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Smaller Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency tackles new challenges

11-27-2015

A small, tracked, autonomous robotic vehicle sits outdoors on the grass.
A remotely-controlled robot displays its manual dexterity during a display of equipment by the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Agency on Fort Belvoir, Va., Nov. 17, 2015.



Retired, current general officers mentor cadets

11-13-2015

Two men in military uniforms sit at a table, draped in blue fabric.  One is speaking.
Lt. Gen. Robert S. Ferrell, Army CIO/G-6, speaks during a mentorship forum for ROTC cadets at Howard University in Washington, D.C., Nov. 10, 2015.

Dozens of young people in military uniforms stand in formation, outdoors, near college campus buildings.  Another uniformed person stands in front of them.
ROTC cadets at Howard University in Washington, D.C., stand in formation, Nov. 10, 2015.



Army's MIND Lab able to decode brain waves

11-05-2015

A young man in a military uniform sits at a computer. A civilian man sits next to him.
Dr. Anthony Ries instructs Pfc. Kenneth Blandon on how to play a computer game, using only his eyes to control the direction of fire of a bubble-shooting cannon at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., Nov. 3, 2015. Ries is a cognitive neuroscientist, who studies visual perception and target recognition. Blandon is a mechanic with the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives Command.



TRADOC opens app store

10-30-2015

The hand of a uniformed individual holds a cell phone.  The screen displays the names of cell phone applications.  A brick wall looms in the background.
The Army's Training and Doctrine Command has stood up its own online app store to bring the command's body of knowledge to Soldiers where they are most likely to ingest it: online and on the move.



Carter, Milley bid farewell to McHugh

10-23-2015

A man in a military uniform and a man in a civilian suit walk together down a row of Soldiers who are standing at attention.
Army Secretary John M. McHugh and commander of troops, Col. Johnny K. Davis, inspect troops on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Oct. 23, 2015, during a farewell tribute to McHugh.

Outdoors on a grassy field, a man in a suit pins something to the lapel of another man's suit.  Behind them are Soldiers in historical uniforms.
Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter pins a Distinguished Public Service Medal onto the lapel of Army Secretary John M. McHugh on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Oct. 23, 2015, during a farewell tribute to McHugh.

Large military guns sit on a grassy field.  On fires and smoke bellows out of its barrel. Soldiers stand nearby.
The Presidential Salute Battery fires a 19-gun salute for Army Secretary John M. McHugh on Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Oct. 23, 2015, during a farewell tribute to McHugh.



Army changing basic training this October

09-24-2015

A large graphic titled "Changes to Basic Combat Training in October," details tactical training, physical readiness training, man-to-man contact, land navigation, rifle marksmanship, and landmine defense.
In October 2015, the Army will make some changes to how it runs basic combat training, which serves for enlisted Soldiers as their first introduction to soldiering.



Army names best post financial institutions

09-18-2015

The hand of a person in a military uniform inserts coins into a ball-shaped yellow bank that is painted with a smiley face.
The Army recently named two financial institutions that operate on its installations as being the best among their peers in 2014. Out of the 31 nominees, Fort Hood National Bank on Fort Hood, Texas, and the FirstLight Federal Credit Union on Fort Bliss, Texas, best met and exceeded the criteria set by the deputy assistant secretary of the Army for financial operations to become the Army bank and credit union of the year for 2014.



Capitol Hill workout commemorates 9/11

09-11-2015

Two individuals run along a grassy field. In the background is the U.S. Capitol building.
More than 50 service members and senate office staffers participated in a 9/11 commemorative workout on Capitol Hill, Sept. 11, 2015. During the workout, which lasted more than an hour, the repetitions for each of the exercises correlated with a number associated with the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Around two dozen individuals wearing fitness clothing pose together on a grassy field. In the background is the U.S. Capitol building.
More than 50 service members and senate office staffers participated in a 9/11 commemorative workout on Capitol Hill, Sept. 11, 2015. During the workout, which lasted more than an hour, the repetitions for each of the exercises correlated with a number associated with the 9/11 terrorist attacks.



Soldiers remember Hurricane Katrina on 10th anniversary

08-20-2015

Seen from high above, the streets of a city are flooded.  Buildings are surrounded with water.
The Mid-City Lanes Rock 'N Bowl Nightclub, at 4133 S Carrollton Ave., New Orleans, was submerged in water, Sept. 4, 2005, as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Flooding in New Orleans lasted several months following Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall, Aug. 29, 2005

Five military helicopters are lined up on a large concrete surface.
Helicopters lift off at New Orleans International Airport, Sept. 2, 2005, to rescue residents of New Orleans, who were stranded by the flooding that followed Hurricane Katrina.

