Army News
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 […]
Recruiting goals look to be met, Army expanding BCT
Seems the Future Soldier Prep program is successful; so much so that the Army is adding Basic Training units at both Ft. Leonard Wood and Ft. Sill to cope with the improved numbers. Driving the growth is the successful Future Soldier Prep Course, which was created at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, in August 2022 as […]
Army antiterrorism training included anti-abortion groups as among the extremist groups
Soldiers receiving training for gate guard saw a slide show presentation related to terrorism. Among the groups listed as extremists were both left and right groups that should not have been listed. One of those groups were antiabortion groups. Republicans took issue with the inclusion of the antiabortion groups and sent a letter to the […]
Biden to award two MoHs tomorrow
On Wednesday, 3 July, two of Andrews’ Raiders will receive posthumous Medals of Honor for their role in the successful Union raid. Prior to this, Lieutenant (Brevet Lieutenant Colonel) Alonzo Cushing was the Medal of Honor recipient most divorced from the date of action (3 July 1863) and date of award (19 December 2014), at […]
Retired soldier sentenced to 36 months in prison for defrauding the Army
Kevin Romulus Pelayo, together with his wife Cristine Furio Fredericks, illegally obtained over 800 Soldier Social Security numbers. From 2014 through 2020, these Social Security numbers were provided to the Army’s Mass Transportation Benefit Program. The Soldiers were not aware that they had been listed as using this program. The couple provided an illusion that […]
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