To support Army modernization efforts, Gen. Randy George, Chief of Staff of the Army, charged Army Materiel Command to pilot a new program aimed at increasing equipment on hand readiness through focused fielding, lateral transfers and divestiture. The Rapid Removal of Excess, or R2E, pilot has been underway since October, and it allows Soldiers from active units to turn in items ranging from...
An Army of continuous transformation ensures our ability to outpace our adversaries by harnessing the latest in technologies for warfighting advantage. Continuous transformation also means iteratively adapting and evolving how we fight, equip, organize, and train. The U.S. Army will provide the Joint Force trained and ready forces, capable of combined arms maneuver in a multi-domain operating...
Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center began its brigade level Best Leader Competition Feb. 26 on Fort Cavazos. The competition will continue through Feb. 28 and winners will be announced in a ceremony on 1 March. The top junior officer, senior and junior noncommissioned officers, and three junior enlisted Soldiers will move on to compete at the Medical Readiness Command, West Best Leader...
USAFE-AFAFRICA is proud to announce the 2022 Chief Master Sgt. Douglas W. Morrell Media Awards winners. The MMAs fosters a culture of excellence in story telling through a variety of mediums. The competition was incredibly competitive across the command with nominations in graphic, photo, video, and written categories.
Hanuman Guardian 2024 will be conducted from 11 – 22 March, 2024 in the Kingdom of Thailand. Primary exercise events include an RTA-led combined Staff Exercise; platoon and company-level Field Training Exercises and a Combined Live-Fire Exercise; as well as several smaller aviation, Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices, Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Military Working Dog Subject Matter Expert...
On 22 FEB 2024 COL Frank Rubio will be awarded the Army Astronaut Device by the Secretary of the Army. Following his ceremony, LTC Rubio will participate in a variety of media engagements at the Pentagon.
NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Landing and Recovery team and the Department of Defense are conducting a recovery test for the crewed Artemis II mission aboard the amphibious transport dock USS San Diego (LPD 22) off the coast of San Diego. Underway Recovery Test (URT) 11 is the eleventh in a series of tests and the first time the DoD and NASA completed a full recovery simulation with the...
Exercise Cutlass Express (CE) is one of three African regional “Express” series exercises sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet (NAVAF/SIXTHFLT). CE, including CE 2024 (CE 24), is designed to train NAVAF forces while advancing AFRICOM Campaign Plan Lines of Effort.
CE 24 will enhance our relationships with East African...
