ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

The Army established the Soldier for Life program in July 2012 to maintain trust with our Army family during and after service.

Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) officials have announced, effective immediately, Association dues for both new and renewing members have been reduced for 2016.

"This is the lowest rate for new and renewing individual members in our history, and it makes it easier to become a part of the Army’s professional Association.

"In today’s tight economy, your buying power just went up." officials said.

Adding, "Our goal is to attract and retain many more individual members to ensure that our Association remains a strong, well-respected professional organization that continues to tell ‘The Army Story,’...

The Army has gotten smaller every year since 2011, while the threats have gotten greater.

Simply put, America’s Army – our nation’s foundational force since 1775 – is asked to face a dangerous and uncertain world with reduced and uncertain resources.

It is confronted by turmoil abroad and hindered at home by politicians unable or unwilling to agree on core American needs.

The lone bit of budgetary stability in 2015 was a two-year reprieve from having sequestration hanging over our military.

This is hardly a beaming beacon of success for a government that gives more attention to petty squabbles...

The Definitive History of America’s Top WarriorsRelentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command. Sean Naylor. St. Martin’s Press. 560 pages. $29.99.By Col. Steven P. Bucci, U.S. Army retiredFor anyone who wants to understand how Joint Special Operations Command came into being and how the force does its job, this is the book to read. Several years in the making, the research is exhaustive and accurate, the writing top-notch, and the story compelling.I discussed the book with author Sean Naylor, a former Army Times reporter who’s now with Foreign Policy. He said he...

The Definitive History of America’s Top WarriorsRelentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command. Sean Naylor. St. Martin’s Press. 560 pages. $29.99.By Col. Steven P. Bucci, U.S. Army retiredFor anyone who wants to understand how Joint Special Operations Command came into being and how the force does its job, this is the book to read. Several years in the making, the research is exhaustive and accurate, the writing top-notch, and the story compelling.I discussed the book with author Sean Naylor, a former Army Times reporter who’s now with Foreign Policy. He said he...

The Definitive History of America’s Top WarriorsRelentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command. Sean Naylor. St. Martin’s Press. 560 pages. $29.99.By Col. Steven P. Bucci, U.S. Army retiredFor anyone who wants to understand how Joint Special Operations Command came into being and how the force does its job, this is the book to read. Several years in the making, the research is exhaustive and accurate, the writing top-notch, and the story compelling.I discussed the book with author Sean Naylor, a former Army Times reporter who’s now with Foreign Policy. He said he...

The Definitive History of America’s Top WarriorsRelentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command. Sean Naylor. St. Martin’s Press. 560 pages. $29.99.By Col. Steven P. Bucci, U.S. Army retiredFor anyone who wants to understand how Joint Special Operations Command came into being and how the force does its job, this is the book to read. Several years in the making, the research is exhaustive and accurate, the writing top-notch, and the story compelling.I discussed the book with author Sean Naylor, a former Army Times reporter who’s now with Foreign Policy. He said he...

The Definitive History of America’s Top WarriorsRelentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command. Sean Naylor. St. Martin’s Press. 560 pages. $29.99.By Col. Steven P. Bucci, U.S. Army retiredFor anyone who wants to understand how Joint Special Operations Command came into being and how the force does its job, this is the book to read. Several years in the making, the research is exhaustive and accurate, the writing top-notch, and the story compelling.I discussed the book with author Sean Naylor, a former Army Times reporter who’s now with Foreign Policy. He said he...

The U.S. military has seen a marked increase in the number of suicides among personnel. For example, the suicide rate rose from 10.3 suicides per 100,000 service members in 2001 to 15.8 suicides per 100,000 service members in 2008. This 50 percent increase across all the armed services was largely due to the suicide rate in the U.S. Army, which doubled during the same time period.Because the Army contributed substantially to ground forces in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, many have speculated that the increased prevalence of suicide was related to military personnel who were...

The U.S. military has seen a marked increase in the number of suicides among personnel. For example, the suicide rate rose from 10.3 suicides per 100,000 service members in 2001 to 15.8 suicides per 100,000 service members in 2008. This 50 percent increase across all the armed services was largely due to the suicide rate in the U.S. Army, which doubled during the same time period.Because the Army contributed substantially to ground forces in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, many have speculated that the increased prevalence of suicide was related to military personnel who were...

The following statement from Army Doctrine Publication 1, The Army, is important enough to be repeated in the introduction to Field Manual 3-94, Theater Army, Corps, and Division Operations: “The land domain is the most complex of the domains, because it addresses humanity—its cultures, ethnicities, religions, and politics.” Looking across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility highlights the critical role that Army forces—the main land power component of the joint force—continue to play in the Middle East and Central and South Asia, from Egypt to Pakistan. Recent events provide a...