ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

Army success depends on teaching soldiers to “maximize the potential that each of us brings when we don the uniform,” said retired Army Gen. Carter F. Ham, the former commanding general of the U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Army Europe and the 1st Infantry Division.

Statement of Gordon R. Sullivan, USA retired, Association of the U.S. Army President and CEO:“It is disappointing we sit on the sidelines watching the train wreck that is our defense budget process.“Here we are at the start of a fiscal year with a patchwork appropriations that keeps our military funded only through Dec.

Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter, Army Secretary John M. McHugh, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley and Homeland Security Secretary Jeh C. Johnson are confirmed as speakers during the three-day Association of the U.S. Army’s Annual Meeting and Exposition that begins Oct.

At a time of diminished funding but emerging commitments, the Army must make certain reserve components have predictable readiness levels to contribute to mission requirements, according to a new paper published by the Association of the U.S.

A compromise 2016 defense budget unveiled Tuesday night does nothing to halt the continued force reductions in the Army, but the measure calls for expedited upgrades in Stryker combat vehicles to fill an urgent request from Army officials in Europe, and also for an assessment by the Defense Department about the adequacy of the Army force structu

The Army and Defense Department are preparing for the possibility of a partial shutdown of the government on Oct. 1 if Congress fails to provide appropriations. “The notion of another government shutdown is not something that is not a very pleasing prospect for this building,” said Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook.

Five Army family-related seminars will be part of the 2015 annual meeting of the Association of the U.S. Army, including a town hall meeting with Army leaders and a forum aimed at smoothing a family’s transition when a soldier leaves the service.

The Army is trying to “continually push the envelope in health readiness so we can improve the overall well-being of our soldiers and family members, and the health of our entire nation,” Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho, Army surgeon general and commanding general of U.S. Army Medical Command, said Tuesday.

A unique hiring event for soldiers, veterans and military spouses will be part of the Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting and Exposition in partnership with the American Freedom Foundation. The event will be held Oct. 12 to 14 at the Walter E.

The second-annual AUSA ILW Army Medical Hot Topic symposium, called “Health Readiness in a Complex World: Challenges and Opportunities,” will take place on Tuesday, Sept.