ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

The Association of the U.S. Army is releasing two new podcasts in July as part of its relaunched “Army Matters” series.

First up is a podcast featuring Robert Irvine, chef, entrepreneur, author and host of the Food Network’s Restaurant: Impossible. While he is mostly known as a celebrity chef and television host, Irvine got his start in the British Navy when he was just 15. He also runs 11 businesses employing more than 5,000 people, and he spends a lot of time meeting with—and feeding—troops around the world.

Twenty years ago, terrorists in hijacked airliners changed America—and the military—forever.

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, two hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City. Shortly afterward, at 9:37 a.m., American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the west side of the Pentagon, shearing through three of the building’s five rings.

Feb. 28, 2017

Retired Gen. Carter F. Ham, Association of the U.S. Army president and CEO, told an industry forum on Capitol Hill that a new administration and new Congress presents an opportunity for the Army to “close troubling gaps” and “regain critical combat and operational readiness.”

Appearing at a Feb. 27 Lexington Institute forum on the Army’s rapid equipping needs, Ham said those gaps include “worrisome shortfalls” in air and missile defense, long-range fires, and the lethality and survivability of Brigade Combat Teams.