Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel A. Dailey has a simple message for soldiers: Be deployable, be good at what you do and stay ready to do it.
The Army Reserve’s priorities are ready, rapidly deployable formations, new capabilities in emerging technologies, and finding and retaining talented soldiers.
A shift is underway in the Army National Guard that will change the way units of citizen-soldiers train, mobilize and deploy.
Standards enable the Army to function efficiently and ethically by creating shared expectations among soldiers, which is why Army leaders are charged with establishing, embodying and enforcing standards.
In high-performing units, leaders vigilantly enforce established standards. However, in units where explicitly stated standards are not enforced, a lower standard implicitly takes hold. After all, the true measure of any standard is its enforcement.
When leaders proclaim one standard but their units practice a different standard, shared understanding breaks down. Soldiers do not know which...
In the three-plus years since Russia invaded Ukraine, Army leaders have had to rethink what they will need to wage tomorrow’s wars successfully.
September is likely to be a memorable month in Congress. Unfortunately, not in a good way.
There are only 12 legislative days when the House and Senate are both scheduled to be in session after their return to Washington on Sept. 5. So far the House has passed four appropriations bills, including defense, with eight remaining.
The Senate has passed zero, and also has not passed a budget resolution to set spending levels for their 12 bills.
On Sept. 29, the Department of the Treasury predicts the United States will no longer be able to pay our bills and will default unless the debt limit is raised...
Twenty-eight AUSA chapter presidents, two chapter presidents-elect, two region presidents and one state president attended a two-and-a-half-day training program focusing on association membership and chapter operations.
Attendees were welcomed to the national headquarters in Arlington, Va., by retired Gen. Carter F. Ham, AUSA president and CEO, and retired Lt. Gen. Pat McQuistion, vice president for membership and meetings.
Ham noted in his comments after the training that the attendees were “assembled here to learn more about their roles and to share best practices.”
He added, “Some of the new...
Acquisition and sustainment experts laid out a series of challenges for Army network development in a panel discussion during the Association of the U.S. Army’s Hot Topic forum on Army Networks.
“When you look at the Army network, there aren’t two, there aren’t five – there is one network,” said Douglas Wiltsie, director of the Army’s Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO).
The RCO has been stood up for less than a year and was created to fill strategic gaps in 1-5 years based on guidance from the Army secretary and Army chief of staff, Wiltsie said.
He noted that with the implementation of Home Station...
“See you in September,” said the House and Senate as they departed Washington for their annual August recess.
Before they left, the House passed its version of the fiscal 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.
Despite the Senate leadership’s best efforts, their version, unanimously passed by the Senate Armed Services Committee on June 28, will wait until they return.
Although a deal was reached between Senate Republican and Democratic leadership to bring defense bill to the floor for debate and passage before recess, Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul objected. His office said that he blocked...
William H. Brown, Harris Corporation’s chairman, president, and CEO, has been nominated to serve on the Association of the U.S. Army’s Council of Trustees.
Brown has served as president and CEO of Harris since November 2011 and was elected chairman in April 2014.
The AUSA national nominating committee recommended Brown for the position on the council. Article V of the association bylaws provides for association members to make nominations to the council or comment on a nomination.
Harris, for more than 120 years, has been a global leader in tactical communications, geospatial systems and services...
President Donald J. Trump presented the Medal of Honor to former Spc. 5 James McCloughan during a White House ceremony July 31.
McCloughan, a medic and a Vietnam veteran, was one of 89 soldiers in Company C, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 196th Infantry Brigade, Americal Division, who fought on Nui Yon Hill near the city of Tam Kỳ, from May 13 to 15, 1969.
Within minutes of landing there on May 13, about 2,000 enemy soldiers had the unit surrounded and two of their helicopters were shot down, Trump related during the ceremony.
One soldier was badly wounded in the middle of an open field...
Joint and coalition partners must train together on the use of their military communications networks whenever possible to build familiarity and to identify incompatibilities well in advance of when those networks will be needed during actual conflict, said Maj. Gen. Mitchell L. Kilgo.
Kilgo, who serves as director of J-6, U.S. Central Command, spoke during a July 20 Association of the United States Army Hot Topic forum on Army networks.
When conflicts arise, there will not be time to find solutions to the incompatibilities between partner-nation communications networks, Kilgo said. “There will...
The deputy to the commanding general, U.S. Army Security Assistance Command, Robert L. Moore, was the guest speaker at the 4th Annual Department of the Army Civilian Leadership Summit at Redstone Arsenal.
The event, sponsored by the Redstone – Huntsville Chapter of the Association of the U.S. Army, was held at the installation’s catering and conference center.
Moore in his talk shared leadership advice with the nearly 100 attendees, encouraging them to take advantage of training opportunities and development assignments, be well read on leadership skills and foreign policy, and strive to build...
During the weeklong celebration of the 101st Airborne Division’s 75th anniversary, soldiers and community members were invited to witness the inauguration of a champion of Fort Campbell at Division Headquarters.
The Champions of Fort Campbell program honors and recognizes the efforts of private-sector citizens in the local communities surrounding Fort Campbell in supporting the post.
Sheryl Ellis, vice president and general manager for Kentucky New Era Media Group, was selected to receive the award this year. Ellis said she was not expecting this accolade, but is grateful for the opportunity.
Ell...
The AUSA Family Readiness Directorate is proud to host three Military Family Forums at the 2017 Annual Meeting.
These forums provide a venue for the military and civilian leadership to address Army family issues and introduce new organizations, initiatives and programs.
In addition, several other family focused events will be offered throughout the week.
Family Readiness Networking Breakfast, Monday, Oct. 9, 7:30 – 9 a.m.
New this year! The AUSA Family Readiness Directorate will host a networking breakfast for Army family members and Army family program leaders just prior to the Annual meeting...