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Army Commanders Will Soon Be Able to Track 'Risky Behavior' Trends Across the Service

October 22, 2020

A U.S. Army military policeman demonstrates how to properly place handcuffs on an individual at United States Army Garrison Benelux, Belgium, in January 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Pierre-Etienne Courtejoie) The Army is fielding a sophisticated new computer dashboard tool this month that’s designed to help commanders track their soldiers’ risky behaviors…

Army Releases More Details on New 'Missing Soldier' Policy

October 22, 2020

Veronica Carbajal places a candle at a mural for Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen in Austin, Texas, on Monday July 6, 2020 (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) Soldiers will not be declared absent without leave until a search is conducted, an investigation is launched…

Army to Outfit 110 Active Brigades with Fitness Experts to Boost Soldier Performance

October 22, 2020

Thunderbolt Brigade Soldiers execute the sprint-drag-carry portion of the ACFT Feb. 20, 2020. (U.S. Army/Sgt. Casey Hustin) The U.S. Army is launching an effort to increase soldier performance by outfitting active brigades with special teams of fitness coaches, nutritional…

Navy Vet, Bored in Quarantine, Raised Big Bucks for the Special Forces Foundation

October 22, 2020

Sturgill Simpson (center) in the studio with the band who played on “Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1” (Semisong) Back in March, Navy veteran and Nashville singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson had just headed out on a big tour in support of “Sound & Fury,” a brutal rock record that shocked all the alternative country music fans who’d made him popular. Then that thing…

‘I Met a Hero:’ Air Force Doctor Who Treated Alwyn Cashe Says He’s Never Forgotten Him

October 22, 2020

Mark Rasnake outside the hospital in October 2005. (Photo courtesy of Mark Rasnake) Maj. Mark Rasnake was exhausted. The 32-year-old Air Force infectious disease specialist had worked through the night treating some of the worst trauma he’d seen in his life &#8212…

Legendary WWII Jungle Fighters Finally Have the Congressional Gold Medal

October 22, 2020

In this April 3, 1944 photo, a jungle fighting outfit known as “Merrill’s Marauders,” pose for a photo in North Burma, now known as Myanmar. The World War II unit that spent months marching and fighting behind enemy lines in Burma has been approved to…

The National Museum of the US Army Finally Has an Opening Date

October 22, 2020

National Museum of the United States Army. Army photo by Duane Lempke The story of the American soldier will finally have a home for the telling when the National Museum of the United States Army opens on Veterans Day. Exhibits will include Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s famous cap; the “tinpot” helmet worn by World War I Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Alvin York; and a WWII Sherman…

Army Field-Testing Quieter Drones to Avoid Enemy Detection

October 22, 2020

Modernization officials recently began equipping combat units with prototypes of the FTUAS for field-testing. (U.S. Army) Army aviation officials recently provided an update on the service’s field-testing of its next-generation drone aircraft program, a key…

Combat Support: The Army Looks to Field Better Sports Bras

October 22, 2020

Master Sergeant Jessica Alicea-Cavezza conducts a Jumpmaster Pre-Inspection on Capt. Sara Roger prior to an airborne operation at Camp Mackall, North Carolina March 25, 2019. (U.S. Army/K. Kassens) The Army is surveying female soldiers to help pick the best sports bras on…

Army Captain Arrested, Charged with Murder in the Death of Fellow Fort Bliss Officer

October 22, 2020

Cars wait to enter Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, Tuesday Sept. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca) AUSTIN, Texas — An Army captain has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of another captain at Fort Bliss with whom she had a romantic relationship, local police said. Capt. Clevy Muchette Nelson-Royster, 27, is the second person charged with murder in the death of Capt.