The opportunities and challenges cyberspace presents have changed not only the way the world operates, but also the Army, officials said Oct. 23 in Washington, D.C.Army leaders addressed the growing arena of cyberspace and the threats it presents during the "Cyber Domain and LandWarNet: Powering the Army" Contemporary Military Forum at the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition."[Cyber] threats are real, growing, sophisticated and evolving," Lt. Gen. Rhett A. Hernandez, commanding general for the Army Cyber Command, who led the panel discussion that addressed the...
The panel of CW5s from the active force and the Army Reserve also urged their fellow warrants to seek more responsibility and remember that they are officers, not just aviators or technicians.
But the speakers at the seminar on Warrant Officer Professional Development also warned that because the Army is getting smaller, after years of...
Emotional pain is real, the Army surgeon general told a group of soldiers, family members and family readiness group leaders in Washington, D.C. Oct. 23.Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho illustrated the point by showing a montage of news clips and photos of ground zero on 9-11.Horoho spoke at a Military Family Forum titled "Army Families: Behavioral Health Challenges and Triumphs" convened at the 2012 Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition."What did you just feel?" she asked the audience, after they had viewed the video. "Did you feel anger, sadness, anxiety, or fear...
Under the strain of more than a decade of war, the Army is increasing its focus on the health of soldiers, their families and veterans.It is training commanders at all levels in skills that range from suicide prevention to helping injured troops navigate the bureaucratic maze to veterans’ benefits.Army leaders call it an effort to increase Army resiliency."We’ve asked a lot from our soldiers and their families in the past 11 years and we will continue asking more in the future," Lt. Gen. Howard Bromberg, the Army’s deputy chief of staff for personnel, G-1, said. "But it is clear that repeated...
The Army is undertaking a process of looking at its potential needs 30 years into the future to determine what science and technology (S&T) efforts it needs to invest in today, senior service leaders have said.The Army has developed a Strategic Modernization Planning process, "which combines a detailed analysis of our current and planned investments in S&T and materiel development, linked to our emerging threats and capability gaps across a long-term, 30-year planning period," Heidi Shyu, assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, said.This process will result...
While laser-based firearms training simulators have long proven their worth for safety and effectiveness, they still are costly and often limited to certain weapons and venues.Laser Ammo USA Inc., the U.S. arm of the Israel-based Laser Devices Inc., believes they have a better solution – its SureStrike Laser Cartridge.In a demonstration at Laser Ammo’s booth at the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition, held Oct. 22-24 in Washington, business development specialist Chen Shoshani demonstrated the cartridge’s versatility and ease of use."You put the cartridge...
Twenty-four of the Army’s finest warriors converged at Fort Lee, Va., to engage in a fast-paced and intense battle against themselves and each other as participants of the premier soldier skills competition.The event, officially called the Department of the Army Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year Best Warrior Competition (BWC), known as Best Warrior, brings together 12 noncommissioned officers and 12 junior soldiers from the Army’s major commands to demonstrate their proficiencies in skills critical to the success of every soldier.Best Warrior events include a physical training...
Whether someone absorbs a hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) or a charging linebacker, the effect can be devastating on the human brain.Knowing that, researchers from the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center, Natick, Mass., are examining technology developed at the University of Southern Mississippi for football helmets that could one day also help protect soldiers.A liner system designed at the Southern Mississippi polymer science laboratory, with assistance from the school’s sports medicine department, has been used in the Neuro Responsive Gear, or NRG, helmet...
The Army is looking to improve its professionalism, specifically through defining clear parameters for standards and discipline, according to Sgt. Maj. David Stewart.Stewart, who spoke Oct. 23 during the Sergeant Major of the Army’s Professional Development Forum at the Association of the United States Army’s Annual Meeting and Exposition, quizzed and discussed with various soldiers the true definition of terms like "professionalism," "discipline," and "standards."Stewart introduced soldiers to the Center for the Army Profession and Ethic (CAPE) and its goal to "provide senior leaders with...
The U.S. military is a learning and growing entity, and young officers must be flexible enough to lead their organizations, the commander of U.S. Africa Command told ROTC cadets Oct. 22.Gen. Carter F. Ham spoke at the Association of the U.S. Army’s ROTC luncheon at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington during the AUSA Annual Meeting and Exposition .Ham, who is the senior ROTC graduate in the Army today and a member of the first Green-to-Gold ROTC class, compared what he faced when he entered the Army in 1974 with what today’s ROTC graduates will face.He noted that when he entered the Army, the...
The Army has no intention of returning to "tiered readiness" as it winds down operations in Afghanistan and looks to its future, the commanding general of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command told Association of the United States Army chapter leaders at their dinner Oct. 21.Gen. Robert Cone, speaking in Washington before the official opening of the Association’s Annual Meeting and Exposition the next day, said the Army Force Generation Model, used to supply units to Afghanistan and Iraq over the last 11 years, is about to release volumes of new doctrine on how it fights, trains...
The vaunted U.S. government "pivot" to Asia is in fact a return to normal for the Army, with its long history in the region, Lt. Gen. Francis J. Wiercinski, the commanding general of U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), said.Although the nation and the military have been focused on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade, "we never left [Asia]," Wiercinski said.Adding, "It’s not what we're getting, it’s what we’re getting back."Wiercinski spoke at an Association of the United States Army Institute of Land Warfare Contemporary Military Forum titled "Army and Asia – Pacific Engagement Re...
With over 30,000 registered runners, the 28th Army Ten-Miler took place Oct. 22 at the Pentagon, the day before the 2012 Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition.The first male runner to cross the finish line, Tesfaye Senedeku-Alemyehu, completed the run in 47:48. He also won the race in 2011.Second place went to Spc. Augustus Maiyo, from the Army World Class Athlete Program, Fort Carson, Colo., and a member of the All Army Team, with a time of 47:54. Maiyo finished third in 2011.The first female finisher with a time of 56:09 was Kerri Gallagher; second place went to...
Spc. Saral Shrestha and Staff Sgt. Matthew Senna were selected as the 2012 Soldier of the Year and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year, respectively, after competing in a grueling Army-wide Best Warrior Competition.The winners were announced on Monday, Oct. 22, during the Sergeant Major of the Army Luncheon at the Association of the United States Army’s Annual Meeting and Exposition.Shrestha, a 91D10, power generation equipment repairer to the Group Service Support Company, Group Support Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, United States Army Special Forces Command, Fort Bragg, N.C., has...