January 2011 AUSA News
January 2011 AUSA News
Giunta receives Medal of Honor
President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Honor Nov. 16 to the first active duty service member in nearly 40 years.Staff Sgt.
3 service chiefs ask Congress to delay repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’
The Army chief of staff told the Senate Armed Services Committee he would not recommend the immediate repeal of the 17-year-old law banning gays an
AUSA supports active duty increase to 700,000
The Association of the United States Army is urging Congress "to authorize and fund a force of at least 700,000 soldiers on active duty status, dra
‘Correct our fiscal course’
President Barack Obama said he was reviewing the recommendations of his deficit reduction commission in a search to "correct our fiscal course."The
2011 resolutions serve as guide for AUSA’s efforts
Although I had hoped to report that defense authorization and appropriations legislation is, at last, complete, partisan wrangling has prevented an
Afghan review
President Barack Obama should receive a report on a review of his Afghanistan policy next month, a senior administration official said Nov.
Arizona chapter sponsors officers’ career day for JROTC cadets
The Association of the United States Army’s Arizona Territorial Chapter sponsored its annual Armed Forces Career Officers’ Day Luncheon Nov.
Army releases Fort Hood panel recommendations
In releasing its report on the shooting at Fort Hood in November 2009, Army Secretary John McHugh said.
Army trying to speed, streamline acquisition
The Army is attempting to speed up and streamline its acquisition processes to allow for more effective modernization of the force, senior leaders
Cadet Command unfurls colors at Fort Knox
The command responsible for producing 60 percent of the Army’s new officers each year unfurled its flag and officially staked the colors Nov.
Checklist mentality is a thing of the past
The commanding general of the Maneuver Center of Excellence contrasted today’s Army with the service several decades back and concluded "In the ind
Closing the gap between operations in the field and life at home
The command sergeant major of I Corps said that a very good reason for a broad-based study of the profession of arms now is to close the gap betwee
Critical work: The job for professionals
"True professionals are servants" and experts in what they do, who derive their satisfaction for "a job well done," a senior fellow at the Center f
Iraq drawdown should lead to more dwell time
If the total Army is to remain combat ready after the drawdown in Iraq, it must get the dwell time between deployments to at least twice the time g
More questions raised at Arlington
The Army is investigating the possibility that a single grave at Arlington National Cemetery was used as a dumping site for a number of cremated re
Winning the war against stress
The Army is implementing a variety of programs to improve soldiers’ "resiliency," or ability to deal with stress from combat or elsewhere, Army lea
Army, DoD aim to transform civilian workforce
The Army is increasingly calling upon its Civilian Corps to assume greater levels of responsibility and accountability at organizations throughout
Army warrant officers seeking ‘bigger voice’
CW5 Wade Lavron told a professional development forum for warrant officers that this was his second time at an Association of the United States Arm
AUSA releases two ILW Torchbearers
AUSA’s Institute of Land Warfare recently published two Torchbearer Issue Papers: "New Educational Opportunities for Soldiers and Families" (Torchb
Conn. Chapter president inducted into state Veterans Hall of Fame
Command Sgt. Maj. Robert C.
Gold Star Mothers make annual Washington trip
Forty American Gold Star Mothers made their annual pilgrimage to Washington to honor the memory of sons and daughters who served and died in the U.
Idaho guard unit takes over Iraq support mission
The 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team (CBCT), United States Division – Center, assumed command Dec.
Initiatives targeted toward strengthening human resources
The Army is working on a variety of initiatives to ensure that its human resources remain strong and resilient even after nine years of conflict,
President proposes 2-year freeze on federal civilian pay
President Barack Obama is proposing a two-year freeze on federal civilian employee pay, a move that he said would save $2 billion over the rest of
Proposals requested for Ground Combat Vehicle
Force protection against a classified list of threats, a nine-soldier capacity, full-spectrum-operations capability and on-time delivery within sev
Sending out SOS to military family survivors
Gen. George W. Casey Jr., Army chief of staff, and his wife, Sheila, honored military family survivors at the fourth Military Family Forum Oct.