The Army wants you — to vote!
Among the many freedoms Soldiers fight to defend, the right to vote is one of the most fundamental and officials at the Human Resources Command, or HRC, want to help the entire Army family exercise that privilege.
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Installations making progress toward ‘Net Zero’ by 2020
Representatives from 18 installations attended the Army's Net Zero Energy Installations Conference in Chicago to brief their progress in decreasing energy use, reducing their use of water, and eliminating waste sent to landfills.
Accessions Command cases colors for final time
In a ceremony Wednesday at Fort Knox, the Accessions Command was officially discontinued.
Military spouse employment focus of career fair
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched the fourth pillar of its Hiring Our Heroes initiative during the Military Spouse Career Forum at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
Army one step closer to replacement of ACU pattern
The Army is now one step closer to selecting a new set of camouflage patterns that could replace what Soldiers are wearing now in most places.
Army helps bring virtual health care to Albanian hospitals
"One of the greatest diseases is to be nobody to anybody," said Mother Teresa, the Albanian Saint for whom the country's largest hospital is named. By connecting even the most remote regions of Albania to the global medical community, telemedicine is attempting to cure this disease.
Natick plays major role in face transplants
NATICK, Mass. (Jan. 5, 2012) — What’s in a face? Plenty. If you doubted that, you simply had to listen to Dr. Bohdan Pomahac of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, who spoke Jan. 3 at the Natick Soldier Systems Center. “The face has very unique features, unlike any other human part,” Pomahac told [...]
New law will expedite Soldiers’ movement through airport security
A bill signed into law by the president Jan. 3 means Soldiers in uniform and their families may soon have an easier time moving through security screening lines at the airport.
Dietary supplements removed from exchanges due to health concerns
WASHINGTON (Jan. 3, 2012) — The Department of Defense has implemented a temporary moratorium on the sales of products containing dimethylamylamine, commonly referred to as DMAA, within military facilities. The moratorium will remain in effect pending further review of relevant scientific evidence and reported events, officials said. Recent reports show that two Soldier deaths and [...]
Changes in AER include family dental assistance, spouse scholarships
New categories of assistance and new scholarship opportunities are now available through Army Emergency Relief. Included among the new categories of assistance to Soldiers are family member dental care, basic furniture needs, rental vehicles and replacement vehicles.