Several men in military uniforms stand together and talk.  A portion of a civilian man is seen to the right side. This is Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honore;, commander of Joint Task Force Katrina, then-Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell, and then-adjutant general of Louisiana, Maj. Gen. Bennett C. Landreneau, meet with reporters at New Orleans International Airport to discuss relief operations for Hurricane Katrina, Sept. 4, 2005. Donald Rumsfeld, defense secretary at the time, is shown at the right of the image with his back to the camera.

A sign on a building reads "Welcome to New Orleans."
A sign welcomes travelers to the airport in New Orleans.

Outdoors at an airport, people sit on the carriages used  to move luggage to and from airplanes. One of those carriages reads "Continental."
Victims of Hurricane Katrina sit on baggage carts ourside the airport.



Soldiers must complete school before promotion

08-17-2015

A closeup of an enlisted military rank insignia which has been embroidered onto a swatch of camouflage fabric. It is affixed to a uniform using Velcro.
Soldiers will no longer be promoted without first having successfully completed related professional military education courses, according to recently-signed Army Directive. Soldiers will need to complete their schooling before they are allowed their new stripes.



Wars fought by ground troops, new Army chief says

08-14-2015

A man in civilian clothes stands outdoors on a parade field and at a microphone, with his hand raised.  Facing him is a man in a military uniform, also with his hand raised.  Next to the civilian man is a civilian woman.  Soldiers stand nearby and in the background.
Army Secretary John M. McHugh, far left, swears in Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley as the 39th chief of staff of the Army during a ceremony on Summerall Field, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Aug. 14, 2015. Milley's wife, Hollyanne Milley, holds a Bible.

Two men in military uniforms walk together down a row of Soldiers who are standing in formation.  The Soldiers in formation are wearing Revolutionary War-ear military uniforms.
Now-retired Gen. Ray Odierno inspects the troops on Summerall Field, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Aug. 14, 2015.



Conventional, special forces team up during 'Joint Forcible Entry' exercise

08-09-2015

Smoke clouds the view of a mountain range.  In the far background, fires burn.  In the foreground is a tank.
An M1A1 tank, with Soldiers from the 11th Armored Calvary Regiment, was part of the Joint Forcible Entry exercise, Aug. 5-6, 2015, at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif.

Two helicopters fly near each other in front of a mountain range.  The sky is hazy and tinged blue and red from the sunset.
AH-64 Apache aircraft were part of the Joint Forcible Entry exercise, Aug. 5-6, 2015, at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif.

At night time, four men in military uniforms stand in front of a tank.
Capt. William Larsen, tank commander; Sgt. Jonathan Oliver, shell loader; Spc. Levi Benson, tank driver, and Sgt. Zachary Egan, gunner are all part of the 11th Armored Calvary Regiment. The four, along with eight other tank crews, participated in the Joint Forcible Entry exercise, Aug. 5-6, 2015, at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif.

Two military personnel in ghillie suits carry rifles and walk across scrub brush and rocks.
Soldiers train during the Joint Forcible Entry exercise, Aug. 5-6, 2015, at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif.

A military tank kicks up dust as it rolls across a barren landscape. Its turret is swiveled to its right.
An M1A1 tank, with Soldiers from the 11th Armored Calvary Regiment, was part of the Joint Forcible Entry exercise, Aug. 5-6, 2015, at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif.

A military tank kicks up dust as it rolls across a barren landscape.
An M1A1 tank, with Soldiers from the 11th Armored Calvary Regiment, was part of the Joint Forcible Entry exercise, Aug. 5-6, 2015, at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif.

Two helicopters fly near each other in front of a mountain range.  The sky is hazy and tinged red from the sunset.
AH-64 Apache aircraft were part of the Joint Forcible Entry exercise, Aug. 5-6, 2015, at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif.

A young male Soldier wearing a helmet shakes hands with an older male Soldier. Soldiers and civilians stand nearby.
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey met with Spc. Dalton M. Cummings, 82nd Airborne Division, during the Joint Forcible Entry exercise, Aug. 5-6, 2015, at the National Training Center on Fort Irwin, Calif.



