A message From The Deputy Chief Of Staff, G1 ALCOHOL and other drug abuse among Soldiers seriously impacts mission readiness. Soldiers who abuse alcohol or other drugs are more likely to have financial, marital, legal and social problems. More than...
SINCE July 4, 2002, almost 4 million people have registered to be virtual Soldiers in the online world of the "America's Army" computer game. The game gives young Americans the opportunity to "step" into a Soldier's boots and explore, through virtual...
EXPERIMENTS conducted to enhance Soldiers' equipment and protection have always been a critical part of military efforts to keep the Army relevant and ready to fight and win wars. So, it should come as no surprise that the military is experimenting...
SINCE early 2003 more than 2,000 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civilians have deployed to Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan. Serving four-month, six-month and one-year assignments, they work with their military counterparts on engineering projects to rebuild...
WHETHER Soldier or civilian, for individuals deploying without a unit, the gateway to Southwest Asia is the CONUS Replacement Center at Fort Bliss, Texas. We ensure everyone is prepared for deployment--from the civilian contractor and government...
U.S. ARMY, Europe's, third Land Combat Expo, held in Heidelberg, Germany, was especially significant as 2004 drew to a close, "because the Army in Europe has been so deployed up to now," said USAREUR commander GEN B.B. Bell. As the premier professional-development...
TWELVE years ago, SSG Chris Cummings was a full-time bartender, dispensing drinks to patrons on a beach in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. He was having a lot of fun, but not making much money. Cummings, a member of the Army Reserve's 478th Civil Affairs...
"OPERATION I CAN" is not just another clever Army acronym; it's short for "Iraqi Children Assistance Network." I CAN connects thousands of Iraqi children to people throughout the world who donate school supplies. Thanks to deployed Soldiers, these...
IT'S very hard for me to be on the outside looking in, after dedicating my entire being for 14 months to the combined joint task force and knowing I still have a division in Iraq, with Soldiers fighting and dying," said LTG Ricardo S. Sanchez, the...
THE Uniformed Services Former Spouses' Protection Act is one of the most misunderstood areas concerning military rights incident to a failed marriage. Congress created this federal law in 1982 to provide relief for qualifying former spouses of both...
WITH the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' recent contract award to architect David Childs of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP, the Army is a giant step closer to losing its distinction as being the only one of the armed forces without a national museum....
"THE American Soldier requires and deserves a uniform he can wear with pride. We must offer a uniform that is military, distinctive and dignified," GEN Matthew B. Ridgway said in 1955. With many Soldiers deployed to Southwest Asia--and wearing desert...