Supporting @fema and local and state authorities is an important role the #Army performs during disaster response. The Army continues to stand with the communities affected by now Tropical Depression Florence.
#ArmyResponse#HurricaneFlorence
More than 10 people and 30 animals have been rescued thanks to 82nd Airborne Division Sustainment Brigade Paratroopers.
These Paratroopers also assisted the Coast Guard and emergency service personnel in support of rescue operations.
#Armyhurricaneresponse#HurricanesFlorence
Members of the North Carolina National Guard drive through flooded roads while en route to Lumberton, NC to assist affected areas that have been impacted by Hurricane Florence, Calypso, NC, September 15, 2018.
Welcome to basic training! Remember my day one like it was yesterday. For this group of trainees, the first to go through the 22-week One Station Unit Training extension pilot program at Fort Benning, Georgia, day one was July 13, 2018. #USArmy
The #USArmy has approved a new physical fitness test - the Army Combat Fitness Test - to directly connect fitness with combat readiness for all Soldiers.
Check out this article to learn more about the new #ACFT and when the Army plans to implement it.
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Today we celebrate the @USArmy Warrant Officer Cohort's 100th Birthday! Warrant officers are technical experts, combat leaders, trainers, and advisers, who administer, manage, maintain, operate & integrate Army systems and equipment across the full spectrum of Army operations.
In order to increase the skills, abilities and lethality of new Infantry Soldiers before they are sent to their first unit, the #USArmy will increase their initial training from 14 to 22 weeks.
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The #USArmy Vision is the @SecArmy and @ArmyChiefStaff guidance for building a lethal army to meet the nation's needs over the next 10 years. https://t.co/rkbtIsBesI #ArmyBDay
"The free men of the world are marching together to victory. I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory." - Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Check out some of the action from Day 3 of the #ICorpsBWC. Today's events pushed our competitors to the limit and included some extra motivation from CSM Tagalicud! Tune in tomorrow to see who is crowned America's First Corps Best Warrior.
Congrats to all of the 2017 USAR Brumfield Mass Communications winners! Of note, SFC Alexandra Hays, 79th TSC, is Storyteller of the Year, and SGT Audrey Hayes, 200th MPs, is Photographer of the Year. Winners now move on to the HQDA MG Keith L. Ware Competition.
The Tactical Digital Media (TDM) program has been approved for #USArmy Public Affairs Soldiers. These kits will enable Soldiers to gather & deliver digital imagery and video using the latest digital multimedia cameras, and equipment #Readiness@USArmy https://t.co/o8jzgzi4Pv