For those still unsure, Army defines 'online misconduct'

08-03-2015

The hand of an individual in uniform holds a cell phone.  The words on the cell phone read "Your so lazy. You don't belong in the army. Who'd you pay to get in #diealreadyloser"  Some words are misspelled.
If Soldiers were still unsure of what bad behavior looks like online, the Army clarified it for them in an "All Army Activities" message -- commonly called an ALARACT -- that went out force-wide last week. Online misconduct, it says, is "the use of electronic communication to inflict harm. Examples include, but are not limited to: harassment, bullying, hazing, stalking, discrimination, retaliation, or any other types of misconduct that undermine dignity and respect."



New Army cyber officers hack improvements into DARPA's 'Plan X'

07-28-2015

Two young men stand in front of a television, which display graphical information about computer networks.
Capt. James McColl and Capt. Justin Lanahan, both cyber officers at U.S Army Cyber Command, took part in a week-long "hackathon" in Arlington, Va., July 20-24, 2015, in support of the continued development of "Plan X," a four-year, $120 million program at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.



To become 'force of future,' Army must fix personnel churn

06-26-2015

A man in a suit stands behind a lectern.  The lectern has a logo which reads "Association of the United States Army."
Undersecretary of the Army Brad R. Carson, who also serves as the acting undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, discusses challenges and concerns he has in developing a "force of the future," or "21st century defense department," as it specifically relates to personnel management at the Association of the United States Army Institute of Land Warfare event near the Pentagon June 24, 2015.



Army team gets all gold during DOD Warrior Games archery

06-22-2015

A dozen individuals in black and yellow shirts stand together and hold a U.S. Army flag.  Behind them are an array of other flags.
Team Army took four gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal in the archery competition at the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Quantico, Va., June 22, 2015.

A man in a yellow and black shirt draws back the string on a bow and aims an arrow.
Army veteran Sgt. Sean Hook took home two gold medals in recurve bow archery at the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Quantico, Va., June 22, 2015.

A man in a blue shirt, and a woman in a black and yellow shirt, drawing back a bow to shoot an arrow at a down-range target.
An Army veteran competes at the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Quantico, Va., June 22, 2015.

Three individuals, two men in orange shirts and shorts, and a woman in a black and yellow shirt, are drawing back a bow to shoot an arrow at a down-range target.
An Army veteran competes at the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Quantico, Va., June 22, 2015.

A woman holds a sign that says "Team Army."  Next to her a young man in a military uniform holds a sign that says "Team Marines."
Audience members show team spirit at the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Quantico, Va., June 22, 2015.

A man and a woman hug each other in celebration.  Others stand nearby and watch. Some have cameras.
An Army veteran celebrates at the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games in Quantico, Va., June 22, 2015.



Army lines of effort to define proper online conduct

06-19-2015

The hand of an individual in uniform holds a cell phone.  The words on the cell phone read "Your so lazy. You don't belong in the army. Who'd you pay to get in #diealreadyloser"  Some words are misspelled.
"How do we ensure Army values-based conduct to prevent and respond to harm inflicted through the use of electronic communication?" Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno asked for an answer to that question earlier this year - in the wake of revelations at the February 2015 SHARP Summit in Washington D.C.



Evaluation, education, compensation dominate discussion at Dailey town hall

06-05-2015

A man in a military uniform stands in front of a television camera.  Behind him is a television screen with the words "Army Birthday Town Hall."  Other Soldiers are seated nearby.
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey discusses Soldier evaluation, education and compensation during an Army birthday town hall meeting with Soldiers at Defense Media Activity on Fort Meade, Md., June 4, 2015.

Dozens of uniformed individuals are seated in a large room.  At the front of the room a man in military uniform stands and faces them.  Behind the man is a large U.S. Army logo and several television screens. At the front of the room is a uniformed man operating a large television camera.
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey discusses Soldier evaluation, education and compensation during an Army birthday town hall meeting with Soldiers at Defense Media Activity on Fort Meade, Md., June 4, 2015.

A small color monitor mounted on a pole shows an image of a man in a military uniform. Behind him is a U.S. Army insignia.  The screen also shows other versions of the image in black and white, red, green and blue.  Behind the monitor is a wooden ladder.
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey discusses Soldier evaluation, education and compensation during an Army birthday town hall meeting with Soldiers at Defense Media Activity on Fort Meade, Md., June 4, 2015.



