may earn him an Olympic medal.

Jul 24, 2012

During a time of increased scrutiny of government spending, the General Fund Enterprise Business System, or GFEBS, steps forward to transform the way Army manages its finance and real property accounting.

Jul 24, 2012

All male recruits age 17-20 who enlisted after May 16, 2012, must now have a body fat percentage of 24 or less before they begin basic training. For female recruits in that age category, their body fat must be at 30 percent or less.

Jul 23, 2012

A young researcher from the U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine has received top honors for scientific excellence.

Jul 23, 2012

Friday at Arlington National Cemetery, the Department of Defense and the Army will recognize veterans of the Korean War and will also commemorate the 59th anniversary of the July 27, 1953, signing of the armistice that ended fighting on the peninsula.

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

During an industry day at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., July 19, 2012, which was meant to keep the industrial base informed about requirements to support the upcoming Network Integration Evaluation 13.2, Army officials said the performance of systems in a controlled and repeatable environment will identify issues with equipment prior to placing it in an operational environment.

Jul 19, 2012

Today, both male and female Soldiers wear body armor that has been designed for men. But the Army plans to field to women next summer a new type of body armor -- designed for them -- that will be shorter in the torso with more customized adjustments specific to the female form.

Jul 18, 2012

The Army lost one of its best advocates Tuesday when William "Rob" McIlvaine died at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia.

Jul 17, 2012

The 2012 Robotics Rodeo held at Fort Benning, Ga., June 20-29, 2012, allowed manufacturers to showcase the latest robotics technology designed to defeat battlefield threats, especially improvised explosive devices.

Jul 16, 2012

The first-ever Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative round fired from a Stryker vehicle in Afghanistan accomplished what few conventional 120mm high-explosive mortars can achieve: a direct hit on a target with the first round fired.

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

Afghan field artillery soldiers displayed deployment-ready skill, under the direction of deployment-ready leadership, during Exercise Eagle's Flight at Patrol Base Sorkh Bid in northern Kandahar province, Afghanistan, July 11, 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 13, 2012

Fowrard Operating Base Dubs was the first U.S. and coalition base to have LOGCAP services turned off in preparation for the base to be turned over to Government of the Islamic Repubic of Afghanistan.

Jul 13, 2012

The deputy chief of the Army Reserve received the 2012 Benjamin L. Hooks Distinguished Service Award for promoting equal opportunity at the annual conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, July 10, 2012.

Jul 12, 2012

Staff Sgt. Andrew Black moved back toward the Huskey mine clearance vehicle to watch from a safe distance as a team traced the wire of a suspected improvised explosive device back toward the road. His military working dog, Lobo, was held on the end of a leash and the pair was taking a short break after searching the last 500 meters.

Jul 12, 2012

U.S. Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center data show the third quarter of fiscal year 2012 has been the deadliest yet this year regarding accidents, with 42 Soldiers lost between April 1 and June 30.

Jul 11, 2012

U.S. Soldiers stood outside the gate of the district of Panjwai's headquarters July 5, 212, to deliver humanitarian aid packages to local villagers. The program is directed at those who have fallen on hard times or have been forced to leave their villages due to insurgent activities in the area.

Jul 11, 2012

After this year, the Army will no longer sponsor a NASCAR team as part of its national branding and accession efforts. But the service will continue other programs to attract new Soldiers and keep itself in the public eye.

Jul 11, 2012

Army Medical Command leaders reflected on the past and looked to the future of the Warrior Transition Command during the organization's second change of command, July 10, 2012, in the Pentagon auditorium.

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

The "Kenyan Connection" made a lot of noise for the U.S. Army during the 2012 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials at historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.

Jul 10, 2012

A wellness program launched at the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center in 1999 is still helping people today. Take Navy Capt. Brent George.

Jul 9, 2012

More than 40 vendors and five universities showcased nearly 75 different technologies during the 2012 Robotics Rodeo at Fort Benning, Ga.

Jul 9, 2012

Two Soldiers and two Marines made their virtual debut last month while helping Picatinny Arsenal engineers create a computer trainer for the M777A2 Lightweight 155mm Towed Howitzer.

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

Missouri National Guard Staff Sgt. Robert J. Traxel, 34, of Union, Mo. died July 2 while performing his annual training duties in support of Beyond the Horizon Guatemala.

Jul 5, 2012

Afghan Local Police in Zharay District celebrated the graduation of 45 policemen during a ceremony, July 3, 2012 on Forward Operating Base Azizzullah.

