WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2014 – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has authorized the deployment of 700 soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division headquarters element to Liberia to help with the Ebola epidemic there, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby…
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. (Sept. 29, 2014) — The 7th Infantry Division held an end-of-service award ceremony for a Medal of Honor recipient who used his recognition to urge Soldiers to get help for post-traumatic stress, here, Friday. Staff Sgt.…
Female soldiers have until Dec. 1 to volunteer to attend Ranger School this spring as part of an assessment to determine whether and how to open combat arms military occupational specialties to women. Female soldiers wishing to serve as observers/advisers…
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 24, 2014) — Imagine this scenario: fans are enjoying a packed sporting event, then suddenly they hear an explosion and hundreds fall ill from a sarin gas attack. Local responders are overwhelmed; the military is…
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Sept. 22, 2014) — The Ebola outbreak is the largest medical emergency since the plague, and the Army is assessing how to respond to this “dire situation,” said the Army’s top general. “It is a very…
WASHINGTON — More soldiers could learn while in Afghanistan that they are being forced out of the military, the Army’s top officer said Friday. Army chief of staff Gen. Ray Odierno discussed the cuts with reporters Friday at a breakfast…
