Soldier checks out his smartphone. (Photo Credit: PEO Soldier)
The U.S. Army plans to roll out a mobile app for its squad leaders that will act as a daily playbook and provide a new way to advise and connect with soldiers.
The move is part of the service’s “This is My Squad” initiative to address challenges in the force and reemphasize its cultural values.
Sergeant Major of the…
Army: No Requests Made for Use of Troops Around Election
October 22, 2020
This March 27, 2008, file photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
Army leaders said Tuesday that they have not received any requests to use active-duty or National Guard troops for possible civil unrest surrounding the presidential election…
Army Wants to Spot-Promote Officers Moved into Hard-to-Fill Jobs
October 22, 2020
Maj. Tatchie Manso, 1st Theater Sustainment Command, smiles as Elena, Manso’s wife, pins on his new rank during a ceremony at Fort Knox, Ky., Dec. 11, 2019. (U.S. Army)
As part of the upcoming round of the Army’s new officer assignment system, a select group of…
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 changing its policies for how missing soldiers are reported.
In a new action plan sent out to Army leaders Tuesday —…
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…
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…
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 bunkers as well as armored vehicles.
The seven-year deal is for an indefinite quantity of the M3E1 Carl Gustaf multi-role…
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…
