A research microbiologist harvests samples of coronavirus in a Biosafety Level 3 laboratory at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, Md. (U.S. Army/William FBill Discher)
As commercial manufacturers push their COVID-19 vaccine candidates through the final phases of clinical trials, researchers at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, or WRAIR, are…
Six Months After the Disappearance and Death of Vanessa Guillén, the Army Is Changing How Missing Soldiers Are Reported
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)
After a summer of seemingly-never-ending bad news regarding missing soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, the Army is…
The Army Is Paying $87 Million for An Upgraded Carl Gustaf
October 22, 2020
M3E1 Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System that fires an 84mm munition. (Image: Saab)
U.S. Army weapons officials have awarded an $87 million contract to Saab for the latest version of its potent 84mm recoilless rifle, a devastating weapon against enemy…
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…
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 —…
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…
