NATICK, Mass. (Oct. 11, 2012) — Every so often, a story comes up in the news media that directly links to the laboratory work being done at Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center. It happened recently with the recall of bagged spinach over contamination with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. This recall comes on the heels [...]
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (Oct. 12, 2012) — A new chapter in Army, and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, history was written Oct. 10, as Maj. Gen. Stephen R. Lanza, 7th Infantry Division commanding general, and Command Sgt. Maj. Delbert D. Byers, 7th Inf. Div. command sergeant major, uncased the Bayonet division colors at its reactivation ceremony [...]
YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea (Oct. 12, 2012) — Eighth Army leaders discussed the way ahead in South Korea during an on-site conference here, Oct. 10-11. Leaders and spouses from Eighth Army and major subordinate commands in Korea gathered to discuss many service-wide and peninsula-specific topics during the two-day conference at the Dragon Hill Lodge. Eighth [...]
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 10, 2012) — A retired Army doctor who helped develop vaccines to protect troops from meningitis, AIDS, hepatitis, diarrhea, and many other infectious diseases, will be among civilians saluted Thursday. “His lifetime of dedication to military medicine has resulted in … dramatic, positive impacts on the resiliency and readiness of [...]
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 11, 2012) — After losing her husband in 1992, Bonnie Carroll channeled her grief into a support organization that provides hope and comfort to the surviving families of service members. “She has changed the lives of thousands of survivors and provided unequaled services for those loved ones left behind,” reads [...]
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 11, 2012) — Even as it faces a period of budget constraint, the Army will protect or increase funding for special operations, intelligence and reconnaissance programs, along with space and cyberspace capabilities, said Under Secretary of the Army Joseph W. Westphal. Speaking before a group of government executives and business [...]
Jacobs Ladder, a moving, angled, climbing machine, may be named after the Biblical stairway to heaven, but it packs such a challenging workout people have dubbed it the stairway to hell. Fitness experts say users of the fitness machine, which is a favourite among Army Rangers, Navy Seals, and The Biggest Loser television series, reap [...]
WEST POINT, N.Y. (Oct. 5, 2012) — Gen. Dennis L. Via, the commanding general of U.S. Army Materiel Command, spoke at the 13th annual Diversity Leadership Conference to a luncheon audience of more than 100 attendees inside Eisenhower Hall here, Oct. 3. “Having served in our Army for more than 30 years, I have come [...]
PHOENIX (Oct. 5, 2012) — Soldier’s safety in combat zones is a top priority for the Army, and state-of-the-art technology is often used to minimize the risk. One such technological aid is the small unmanned aerial vehicle known as the Raven. At the helm of the small battery-powered remotely control air craft are dozens of [...]
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (Oct. 3, 2012) — U.S. Army scientists analyze unknown samples to determine whether hazardous chemical or biological warfare agents are present. Samples come from around the world. Jennifer Exelby, a chemist, leads 10 chemical-agent handlers for the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command’s Edgewood Chemical Biological Center, or ECBC. “I [...]