Army News
Bare necessities? Bears tore into MRE packets at a military supply room
A military base in Alaska recently discovered that MREs are not safe from bears. Military personnel contacted the Wildlife Conservation Law Enforcement Office, a.k.a. “JBER,” to report the incident. When law enforcement arrived at the scene, they saw evidence of the bear snack-fest. They found packages torn into and opened MREs across the floor. From […]
Army Major alleged to have perpetrated sexual assault against at least 20 victims
Major Jonathan J. Batt is looking at three charges involving 76 specifications related to sexual assault. There are at least 20 alleged victims involved with these charges. A military preliminary hearing officer recommended that these charges be addressed at a court-martial. Bratt is facing specifications related to sexual assault, abusive sexual contact, aggravated assault by […]
US Army considering privatizing dining facility operations
The Army is considering a plan that would relieve Army culinary specialists of their duties related to dining facilities. Soldiers will still have food preparation responsibilities via feeding troops in the field. Army officials are basing their meal plan concept on what is found on college campuses. They are hoping that competing options available to […]
Drones incorporated into Army basic training
Using lessons learned from the war in Ukraine, the U.S. Army has started to incorporate the use of drones during exercises. Soldiers factor drones when it comes to accomplishing the training missions. They also have to consider the opposition’s drones while assessing training scenario threats. The Army has incorporated the drone threat in the capstone […]
US to send troops and missile system to Israel
A U.S. Army Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery, and the troops needed to operate this system, will be sent to Israel. Iran issued a warning on X when they heard that the US was considering this option. Major General Pat Ryder, spokesman for the Pentagon, said that this deployment underscores America’s ironclad commitment to […]
Army regulation calls on Soldiers to avoid foods with poppy seeds
Poppy seeds are an ingredient in foods that people consume which normally would not be associated with abuse-potential drugs. Depending on how they were harvested and processed, these poppy seeds may contain morphine, codeine, and other similar drugs. Soldiers who consume baked foods containing poppy seeds risk failing their drug tests. From Military.com: While poppy […]
Deployment related pay delayed for deployed Soldiers
The Army decided to delay providing Operational Deployment Pay to deployed Soldiers, without providing hints on when these payments will occur. This additional pay varies depending on rank. Army officials stated that the details for this specific pay were not completely sorted out. This confusion resulted in pay errors. The Army wanted to fix these […]
Woodson’s widow receives his posthumous DSC
You’ll remember the name Waverly Woodson from my past Valor Friday article on him, and more recently when we got word his long delayed posthumous Bronze Star Medal w/ “V” for Valor was announced as being upgraded to a DSC. Yesterday, Woodson’s widow and generations of his descendants were present to receive his Distinguished Service […]
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