In this segment, Frederick Lough. MD shares photos and stories of his recent deployment to Western Afghanistan, where he served as chief trauma surgeon in a Spanish military hospital on a NATO base. Dr. Lough, a cardiothoracic surgeon at George Washington University, is also a Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve who asked to be placed on Active Duty after President Obama called for more troops.
Sun-Sentinel columnist Gregory Lewis provides an in-depth look at the Legacy of Service exhibit during the 24th annual 100 Black Men of America conference. See the article for a gallery of images included in the exhibit, which chronicles the history of African-American Army Soldiers.
Josh Holden is in the business of freedom.
He has fought for it in an Iraqi desert and played for it on a diamond of grass.
In December, the 1999 Hudson High School grad and captain in the U.S. Army returned from a tour of duty in Iraq. His unit, the 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, had been in Mosul, Iraq, since December 2008.
But it's not only the field of battle the decorated co
Talking to Michele S. Jones, a retired U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj., she will be the first to admit that she never had aspirations for many of the titles that have been bestowed upon her during her Army career. Some of those titles have included the first woman to serve as the Command Sgt. Maj. in the Army, 2005 recipient of the NAACP Meritorious Service Award, and Essence magazine’s 35 of th
Dreaming of becoming a state governor one day and coming from a mixed heritage, Cadet Chris Cheng begins the first step of his political journey by recently becoming the undergraduate student government president of University of Southern California. What's unique about him and sets him apart from his predecessor is that, after graduation, he will become an Army officer.
Chris Cheng is 21 years o
Commander-in-chief proffers oath of office to Army Cadets
By Jeremy O'Bryan
U.S. Army Cadet Command
ANN ARBOR, Mi. -- "The Big House" rose to its feet Saturday when the nation's commander-in-chief stepped to the podium to administer the oath of office to his newest junior military officers.
In all, 14 Army ROTC Cadets became lieutenants when President Barack Obama delivered t
Polished black shoes hit the floor precisely in step. Rifles are shouldered. Serious cadets face forward.
Drill commands bellow from 18-year-old Maj. Brittany Smith, who puts a sword against her right shoulder as she oversees execution of marching movements from the Coyote Pride Alternative Arms Drill Team.
The group of Tennessee teens was one of dozens of teams gathered in the O
By Steve Arel
U.S. Army Cadet Command
LEXINGTON, Va. (April 15, 2010) — Facing a future rife with unpredictability, the one certainty the Army’s chief of staff knows George C. Marshall Award winners will encounter throughout the infancy of their careers is a period of “persistent conflict.”
Gen. George Casey, the Army’s top officer, said he ex
Army ROTC’s Top Cadets Challenged to Be the ‘Best Leaders They Can Be’
By Steve Arel
U.S. Army Cadet Command
LEXINGTON, Va. (April 14, 2010) — Considerable opportunities face the top Army ROTC Cadets.
As the soon-to-be second lieutenants morph from college students to commissioned leaders, they get the unprecedented chance this week to learn from seasoned Soldiers – among them the chie
NBC News reports on the Army’s efforts on digital marketing. The video piece focuses on the work the U.S. Army is doing to support social media, and includes interviews with LTG Freakley, LTC Brian Tribus and CPT Kirsten Rowe. There are also references to the Army’s social media channels, including Army Strong Stories.
Col. Frederick Lough, MD, a cardiac surgeon at George Washington University Hospital and long-time Army Reserve officer, asked to be called onto active duty to participate more fully in support of Soldiers. The segment shows him preparing to leave Washington DC for deployment to a combat hospital in western Afghanistan.
The U.S. Army is helping graduate students Luis Missura and Tom Tokarz pay for their medical and dental degrees at Nova Southeastern University through its Health Professions Scholarship Program, one of the most comprehensive scholarships available today. Tokarz and Missura both found the program attractive because it will enable them to serve their country and graduate debt-free.
Article contends the work the U.S. Army is doing in social media is "nothing short of amazing" when it comes to opening up dialogue with new and potential recruits, and that the U.S. Army has seen "tremendous momentum." A video interview of Major Mary Constantino at BlogWorld is embedded and the article concludes by offering readers four tips from the U.S. Army on executing a s
Col. Deborah McDonald, the first female director of admissions at the United States Military Academy at West Point, provides her point of view on life in the Army, the role of women at West Point and the Army’s education benefits.
Lt. Col. Mark Vande Hei was accepted into NASA's 2009 astronaut candidate class. The former Minneapolis resident discussed his career in the U.S. Army detachment at NASA and how he looks forward to future missions to space.
For 40 years, Col. Tim Kopra has worked and waited for his childhood dream to come true. Now the McCallum High School graduate gets to live it for three months this summer.
Kopra, 46, will be on the space shuttle Endeavour on June 13 when it launches on a mission to the international space station. Once he arrives, he will spend the next three months with six other team members helping with repai
Tony Schumacher and the U.S. Army team won 15 of 24 national event titles in 2008 while winning a record-breaking fifth consecutive series championship. The pressure will be on in 2009 to duplicate this success without longtime crew chief Alan Johnson.
Staff Sergeant Michael Bogle can cook, partly thanks to the Army. Staff Sergeant Bogle won two silver medals and one bronze for pastries and ice carving at the 34th Annual U.S. Army Culinary Arts Competition. After a dream to attend culinary schools seemed out of reach, he joined the Army where he got the opportunity to travel and experiment with cooking.
The Southern California U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion has put together a grassroots board of local leaders to help boost the Army’s reputation among young men and women in the area.
The Shreveport Times shadow Specialist Jeffrey Matthews in the kitchen as part of coverage from the 34th Annual U.S. Army Culinary Arts Competition at Fort Lee, Va. At the competition, Specialist Matthews won a silver medal for cold hors d’ oeuvres preparation and two bronze medals for student skills and nutritional hot food.
The Army Reserve signed an agreement with 11 Denver and Colorado state employers to help increase job opportunities for Army Soldiers and veterans.
Tony Stewart and Tony Schumacher test out a tank simulator at the Army’s Fort Knox base and compare the experience to NASCAR driving.
Next year’s Army All-American Bowl is planned for Jan 9 at the Alodome in San Antonio. Village Oaks Christian running back Malcolm Jones has committed to play.
