ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

The Defense Department is in a heightened state of alert because of the possibility of terrorist attacks on U.S. soil over the Independence Day weekend, but this is no different than any other holiday, Pentagon leaders said.

An updated National Military Strategy document stresses the need for agility, innovation and integration of U.S. forces in a world where specific threats are hard to predict. It also warns of a future of prolonged campaigns rather than quickly resolved conflicts.The U.S.

Army officials are expecting to soon announce a major restructuring plan involving as many as 30 posts and installations. Communities have been preparing for more than a year for the possibility of cuts in military and civilian personnel and transferring units to new locations.

The Army could be using its economic clout in local communities to improve the quality of education at off-post schools attended by soldiers’ children, according to a new study from the nonprofit, nonpartisan Stimson Center.The study, released June 25, says it is in the Army’s best interest to be concerned about public schools for the children o

The Association of the U.S. Army will host a symposium about the future of the Army network worldwide on July 9.

The staff of the Association of the U.S. Army got a first look on June 24 of new conference space being built on the first floor of the non-profit organization’s Arlington, Va., headquarters. Construction will double space for conferences and also double space for receptions.

A senior Pentagon official is making the case for a massive overhaul of the military personnel system--from recruiting to promotions to tour length and duration of service--in a move he describes as modernizing an aging set of rules and policies that are preventing the services from getting the most out of its people.“We must have a personnel sy

The U.S. faces a kaleidoscope of threats and needs a balanced, robust Army to address them, the president of the Association of the U.S. Army told the National Commission on the Future of the Army.

he Keystone Chapter of the Association of the U.S. Army has adopted a new name in recognition of a former Pennsylvania Army National Guard State command sergeant major and Korean War-era veteran.Located in South Central Pennsylvania and centered at Fort Indiantown Gap, in Annville, Penn., the chapter is now named CSM James M.

 Secretary of the Army John McHugh officially approved the Army’s participation in the Association of the U.S. Army’s Annual Meeting and Exposition, to be held October 12-14 at the Walter E.