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Better communication between leaders and troops is key to combating sexual harassment and assault, said the Army’s top civilian leader. Go to Source Author:

Last month the Army announced its plan to integrate women into combat roles, opening positions within 27 brigade combat teams, which include nine National Guard BCTs. Go to Source Author:

Test results of possible low-level radiation contamination of a weapons storage bunker at Fort Bliss, Texas, were normal, said an installation spokesman. Go to Source Author:

Members of both forces continued a 32-year tradition Monday with the opening of the annual two-week wartime simulation exercise “Tiger Balm” at Pasir Laba Camp, Singapore. Go to Source Author:

Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal promoted the new director of the Army’s Office of Business Transformation to a three-star general, underscoring the position that he said is “critically important” to the Army. Go to Source Author:

The Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command, based at Fort Dix, N.J., hosted a Yellow Ribbon Program event, July 13-14, 2013, at Maryland’s National Harbor, just outside Washington, D.C. Go to Source Author:

Cradling their four-month-old son who seemed to be the center of everyone’s attention, military spouse Mercedes Beekley was glad she attended a Yellow Ribbon Program event with her citizen-Soldier husband. Go to Source Author:

Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr. became the 59th superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy during a change of command ceremony at the school, July 17, 2013. Go to Source Author:

Low levels of alpha and beta radiological particles were detected in a weapons storage bunker, July 12, near Biggs Army Airfield, Fort Bliss, Texas, in an area called the “Snake Pit,” said an installation spokesman. Go to Source Author:

Both the Army and the Department of Veterans Affairs share a concern for Soldier behavioral health, and are working together to further mutual goals. Go to Source Author: