The US Army unveiled its new PT test on Tuesday, February 28, 2011The traditional Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT), which hasn't been changed since 1980, included pushups, sit-ups and a two-mile run. The new army PT test is designed to more closely replicate battlefield...
June 6, 1944. D-Day, H-Hour. General Dwight D. Eisenhower had already written his concession speech for Operation Overlord. In it he admits defeat therein and asserts that any responsibility therefore fell solely on his own shoulders....
opinion by Grace H | 1 year ago 222 views | 4 recommendations | 0 comments
The story here is that the Army is having trouble with configuration management and migration of various communications systems and technologies in Afghanistan (not to mention the entire scope of the Army). ...
She pointed that she was in South Korea engaged in active duty and had no house to come back to, learn more: "The house of Army Captain Tania Garcia was foreclosed upon while she was serving overseas. She received the news while in South Korea. Her realtor gave her...
United States Army Milestone: Spc. Simran Lamba Becomes First Sikh To Become Army Graduate in 30 YearsSimran Lambra has broken a 30 year old record by becoming the first Sikh to become an enlisted soldier in the US Army. Born in New Delhi, Simran Lambra is of the Sikh faith...
Lt. Col. Terrence Lakin has refused to obey orders to deploy to Afghanistan claiming President Obama does not have the authority to order his deployment because he is not an American citizen. Lakin's attorney,...
created by Karen Hatter | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 1753 views | 32 recommendations | 42 comments
A single mother - Army soldier based in Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah, Georgia is being discharged from the military instead of facing a court-martial, after she refused to deploy to Afghanistan, saying she had...
A US military Black Hawk helicopter has crashed in Germany killing at least two. The aircraft went down in woods near the A67 highway between Viernheim and Lorsch in the West, south of Frankfurt. At this time it...
created by mudricky | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 629 views | 56 recommendations | 8 comments
American soldiers and paratroopers in full combat gear have landed in the centre of Port au Prince by 20 Black Hawk helicopters. The US Army state that they are there "to provide security" and to work with...
created by Christina 123 | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 219 views | 38 recommendations | 4 comments
Today was the second day of the All Services Social Media Conference in Washington DC organized in association with the GeorgeTown University - Associate Dean at Georgetown University. I was speaking at this...
created by shashib | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 242 views | 1 recommendation | 0 comments
A report in New York Times can literally brew up storm in the U.S. political cup. While the U.S. forces keep losing life daily fighting Taliban in Afghanistan and the U.S. authorities fight Mexican drug...
created by Mritunjay | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 213 views | 60 recommendations | 4 comments
In today's technological age, any and all manner of information can be harvested by almost anyone, usually, in most cases, within certain limits. I can't really say why but, I'm always surprised when I get a...
opinion by Karen Hatter | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 423 views | 46 recommendations | 9 comments
A soldier from the Big River First Nation in Saskatchewan, who served with the US Army was killed in Afghanistan last weekend. Corporal Darby Moon, 25 has fought with the US Army for four years according to...
The U.S. Army is investigation allegations that eight male soldiers took photographs and video "of as many as 21 female soldiers in their unit showering at Fort Dix". The criminal investigation pertains to events alleged to have occurred in fall 2008 amongst the the 266th...
Now this is some next level army technology. Silent Talk is the Pentagon's $4 million DARPA (Defense Advanced Resarch Projects) initiative to develop technology that would allow U.S. soldiers to communicate by...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 2570 views | 38 recommendations | 6 comments