Troops Will Start Getting Economic Hardship Bonuses This Month, Though Only $20 on Average
The Pentagon says that it’s finally ready to pay troops the “economic hardship bonuses” that Congress authorized last year to help offset rising prices and higher costs of living across the country. But the sums troops will get seem unlikely to make a major impact, putting renewed attention on lawmakers to do more. A senior […]
A New Army Training System Was Set to Go Live Next Month. But the Switch Is Now Delayed Indefinitely.
The Army was set to launch its new online training platform at the beginning of 2024, retiring the long-maligned Army Learning Management System, or ALMS. But the service says it has delayed the rollout of the new platform indefinitely. ALMS was set to be taken offline Jan. 4 and replaced with the Army Training Information […]
Second Fort Jackson Drill Sergeant Found Dead on Base This Month
For the second time in less than two weeks, a drill sergeant at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, has been found dead. Staff Sgt. Zachary Melton, 30, a drill sergeant with 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment, was found Saturday in his vehicle on the installation after he didn’t report to work. He was pronounced dead at […]
No More Late Night Alcohol Sales: Army and Air Force Exchange Stores to Ban the Practice Next Month
The Army and Air Force Exchange Service, or AAFES, says that beginning Jan. 1 it will no longer sell alcohol between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. at its stores in the U.S. and around the world. The change on Army and Air Force bases is meant to support the Pentagon’s suicide prevention initiative, which said […]
3 Soldiers Killed in Helicopter Collision, the 2nd Such Accident in Less than a Month
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Three soldiers were killed and one seriously injured Thursday after two U.S. Army helicopters collided midair during a training exercise. The two AH-64 Apache helicopters from the 1st Attack Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Wainwright crashed near Healy, Alaska, according to a statement from John Pennell, a spokesperson for […]
This Month in Fort McCoy History — April 2023
Fort McCoy, Wis., was established in 1909. Here is a look back at some installation history from April 2023 and back. 80 Years Ago — April 1943 FROM THE APRIL 24, 1943, EDITION OF THE REAL MCCOY: New Construction Program Started at Post Hospital — Camp McCoy’s hospital area will be enlarged by 15 buildings […]
