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:
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Army looking at opening more combat jobs to women
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:
Initial testing at Fort Bliss bunker indicates ‘safe’ levels of radiation
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:
US, Singapore armies strengthen Pacific ties
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:
New 3-star takes over Army Business Transformation
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:
Reservists, families attend Yellow Ribbon reintegration event
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:
Army reservists, families attend Yellow Ribbon reintegration event
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:
Caslen assumes command of West Point
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-level radiological contamination found inside Fort Bliss bunker
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:
Army medicine, VA share focus on behavioral health concerns
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: