ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

Following a panel discussion among sergeants major and senior DoD civilians, panel moderator Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey summed up the session on preparing the force of the future by unequivocally answering a question from the audience saying: “We cannot lower standards [as other services have done] and we have no intention of doing so in the future. We can get the numbers,” Dailey said, but the changing nature of warfare requires nothing less.

In touching on recruitment, training and equipment, the panel, convened at the Association of the U.S. Army’s Annual Meeting and Exposition...

Fifty-six U.S. Army medics competed in two-person teams during the punishing 72-hour Army Best Medic Competition at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and Camp Bullis, Texas, from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2.

Staff Sgt. Joseph M. Rangel and Staff Sgt. Richard Philbin, representing the 75th Ranger Regiment, won the competition.

Philbin said, “We were definitely surprised, after getting the marksmanship award, I figured that would be our line, I definitely didn’t expect [to win] but I know Joe and I tried hard and worked well as a team.”

The Army’s Best Medic Competition is hosted by the U.S. Army Medical Command and...

For the seventh consecutive year, the Army men defeated the other services at the Marine Corps Marathon to win the Armed Forces Championship.

Leading the team was Spc. Michael Biwott who ran a time of 2:30:14 to place 6th out of the more than 20,000 race finishers.

The Army placed four runners in the top 12 with Spc. George Kiplagat, Spc. Peter Koskey, and 1st Lt. Trevor Lafontaine finishing 10th-12th.

Rounding out the team were Capt. Chad Ware and the team’s coach, Col. Liam Collins.

Not to be outdone, the women’s team dominated the other services by placing three runners in top 10 of all female...

More than 47 years after his heroic actions in the nation of Laos, during the Vietnam War, Capt. Gary Michael Rose was recognized with the Medal of Honor.

“This will enshrine him into the history of our nation,” said President Donald J. Trump, during the Oct. 23, 2017, Medal of Honor ceremony at the White House.

During the Vietnam War, Rose served as a combat medic with the Military Assistance Command Studies and Observations Group, part of Special Forces. He was recognized for actions during a four-day period that spanned Sept. 11 through 14, 1970, in Laos. The mission he was part of, called...

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For your dog and your dog-loving family and friends, get half off your first...

Ensuring quality care, combatting opioid addiction, and optimizing support for behavioral health were several critical topics of discussion during a forum convened at the Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting and Exposition that focused on military families.

“Our service members make up the team that protects our freedom around the world,” said Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West, Army surgeon general and the commanding general of U.S. Army Medical Command.

Adding, “They deserve a coordinated and committed team right here at home that can be relied upon to care for their families, especially their...

Greetings from the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), our Army’s and our soldiers’ professional organization.

AUSA’s 121 chapters with their volunteer leaders and members across the country and around the world are our ambassadors, connecting our Association with soldiers and their families, Army leaders in their area, local corporate partners and our communities.

Our 121 chapters serve as the lynchpin to bring faces and places together to better support our soldiers and tell the “Army Story.”

Our AUSA mission: Voice for the Army – Support for the soldier.

As a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit...

Increases in pay and Army end strength were just a couple of items AUSA cheered as Congress approved the conference report for the fiscal 2018 defense policy bill.

The Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) authorizes $692.1 billion for the Defense Department which includes $626.4 billion for the base budget ($26.4 billion more than the president’s budget request) and $65.7 billion for the Overseas Contingency Operations accounts which are not subject to budget caps.

The $626.4 billion base budget is $77.3 billion more than would be permitted for defense spending in FY18 by...

The month of December will be tumultuous and hair-raising in Congress.

As the clock ticks toward December 8, time is running out for new appropriations to fund our government and our Army.

The continuing resolution (CR) that has kept the government running since October 1 will expire at midnight on December 8.

There is talk on Capitol Hill of a second CR that will extend the deadline to after Christmas, but not past New Year’s Day. This might provide the breathing room Congress needs to come up with an omnibus spending bill to fund the government for the remaining three-quarters of the fiscal...

The winner of the 2017 ARMY magazine photo contest is a Department of the Army civilian from Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., who knows how to find action.

Loyalty is listed first among the Army Values, which is unfortunate. It should not even be one of the seven Army Values.

Regardless of how Army doctrine defines the term, soldiers understand loyalty by its common meaning—as devotion to a person or group. All too often, soldiers’ sense of loyalty pressures them to violate other Army Values and the Army’s professional ethic.

Since 1998, the official Army Values have been Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless service, Honor, Integrity and Personal courage, which when capitalized that way conveniently create the acronym LDRSHIP. Soldiers memorize these...

Some injuries to a soldier’s body can be quantified, some not. For example, the DVBIC reports there are 370,688 U.S. military service members with TBI.

The Modern Army Combatives Program teaches hand-to-hand combative skills for the Army, and has greatly increased close-quarters combat training and proficiency.

The Modern Army Combatives Program teaches hand-to-hand combative skills for the Army, and has greatly increased close-quarters combat training and proficiency.

The Modern Army Combatives Program teaches hand-to-hand combative skills for the Army, and has greatly increased close-quarters combat training and proficiency.