Thousands ride in 28th annual Rolling Thunder rally

05-25-2015

Four men in leather vests stand in front of their motorcycles.
Staff Sgt. Nate Washington, Master Sgt. Edell Price, Edwina Price, and Cpl. Buford Bracey, all from Fort Lee, Virginia, were among the several thousand motorcyclists queued up at the Pentagon, May 24, 2015, to participate in the Rolling Thunder motorcycle ride around the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Now in its 28th year, the event, held on Memorial Day weekend, is meant to draw attention to Service members, who were taken prisoner of war, or who have gone missing in action.

A man and a woman ride a motorcycle.  An American flag is attached to the bike.  Nearby are other bikers.
Several thousand motorcyclists queued up at the Pentagon, May 24, 2015, to participate in the Rolling Thunder motorcycle ride around the National Mall in Washington, D.C.



WINS tracks Soldier movement without GPS

05-22-2015

Two electronic devices sit on a table.  Paperwork says "DARPA" and "Warfighter Integrated Navigation System."
The Warfighter Integrated Navigation System, center, uses inertial systems to determine a Soldier's location in the absence of a GPS signal. On the left, a smaller version of WINS. On the right, the Defense Advanced GPS Receiver, which Soldiers use now for position, navigation, and timing. All three devices were on display at the DOD Lab Day, May 14, at the Pentagon.



Fuel cells increase range in unmanned aerial systems

05-21-2015

A hand holds what appears to be a motor with attached electronics.  Another hand appears to hold a similar device.
Using a fuel cell similar to this one -- on display at DOD Lab Day, May 14 at the Pentagon -- allows the Stalker XE unmanned aerial system to fly for up to 8 hours.



Army aims to simplify electronics in combat vehicles

05-21-2015

A hand rests on a black box with blue sub-components slid into it.
A 3D printed mockup of the of the Hardware Convergence program chassis with blue modules was on display during DOD Lab Day at the Pentagon, May 14. The chassis is designed to standardize wiring for electrical devices in tactical vehicles.



Smart-mortar will help Soldiers more effectively hit targets

05-21-2015

One man in a suit holds what appears to be a small bomb. Another man in a suit stands nearby and talks with him.
Nickolas B. Baldwin and Evan Young, researchers with the Armament Research Development and Engineering Center at Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey, discuss the 120mm Guided Enhanced Fragmentation Mortar during the DOD Lab Day, May 14 at the Pentagon.



Researchers believe capturing, processing brainwaves will better enable Soldiers

05-18-2015

A woman and a man wear stocking caps that appear to have integrated sensors.  They speak with children. A woman who appears to be a teacher stands nearby.
Jean Vettel, Ph.D., right, a neuroscientist with the Army Research Laboratory at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., wears headgear lined with brain wave-sensing EEG, or "electroencephalography" sensors, in the Pentagon courtyard as part of the display she manned at DOD Lab Day, May 14, 2015. She and fellow researcher, Jonroy Canady, left, speak with area high school students, who attended the lab day event.



Sixty new technologies aim to cut convoys to forward operating bases

05-15-2015

A man in a suit manipulates objects on what appears to be a 3D map, or diorama.
Ben Campbell, of U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development, & Engineering Center, is the lead systems engineer of the Army's Sustainability Logistics Basing - Science and Technology Objective Demonstration. During the DOD Lab Day, May 14, 2015, at the Pentagon, he discussed some of the technologies his team is evaluating to reduce fuel use and water use on Army installations. In the courtyard of the Pentagon, he had a small model of an Army base camp, one that would house about 50 Soldiers, labeled to indicate where several of the technologies his team is evaluating for the Army might be put to use.



Non-commissioned officers advise care for key assignments

05-04-2015

Dozens of individuals in military uniforms stand around a man in a military uniform.
Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey speaks with the 79 Soldiers, who participated in the first-ever 2015 Enlisted Solarium on Fort Leavenworth, Kan., May 1, 2015.



RDECOM program puts Army scientists shoulder-to-shoulder with Soldiers

04-21-2015

A man fires a rifle.  The entire scene is green, as it appears though night vision goggles.
Chirag Y. Trivedi, a science and technology advisor with the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, fires a rifle, in the dark, at the Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate range on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, April 17, 2015.

A man holds an optical sight for use on a gun.  Others, in uniform, stand in front of him and listen to him speak.
Clifford A. Surrett Sr., an engineering technician with the Night Vision and Electronic Sensors Directorate on Fort Belvoir, Virginia, discusses night-vision devices with students in the most recent orientation and reach-back training iteration, April 17, 2015.