Jul 5, 2012

The Department of Land and Natural Resources and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers broke ground for the construction of the Kawainui Marsh Environmental Restoration Project, June 28, 2012, in Kailua, O'ahu, Hawaii.

Jul 3, 2012

U.S. Army World Class Athlete Capt. John Mickowski came up 400 meters short in his bid for a berth in the London Olympic Games.

Jul 3, 2012

Army leaders said plans are underway to deliver eight brigade combat teams of integrated, capability-enhancing networking technologies beginning in October.

Jul 3, 2012

Soldiers from the 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion competed against mixed military teams the Czech Republic and Germany during the Tri-Nation Competition, June 26-28, 2012, in Grafenwoehr, Germany.

Jul 3, 2012

Cicely Verstein didn't plan on breaking any new ground when she enlisted in the Army. But the job she selected at the recruiting station has thrust her into the military spotlight.

Jul 2, 2012

German and American officials broke ground for the next stage in transformation on Wiesbaden's Clay Kaserne in Germany, June 28, 2012.

Jul 2, 2012

With the sun slipping behind the mountains, more than 100 Army engineers from the 4th and 52nd Engineer Battalions worked tirelessly to set up a base of operations and begin making firebreaks before dark.

Jul 2, 2012

The MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aerial system will be able to train in the same airspace as the Boeing 747 by March 2014, with the help of the Army-developed Ground Based Sense and Avoid system.

Jun 29, 2012

As the U.S. continues to prepare Afghan forces to conduct operations independent of U.S. support, the Army is training Afghan medics to properly implement medical care while in flight.

Jun 29, 2012

Fort Carson, Colo., opened its doors, June 26, 2012, to displaced service members and families forced to flee their homes due to the danger posed by the out-of-control Waldo Canyon wildfire.

Jun 29, 2012

New equipment and training, part of the Army's "Capability Set 13" begins fielding in October. The 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, out of at Fort Bliss, Texas, will be the first recipients of more than 15 new systems included in the set.

Jun 29, 2012

With nearly 151,000 Soldiers serving abroad, the secretary of Defense designated June 28 through July 7, 2012, as Armed Forces Voters Week to get the word out about absentee ballots.

Jun 28, 2012

As Colorado continues to fight wildfires throughout the state, the Army is actively offering resources to state, local and federal officials, as well as displaced residents.

Jun 28, 2012

With election season fast approaching, the Department of Defense published a set of guidelines June 19, 2012, for military personnel detailing what's allowed and what's restricted when participating in political activities.

Jun 28, 2012

The "Kenyan Connection" struck twice for the U.S. Army June 25 at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Team Trials as Spc. Augustus Maiyo qualified for the 3,000-meter steeplechase final and Spc. Robert Cheseret qualified for the 5,000-meter final which runs this evening.

Jun 27, 2012

For the first time in the Army's history, a double amputee has taken the reins as garrison commander of a major installation.

Jun 27, 2012

A new smartphone app, due out this fall, will be able to provide a virtual tour of Arlington National Cemetery, list events there and help visitors locate gravesites.

Jun 27, 2012

The sergeant major of the Army and its surgeon general were among those who spoke June 27, 2012, on Capitol Hill about the Army's efforts to battle the devastating effects of post-traumatic stress disorder and other brain injuries.

Jun 27, 2012

Sponsored by U.S. Africa Command, 36 nations joined together to conduct Africa Endeavor, the largest joint interoperability communications exercise ever held on the African continent, June 18-27, 2012.

Jun 27, 2012

The Army's MQ-1C Gray Eagle program is under its estimated budget, and is also meeting expected availability rates in theater.

Jun 26, 2012

The U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program will send its strongest contingent of athletes and coaches to the 2012 Olympic Games in London since the program's inception in 1997.

Jun 25, 2012

Army Reserve Command Chief Executive Officer Addison Davis spoke June 25, 2012, before the Association of Climate Change Officers' annual Defense, National Security and Climate Change conference in Washington, D.C.

Jun 25, 2012

Downpour conditions perfectly suited for Oregon Ducks did not fare well for U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program runner Spc. Joseph Chirlee, a naturalized citizen from Marakwet, Kenya.

Jun 25, 2012

Military and Olympic leaders recognized 50 Wounded Warriors, including 10 Army athletes, for their athletic achievements at the 2012 Warrior Games during a June 25, 2012, ceremony in the Pentagon courtyard.

Jun 25, 2012

Sgt. Audie Murphy Club members from across the country gathered at the grave of America's most-decorated World War II Soldier, June 20, 2012, for a wreath-laying ceremony on what would have been the Medal of Honor recipient's 88th birthday.

