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THE PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL
ALL-AMERICAN GAME

Saturday, January 9, 2016 at the Alamodome
San Antonio, TX – Military City USA
Live on NBC at 1:00 PM EST/10:00 AM PST

 

http://www.usarmyallamericanbowl.com/about-aab/

Army wrestlers win 12th consecutive national team title

U.S. Army athletes won the team trophy for the 12th consecutive year during the U.S. Senior Nationals/Trials Qualifier in Las Vegas, showing the world they will be strong contenders at the upcoming U.S. Wrestling Olympic team trials.

Soldier-athletes from the Army's World Class Athlete Program, or WCAP, part of the U.S. Army Installation Management Command, competed as individuals and together won the title with 67 points, beating runner-up New York Athletic Club by one point.


http://www.army.mil/article/160431/Army_wrestlers_win_12th_consecutive_national_team_title/

Join the team that makes a difference

 Our team is made up of doctors, lawyers, engineers, scientists and combat troops. We’re highly trained, adaptable and ready for anything. We are U.S. Army Soldiers and through every win, every day -- we make a difference. #ArmyTeam

http://www.goarmy.com/army-team.html

USARCENT uses music to bridge languages, build partnership

 An orchestra needs many talented musicians, just like a coalition needs talented Soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen from many nations to forge enduring partnerships and accomplish any mission.

The U.S. Army Central, or USARCENT, music program is one asset that is able to reach across cultural and language barriers to form relationships and lasting partnerships.

http://www.army.mil/article/160346/USARCENT_uses_music_to_bridge_languages__build_partnership/

2015 marks enormous advances for women

Women's strides made big news throughout 2015, with graduating from Ranger School, to the appointment of the first black female Army surgeon general to Defense Secretary Ash Carter opening up all military occupational specialties, or MOSs, to women.
 

http://www.army.mil/article/160417/2015_marks_enormous_advances_for_women/

Some ‘Star Wars’ tech inspired by the Army’s experiments in mobility

The Army has a flying saucer — a real, honest-to-goodness flying saucer. It also has a jetpack, a hover car and an all-terrain walking vehicle. If that sounds like something out of a “Star Wars” movie, that’s because Hollywood is influenced by the Army’s experimental technologies.

http://soldiers.dodlive.mil/2015/12/some-star-wars-tech-inspired-by-the-armys-experiments-in-mobility/

Doctor comforts patients through music

 The patient was just too agitated to stay in his bed. A World War II veteran with dementia, he kept changing out of his gown and trying to leave the inpatient floor.

Capt. Edwin Choi, the doctor on call at Madigan Army Medical Center, couldn't give him a sedative - it wouldn't react well with the man's dementia - but what he could do was play the guitar for him. So he spent an hour strumming classical music tunes as well as the songs of John Denver, the Beatles, the Eagles, and the Penguins, until the 82-year-old veteran fell asleep.

"I think music in itself is therapeutic," said Choi, who taught himself to play guitar in medical school.
http://www.army.mil/article/160144/Doctor_comforts_patients_through_music/

Army, Navy annual flag football game creates great camaraderie

 Camp Zama's Army team played the Naval Air Facility, or NAF, Atsugi's team during the annual Army vs. Navy flag football game at Reid Memorial Stadium field on NAF Atsugi installation, Dec. 12.

Col. William B. Johnson, commander of U.S. Army Garrison, or USAG, Japan, said the event is about "friendly rivalry between two neighboring posts; Camp Zama represents Army and NAF Atsugi represents Navy."

http://www.army.mil/article/160166/Army__Navy_annual_flag_football_game_creates_great_camaraderie/

Soldiers lead a unique military lifestyle

In this section, you will learn about the process of becoming a Soldier, and what you can expect from Basic Combat Training (BCT) and Advanced Individualized Training (AIT). You’ll get to hear other Soldiers share stories about the roles they play in the Army and how the Army has changed their lives. Finally, you’ll learn about the important role families play in the Army, and what services they can expect to receive while you are on duty.


