FORT KNOX, Ky. -- Lt. Cols. Brett D. Owens, M.D., and Philip J. Belmont Jr., M.D., first met more than a decade ago at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., where they served as a general surgery intern and an orthopedic surgery resident, respectively.
They collaborated on a research project early on, but it wasn’t until 2007 when they rekindled their partnership working at W
BRISTOL, Tenn. - The U.S. Army Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS) program recently celebrated its 400th partnership signing with Aaron’s, Inc. during the NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn. The program, which began in 2000, guarantees a Soldier an interview with a PaYS partner employer once a Soldier decides to enter the civilian workforce again.
DENTON, Texas, July 15, 2011 -- When Staff Sgt. Marcus A. Stone saw cars braking and swerving suddenly ahead of him on Interstate 35 East in Dallas, he knew something bad had just happened on the freeway he was driving on. In the minutes that followed, Stone prevented what would have surely been a deadly accident, when he pulled a victim from a burning vehicle.
Those actions that December day pro
WHEN ads for the Army used the theme Today’s Army wants to join you,” a joker rewrote it this way: “Today’s Army wants to join you. At your place.” These days, the Army is getting social — if not quite that sociable — as potential recruits increasingly spend time with social media like Facebook, Flickr, Twitter and YouTube.
The next phase of the Army&rsqu
The world has changed and so has the Army. I was invited to spend three days with new recruits at Fort Benning in Georgia to observe and experience their basic training. This is my story and interpretation of their physical training.
There is something slightly poetic about United States Army Master Sgt. Mark Morgan's service.
It's flooded with discipline, but his assigned tasks have had very different goals.
As an Army Ranger, Morgan's missions often revolve around destruction.
But when the Beaumont native puts on his other uniform, it's all about creation.
Throughout his career, Morgan, 41, has discovered the level of di
Parents, spouses and children reverently approached the 6-foot-tall granite memorial Friday, some kneeling and wiping away tears as they gently touched a name etched on the stone — each belonging to one of the 13 people killed in the Fort Hood shooting rampage a year ago.
Many families of the 12 soldiers and one civilian who died Nov. 5, 2009, met for the first time at the anniversary memor
U.S. Army Reserve Soldier, Sergeant Josiah Greene who has started a Tribute Fund in honor of Auburn-bound student and U.S. Army All-American Bowl player Shon Coleman and his fight against cancer.
Auburn recruit Shon Coleman was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in March 2010. In the midst of the shattering news, little did he know an Auburn tiger and U.S. Army soldier would help put the pieces back together...in Kosovo.
"It was just the right thing to do," said Sgt. Josiah Greene, the Auburn University junior who has raised more than $17,000 to help Coleman.
Greene fo
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.
