Soldier re-enlists hours after sustaining wounds in attack (01/01/2008)
A United States Army soldier re-enlisted in the service just hours after being seriously wounded in an improvised explosive attack near Zaganiyah, Iraq.
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Cody reiterates Army’s need for FCS (01/01/2008)
The Future Combat System is a program that is a must for tomorrow’s Army, and it can’t take any more cuts in funding, according to Gen. Richard Cody, Army vice chief of staff.
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AUSA calls for end to gridlock on defense bill (01/01/2008)
The president of the Association of the United States Army has called upon AUSA members to contact their representatives and senators immediately to break the congressional gridlock over the administration’s request for $196 billion in emergency spending that threaten the Army’s readiness, its ability to repair its war-damaged equipment and the recently launched quality of life and family covenant initiatives.
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Wounded, ill soldiers can keep recruitment bonuses (01/01/2008)
Soldiers who become ill or are wounded while on active duty are entitled to keep all recruitment bonuses due them.
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Ground broken for new Belvoir hospital (01/01/2008)
Ground was broken Nov. 8 for a new community hospital at Fort Belvoir, Va., as part of the Base Realignment and Closure process that will also see the closing of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington and the construction of a new Walter Reed on the campus of the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.
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WWII ‘greatest story of the 20th century’ (01/01/2008)
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Rick Atkinson, in his third appearance at the Association of the United States Army and Army Historical Foundation lecture series, said he has learned: “Writing about World War II … in the 21st century is that it’s the greatest story of the 20th century,” requiring the skills of a historian and narrative writer.
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Soldier named ‘Shooter of the Year’ (01/01/2008)
A soldier with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU), Fort Benning, Ga., has been named “Shooter of the Year.”
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NCO and Soldier Programs: Deployed NCOs never miss opportunity to better themselves (01/01/2008)
Sgt. 1st Class Curtis Kemp is like a number of soldiers in the 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery, who are using their spare time to better themselves and their opportunities inside and outside the Army.
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Missile defense must adapt to changing world environment (01/01/2008)
The missile defense arena must change within the next few years so it has more of a global focus instead of just a theater focus, according to the commander of the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) and U.S. Army Strategic Command.
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Voice of Congress: All veterans deserve support (01/01/2008)
Rep. Phil Hare, D-Ill., writes about more support for veterans.
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Boeing donates $250,000 for new Army museum (01/01/2008)
The Boeing Company presented a $250,000 check Oct. 30 to officials from The Army Historical Foundation and the Association of the United States Army.
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Capital Focus: Gates: Rejecting bill would lead to layoffs (01/01/2008)
Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Congress that if it did not quickly pass a supplemental spending bill he would have to lay off 200,000 civilian employees and contractors, terminate military contracts and partially shut-down U.S. military bases. Notices of lay-offs would be mailed in mid-December, Gates said.
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View from the Hill: Bill overcomes at least one hurdle (01/01/2008)
The Fiscal Year 2008 Defense Appropriations Bill has been passed by both houses of Congress and signed by the president.
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Secretary: Army must be structured to deal with ‘persistent conflict’ (01/01/2008)
Secretary of the Army Pete Geren said the United States is looking at an “era of persistent conflict” that will last more than 20 years, and the Army must be structured to deal with those challenges.
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Peake pledges to do ‘right thing’ for vets (01/01/2008)
Lt. Gen. James Peake, USA, Ret., a former Army surgeon general, told that Senate Veterans Affairs Committee he would “do the right thing” if he is confirmed as the next VA secretary.
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High court to determine detainees right to appeal (01/01/2008)
A lawyer for 37 detainees who have been held for six years at Guantanamo Bay contended before the Supreme Court that they never “had meaningful notice of the factual grounds of their detention or a fair opportunity to dispute those grounds before a neutral decision-maker.”
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Helping spouses, children cope in wartime (01/01/2008)
Patty Shinseki, the wife of the former chief of staff, opened the second Association of the United States Army Family Forum on Oct. 9 by introducing Living in the New Normal, ™ a multi-partner initiative borne out of the Military Child Education Coalition, a family program that also seeks to support the goals of the Army Family Covenant.
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Army officer leads DoD team after Minn. bridge collapse (01/01/2008)
Col. Michael Chesney, a defense coordinating officer for FEMA Region 5, was the on-site commander for Department of Defense assets involved in recovery efforts after the bridge collapse in Minneapolis, Minn., on Aug. 1.
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