Ride-Sharing Services Finally Coming to Army Installations in Effort to Ease Travel Woes
In a move aimed at expanding transportation options for service members, the Army will allow ride-sharing companies access to some of its most prominent military installations as part of a two-month pilot program, the service announced Monday. The initiative will launch at six bases across the country: Fort Bliss in Texas; Fort Bragg in North […]
Military Effort to Scrub Diversity Programs Leads to Dead Websites and Confusion
“Content not found.” That was the message Friday on the webpage for the Marine Corps’ Culture and Inclusion Branch located in Quantico, Virginia. The branch’s page previously featured messages such as “treating each Marine, despite diverse backgrounds, with care and respect are fundamental to cohesion.” But it was apparently pulled down this week as part […]
Effort Underway to Give Eligible Veterans Easier Access to Military Installations
The Defense Department and Department of Veterans Affairs have taken steps to make it easier for veterans and their designated caregivers to access military facilities for medical appointments, shopping and more. The departments announced Friday that veterans and eligible caregivers can use a REAL ID compliant driver’s license or state identification card to enroll for […]
Army, Navy Help to Open Small Channel in Baltimore as Bridge Salvage Effort Promises to Grow
The Army and Navy have played a key role in helping to reopen a narrow channel at the site of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore after a merchant vessel lost power and slammed into the bridge, collapsing it on March 26. An official with the joint task force behind the cleanup and […]
Pentagon Effort on Extremism Snarled by Confusion, Guard Divisions, Gaps in Security Clearance Screening
Military leaders were confused about how to define and root out extremist behavior, even as they acknowledged a stream of racist or bigoted recruits, in the wake of the U.S. Capitol insurrection, according to a long-awaited independent report commissioned by the Pentagon that provides a snapshot of the effort. The report released this week — […]
Fort Drum to Host 1,500 More Soldiers in Army’s New Multi-Domain Task Force Effort
WATERTOWN — Fort Drum will grow, adding nearly 1,500 more personnel with the placement of an Army multi-domain task force, according to an announcement from Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Wednesday. Schumer, D- N.Y., announced that Fort Drum was selected to host the U.S. Army Multi-Domain Task Force 2, which will also have a detachment posted in Wiesbaden, Germany. “Fort Drum has been selected […]
Army Should Focus More Recruiting Effort on TV Outreach Rather than Bonuses, New Study Says
Six hundred new enlistees and current soldiers were sworn into the Army during a televised NFL game Sunday with some 69,000 people in stands, given the oath of enlistment by Gen. Randy George, the service’s top officer. The Army band performed the national anthem, Rangers rappelled from the stadium’s rafters, and the 82nd Airborne Division […]
Closing a Chapter of History, Last Army Base Ditches Confederate Namesake Following Years-Long Effort
The Army on Friday redesignated the last of nine installations that had been named after Civil War-era Confederates, completing a process that began nearly three years ago with an order from Congress. The final base, previously known as Fort Gordon after a Confederate lieutenant general, was renamed Fort Eisenhower during a ceremony Friday on the […]