Story by Terrance Bell | U.S. Army Fort Lee | 03.26.2020
FORT LEE, Va. (March 26 2020) -- Soldiers are marching more than an arm’s length from each other in abbreviated formations. Class sizes have been diminished, allowing for spacing between students. Lunches are being eaten outdoors to permit midday deep cleaning at dining facilities....
Courtesy Story | U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center | 09.20.2018
What are hypersonic weapons, why does the Army want them, and are they as revolutionary as they sound? The Army, specifically, is after a long-range missile that redefines long range—Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley has stressed that he wants to see “10x” improvements. “We, the Army, have as our number one priority for modernization long-range precision fires; a subset of that is......
Courtesy Story | U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center | 07.23.2018
Experiments to test incremental solutions that will give joint forces more warning of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons on an accelerated timeline. In an unpredictable location, which could be an urban center in Syria or a semirural suburb like Salisbury, England, a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) event will happen, again. Such an event could mean......
Courtesy Story | U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center | 04.11.2018
The Army is at ‘an inflection point,’ and modernizing is job No. 1 and priority No. 1. But modernization will take every ounce of leaders’ will and a massive culture change to the slowest, most hidebound acquisition system in DOD to make it a reality. There’s a new wave of change—a big one—cresting in Army acquisition, with the potential to fundamentally reorganize how the Army......
Courtesy Story | U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center | 04.09.2018
How RDECOM is responding to the new modernization imperative. Central to the Army’s future is the decision by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley and then-Acting Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy to adopt a new modernization model, with the main focus on making Soldiers and Army units more lethal to win our nation’s wars and come home safely. The U.S. Army Research,......
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Brent Powell | 335th Signal Command (Theater) | 06.15.2017
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Each year for the past 29 years, the Army selects and recognizes 28 of its top-notch company-grade commissioned and warrant officers who have epitomized the ideals of one of the most decorated and admired generals in the history of the U.S. Army, Gen. Douglas MacArthur. MacArthur’s adherence to the motto, “Duty, Honor, and Country,” has left a legacy in the annuals......
Story by David Vergun | Defense Media Activity - Army Productions | 04.04.2016
While manning and equipping the Army are vitally important to winning the nation's wars, and needs to be addressed, the Army's No. 1 current priority is readiness, said Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Mark A. Milley....
Story by David Vergun | Defense Media Activity - Army Productions | 10.13.2015
The Army "exists for a single purpose and none other: to fight and win wars in defense of the United States of America. That's it. Fighting and winning wars is our raison d'être," Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley said....