Jun 22, 2012

As part of an effort to regionally align Army forces with specific unified combatant commands, a brigade will begin serving in March as the go-to force for U.S. Africa Command.

Jun 22, 2012

Taking questions from Soldiers throughout the day, the Army's most senior non-commissioned officer touted a familiar theme on June 20, 2012, as he toured his previous duty station: a culture of professionalism.

Jun 21, 2012

Army Unmanned Aircraft Systems will take on a new role as a Combat Aviation Brigade element with the upcoming deployment this fall of the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade.

Jun 21, 2012

When it's time to go to war, the first step into theater for deploying combat aviation brigades is not on foreign soil. It's at Fort Rucker, Ala., where the final phase of the brigade training takes place.

Jun 21, 2012

Though its construction program is a fraction of what it once was in Iraq, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues to manage $350 million in projects there.

Jun 21, 2012

The Army's Training and Doctrine Command is working to increase opportunities for Soldiers to receive civilian credentialing for attending military schools.

Jun 20, 2012

Progress is being made with a new treatment method for post-traumatic stress disorder and a number of recent studies are beginning to yield results, according to a military doctor who oversees PTSD research.

Jun 20, 2012

The German Ministry of Defense and the Federal Real Estate Institute co-hosted a Military Use and Nature Protection Symposium at the Federal Academy for Defense Management and Technology in Mannheim, Germany, June 11-14, 2012.

Jun 20, 2012

Army leaders discussed the future of the Army's network during the Network-Enabled Mission Command panel at the Association of the United States Army Mission Command Symposium in Kansas City, Mo., June 19, 2012.

Jun 19, 2012

Six Army sergeants were recognized at the Pentagon, June 19, 2012, for their outstanding service in recruiting and career counseling.

Jun 19, 2012

Members of the Army Reserve, the Navy Reserve, and the Corps of Royal Engineers came together for a lifesaving measures training lane during the South Dakota National Guard's Golden Coyote exercise near Rapid City, S.D., June 17, 2012.

Jun 19, 2012

The U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research began a new era in burn and combat casualty trauma care when the staff moved its patients into the burn intensive care unit recently.

Jun 18, 2012

Army senior leaders, wounded warriors, Soldiers, family members and veterans gathered for the Army's 237th Birthday Ball, June 16, 2012, in Washington, D.C.

Jun 18, 2012

Army Emergency Relief announced the award of 757 scholarships totaling $2.2 million for spouses of active duty and retired Soldiers.

Jun 18, 2012

Sgt. Christopher Harris was conducting a routine reconnaissance mission in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, in 2009, when the Puma unmanned aircraft system he was operating showed nearby, real-time footage of insurgents planting an improvised explosive device along a U.S. Army convoy route.

Jun 15, 2012

Linda Patterson was awarded the Outstanding Civilian Service Award by Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Ray Odierno during a Twilight Tattoo, May 23, 2012, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va.

Jun 15, 2012

On the day of the Army's 237th birthday, the Army's senior-most officer toured one of the largest cities in America -- New York City -- to tell the Army's story and to thank Americans there and across the United States, for their continuing support of the American Soldier.

Jun 15, 2012

Coalition and Afghan National Army Soldiers worked together on an unexploded ordnance range here, June 14, to conduct training that is moving Afghan forces closer to independence.

Jun 15, 2012

Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in Virginia broke ground on the first satellite center of the National Intrepid Center of Excellence, June 13, 2012.

Jun 14, 2012

Before the American colonies even made their declaration of independence, the Second Continental Congress gathered together in Philadelphia 237 years ago to create a standing Army and select a commander in chief.

Jun 14, 2012

Thanks to his father, Master Sgt. Edward O'Neil believes in hard work. After having his leg amputated due to an improvised explosive device in Iraq, that hard work helped him become a member of the Army World Class Athlete Program.

Jun 14, 2012

The Army birthday week is about recognizing more than two centuries of Soldiers defending freedom, and about saying thank you to those Americans that have ceaselessly supported them in the effort.

Jun 14, 2012

Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh and Vice Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III paid a call on Capitol Hill, June 13, 2012, but underwent no "grilling" by lawmakers as to the state of the Army.

Jun 14, 2012

Crowds gathered around a massive replica of an Abrams tank constructed entirely out of cupcakes in the Pentagon courtyard, June, 14, 2012. The sweet creation was in honor of the Army's 237th birthday.

Jun 13, 2012

When Congress established the Continental Army on June 14, 1775, the original 10 Rifle Companies were composed heavily of frontiersmen and some leaders of the militia already fighting were veterans of a unit known as Roger's Rangers.