Why some Army users had email problems this week
WASHINGTON — Some Army users suffered through an email outage that began Wednesday and lasted until Friday morning, Defense Department IT leaders said Oct. 22….
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Green Berets’ work to free Afghans comes with a personal cost
It didn’t take long for Carrie Elk to realize something was different with the Green Berets at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. A psychotherapist who specializes…
Pearl Harbor survivor and WWII veteran wants cards for his 100th birthday
Pearl Harbor survivor and World War II veteran Jack Holder is turning 100 years old on Dec. 13. To celebrate becoming a centenarian, the Arizona…
Army hits end-strength goals through high retention, lower basic training attrition
The Army’s two largest components — the active-duty force and the Army National Guard — successfully exceeded their end strength goals for fiscal 2021, service…
10 things we learned from AUSA
The sheer scope of Army news coming out of the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual meeting last week may have left soldiers wondering what’s…
Homeland Security recovers some NVGs stolen from Fort Hood
Federal and local law enforcement agencies in Texas have recovered some — but not all — of the night-vision goggles missing from Fort Hood in…
‘Black Hawk Down’ pilot Durant enters Alabama Senate race
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Mike Durant, best known as the helicopter pilot shot down and held prisoner in the 1993 “Black Hawk Down” incident, is…
Tape test gets tested: Army kicks off new body fat study
The Army launched a study Monday at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to evaluate alternatives to the infamous “tape test,” the Center for Initial Military Training…
Army’s $22 billion ‘mixed reality’ goggles get a DoD IG audit
The Pentagon Inspector General recently launched an audit reviewing the Army’s Integrated Visual Augmentation System. The IVAS program aims to bring “mixed reality” goggles capable…
Afghan evacuees, COVID and wildfires keep US Army North busy
The COVID-19 pandemic, raging wildfires and Afghan evacuees dominated U.S. Army North’s agenda in 2021. ARNORTH administered 5 million COVID-19 vaccines in the past year,…