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The Army is more than a job, it is a Profession
Posted on September 1, 2011 | No CommentsThe Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) directed a review in January 2011 of the Profession of Arms after a decade of persistent... -
Conserving our Resources, Securing our Forces
Posted on August 11, 2011 | No CommentsThis Army Live blog post was written by Secretary of the U.S. Army, John M. McHugh. Across the federal government, and certainly in the Department of Defense, we know that... -
Helping Us Tell the Army’s Story
Posted on August 4, 2011 | 2 CommentsToday’s Soldier Profile comes from one of our military bloggers/online journalists, Charles “Chuck” Simmins. Chuck is the editor and publisher of America’s North Shore Journal and has been an active participate... -
Continuous Army innovation yields improved gunner protection
Posted on January 11, 2011 | 2 CommentsChances are, if a warfighter has deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, they are familiar with the Objective Gunner Protection Kit, or OGPK. With more than 45,000 of these systems fielded to... -
Working to Empower
Posted on January 4, 2011 | 2 CommentsToday we highlight a post from the U.S. Army Central Command’s (CENTCOM) blog. U.S. Central Command promotes cooperation among nations, responds to crises, and deters or defeats state and nonstate... -
A little taste of home while deployed
Posted on December 22, 2010 | 2 CommentsThough their surroundings may look different than grandma’s house, more than 140,000 U.S. service members around the world will dine on familiar fare this Christmas as part of the country’s... -
Gen. George W. Casey Jr. visits Afghanistan
Posted on October 15, 2010 | 2 CommentsU.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr., traveled to Afghanistan this week to visit deployed Soldiers and meet with International Security Assistance Force leadership. Here are some... -
The “Marshall Plan” for Afghanistan
Posted on June 9, 2010 | No CommentsWith much attention shifting to Afghanistan, our blog entry today comes from COL John Ferrari, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan/Combined Security Assistance Command Afghanistan. In his entry, COL Ferrari talks about building capacity and changing the... -
President Obama surprises troops in Afghanistan
Posted on March 29, 2010 | 3 Comments“We are all incredibly proud. We all honor what you do,” he continued. “And all of you show all of America what’s possible when people come together, not based on... -
Afghan Strategy Shows Beginning Success
Posted on February 16, 2010 | 1 CommentU.S. Army Spc. Jesus B. Fernandez greets children from Angla Kala village during a unit visit in Afghanistan’s Kunar province, Feb. 6, 2010. International Security Assistance Force troops regularly meet...