ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

This month’s column will blend science and art.

Science explains things using observation, formulas and logic. Art is different. Art is intuitive. Art uses gut feelings and inference. It is not always logical.

Life is comprised of both art and science when we try to explain things, and that is why I will use both to try to explain what Congress is up to.

Let’s start with science.

Sir Isaac Newton proposed three laws of motion in 1665. The laws of motion explain the movement of physical objects on Earth. I found these non-technical versions of the laws on NASA’s website:

Law 1. If an object is not...

The Association of the U.S. Army’s Redstone-Huntsville Chapter recognized the top civilians on Redstone Arsenal at a dinner meeting April 4.

“They take an oath, just like everyone else does that is in uniform, to support and defend the Constitution of the United States,” said John Wright, the chapter president.

There were six categories of civilians recognized.

In the following list, the name in italics was named the winner in that category.

Robert Moore, the deputy to the Commanding General, United States Army Security Assistance Command, was named the overall chapter winner.

Management/Executive

D...

Greetings from the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), our Army’s association for education and professional development, and a major supporter of the Army’s Soldier for Life efforts.

This past month I had the honor of traveling with an amazing group of six soldiers to Kuwait and Afghanistan as part of an initiative called Operation Proper Exit.

This visit gave me the opportunity of a lifetime – the chance to see the changing and ever-positive outlook on life from a warrior’s perspective.

This perspective originates from the heart and soul of men and women in combat and from their...

A robust alliance network and series of security partnerships have been the cornerstone of stability in the Indo-Asian-Pacific region since World War II.

Soldiers in war are required to make the most consequential, intense and complex moral decisions of their lives.

What should the Army spend new money on? It’s been a while since that question’s been asked in the open and taken seriously.

The difficult campaign by Iraqi forces to retake the second-largest city of Mosul, which has been under the control of the Islamic State group since 2014, highlights the strategic significance of cities in the contemporary world. Yet there is nothing new about warfare centering on cities.

From the Mongols in China to the Battle of Stalingrad, Russia, in World War II, cities have been among the prizes of conflict. They have also been among the most complex battlefields not only because of the difficulties of effective maneuver in concentrated urban spaces with multiple buildings and extensive...

AUSA Army Magazine reviews of iWar, America's War for the Greater Middle East, Heart of Gray

Following more than a decade of counterinsurgency focus, the U.S. Army has found itself increasingly challenged by adversaries in Eastern Europe and East Asia.

New York Giants legend Frank Gifford took many hits in his college and professional football careers, but none was as jarring as one in a 1960 game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Gifford was running with the ball when he was leveled by linebacker Chuck “Concrete Charlie” Bednarik, a former World War II B-24 waist-gunner with the U.S. Army Air Forces. Gifford was knocked unconscious; a teammate said he thought Gifford was dead.

Did that hit and resulting concussion, which kept Gifford out of football for 18 months, or the hundreds of other hits he absorbed during his years playing the sport...

Construction on the National Museum of the United States Army is now underway on Fort Belvoir, Va.

Three soldiers, selected as the 2016 Army athletes and coach of the year, were honored at the Association of the U.S. Army Global Force Symposium and Exposition

At the Association of the U.S. Army’s Global Force Symposium and Exposition in Huntsville, Ala., industry and the Army focused on the uncertain future.

The three-day event of forums and exhibits had a singular focus of preventing the Army from becoming less than the biggest, “baddest” land force in the world.

That is a possibility, senior officials warned at the AUSA Institute of Land Warfare professional development forum.

“We are on the verge of losing our global superiority,” said Steffanie B. Easter, acting assistant Army secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology.

Adding, “We could...

Greetings from the Association of the United States Army (AUSA), our Army’s association for education and professional development, and a major supporter of the Army’s Soldier for Life efforts.

I had the opportunity to visit Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., one of our premier military bases and home to the Engineer, Military Police and Chemical Corps schools.

Part of my visit to Fort Leonard Wood was to fulfill a special request from the Army Community Services (ACS) office to support its kickoff event for this year’s Army Emergency Relief campaign.

To prepare for this part of my visit I scheduled an...

The 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler will be held on Sunday, Oct. 8, at 8 a.m., at the Pentagon.

This year’s race will precede the Monday, Oct. 9, opening session of the Association of the U.S. Army’s Annual Meeting and Exposition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.

Produced by the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, the Army’s race will attract military and civilian runners from around the world.

All race proceeds will benefit soldier and soldier family Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) programs.

Army Ten-Miler officials have confirmed that they will continue the two-phase...