Center shows glimpse of next-generation synthetic training

04-07-2015

A man has a device on his head which covers his eyes.  In front of him is a computer screen which displays an animated battle scene.
Command Sgt. Maj. James Sims, with Army Materiel Command, tries out a scenario in Virtual Battle Space using a set of 3D goggles, during the 2015 Association of the United States Army Institute of Land Warfare symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, March 31, 2015.



Lundy: Gold-plated gear not always best value for Army

03-31-2015

A man in a military uniform stands behind a lectern which has the words "Army Aviation" displayed on it.  In  front of him is a person with a camera.
Maj. Gen. Michael D. Lundy, commander of the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker, said it is not always necessary for every piece of gear the Army buys to be the absolute best available. Lundy delivered his remarks during the 2015 Army Aviation Association of America summit in Nashville, Tenn., March 30, 2015.



Vice chief kicks off 'Quad A' by recognizing innovators

03-30-2015

Four men, one in a suit and three in military uniforms stand next to each other on a stage.  Two of the men hold a large wooden trophy.
Retired Brig. Gen. Howard W. Yellen, Army Aviation Association of America president; Maj. Gen. Michael D. Lundy, commander, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker; and Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Daniel B. Allyn present Spc. Benjamin J. Rosa, center right, with the Henry Q. Dunn Crew Chief of the Year award during the 2015 Army Aviation Association of America conference in Nashville, March 30, 2015. Rosa is assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.



New devices may soon help Soldiers nose out chemicals, bio threats

02-18-2015

A gloved hand holds a small plastic disc that contains a piece of paper with an array of colored dots.
This colorimetric detection assay, about the size of a postage stamp, is printed with a grid of several dozen indicator chemicals arranged in a grid of small dots.

A woman and a man wearing lab coats stand near each other in an laboratory.
Melissa Dixon and Aleksandr Miklos, Ph.D., a senior scientist at Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md., are refining for Army use a commercial technology that will allow Soldiers to accurately and rapidly detect an array of chemical and biological hazards - from mustard agent to anthrax - and then transmit those results to their higher command.



Exposure to success positively influences youth, Army leader says

02-08-2015

A woman in a military uniform and young man in a military uniform sit together at a round table.  in the background are other people at another table.
Army Maj. Gen. Gwen Bingham, who serves as commander of the Army's Tank Automotive and Armaments Command in Warren, Michigan, mentors high school students during the 2015 Black Engineer of the Year Awards science, technology, engineering, and mathematics conference in Washington, D.C., Feb. 6, 2015.



Army's fiscal 2016 budget to help close gap for leader development training

02-02-2015

A man in a military uniform and a man in a suit sit together at a wooden table.  The table has a seal on the front that says "Department of Defense."  On the wall behind them are blue drapes and a sign that says "The Pentagon."
Maj. Gen. Thomas A. Horlander, left, director of the Army budget, and Davis S. Welch, deputy director of the Army budget, brief reporters about the fiscal 2016 Army budget request at the Pentagon, Feb. 2, 2015.



Dailey assumes role as 15th sergeant major of Army

01-30-2015

Two men in men in military uniforms stand and face each other. Their right hands are held in the air.  Between them, a woman holds out a Bible.  One of the men has his other hand on the Bible.  In the rear are multiple flags.
Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Ray Odierno administers the oath of office to the Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey, Jan. 30, 2015, at the Pentagon. Dailey's wife, Holly Dailey, holds a bible.



Dailey shares ideas about leadership development, fitness, women in combat arms

01-30-2015

Two men in men in military uniforms stand and face each other. Their right hands are held in the air.  Between them, a woman holds out a Bible.  One of the men has his other hand on the Bible.  In the rear are multiple flags.
Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Ray Odierno administers the oath of office to Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey at the Pentagon, Jan. 30, 2015. Dailey's wife, Holly Dailey, holds a Bible during the ceremony.



Army developing higher voltage batteries that don't corrode

01-09-2015

A man in a lab coat is seated at a table in a laboratory.  He has purple gloves on his hands.  One hand holds tweezers which grip a tiny button battery.
Army chemist, Jan Allen, demonstrates how to build a "button cell," the type of battery used in a watch, at the Army Research Laboratory, Dec. 9, 2014.




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