 http://www.goarmy.com/soldier-life.html

Fort Drum spouse helps build community spirit year-round

 The wife of combat engineer Sgt. William James, she is a mother of two, an active member of her family readiness group and a children's ministry director at her church. James home schools her children McKayla and Christopher and organizes monthly community brunches at the Crescent Woods Community Center.

http://www.army.mil/article/160090/Fort_Drum_spouse_helps_build_community_spirit_year_round/

Soldier grabs first spot in line for Operation Toy Drop

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Micheal Tkachenko waits in line to donate at the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command at Pope Field, N.C., Dec. 3, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world's largest combined airborne operation and this year included jumpmasters from seven nations: Canada, Colombia, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, the Netherlands and Latvia.

 http://www.army.mil/article/160086/Soldier_grabs_first_spot_in_line_for_Operation_Toy_Drop/

Only men and women of outstanding character and drive will become U.S. Army Officers

Being an Officer in the U.S. Army will not only serve as a point of pride during your U.S. Army service, but it will also be useful to you in your civilian career. Employers place a high value on the discipline and leadership skills that the Army fosters in its Soldiers. Army Officers are often looked to as prime candidates for management roles and executive positions. From leaders of industry to United States presidents, many began their careers as Army Officers.

 http://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/become-an-officer.html

Milley: Many Soldiers alive today because of Horoho

While deployed to Afghanistan, Horoho saved lives through improvements to tactical combat casualty care, medevac procedures, getting needed care during the critical "golden hour" following wounds or injuries, tele-behavioral health, resiliency training, encouraging sleep discipline, looking after women's health, health records improvements, and much more, Milley said.


http://www.army.mil/article/159980/Milley__Many_Soldiers_alive_today_because_of_Horoho/

Holland named first woman commandant at West Point

 Brig. Gen. Diana Holland has been named the first female commandant of cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.


http://www.army.mil/article/159993/Holland_named_first_woman_commandant_at_West_Point/

SEARCH CAREERS & JOBS: Medical & Emergency

Medical & Emergency

Addresses jobs in the medical, dental and veterinary fields. These MOSs cover a variety of responsibilities throughout the military health care field, from clinical settings to point of injury.


http://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/browse-career-and-job-categories/medical-and-emergency.AR-both.html

Maj. Gen. Nadja West was sworn in Friday as the Army's first African-American surgeon general

 When she pins on her third star, West will become the Army's first female African-American lieutenant general and the highest-ranking woman to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.

http://www.army.mil/article/159941/West_sworn_in_as_Army_surgeon_general/

U.S. Military Academy to host 2016 DoD Warrior Games

  The 2016 Department of Defense Warrior Games will take place at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, June 14-22, Pentagon officials announced today.

This is the first year the Army is hosting the Warrior Games, an annual sporting competition bringing together wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans from across the country.


http://www.army.mil/article/159948/U_S__Military_Academy_to_host_2016_DoD_Warrior_Games/

Army Basic Instructor Course makes teachers out of trainers

  Soldiers who attend the Army Basic Instructor Course, or ABIC, are usually experienced trainers, but many have difficulty translating their training skills to the classroom.

Sgt. Marcy DiOssi, who attended the 94th Training Division's 10-day ABIC on Fort Dix, New Jersey, said the course was an opportunity to get accustomed to the classroom and to gain confidence speaking in front of large groups of people.

"Most of my experiences are hands on in the field teaching Soldiers as a squad leader ... I'm really comfortable there," said DiOssi, 1/95th Engineer Battalion, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. "In the classroom ... that's a challenge."



http://www.army.mil/article/159858/Army_Basic_Instructor_Course_makes_teachers_out_of_trainers/

Meet Your Army' to put Soldiers, service, back in spotlight

  Throughout the last 14 years, the American public saw a steady stream of information about the Army through television and newspapers. But as involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan has died down, Americans are seeing fewer Soldiers in the press. And even fewer Americans know a Soldier personally.

http://www.army.mil/article/159830/_Meet_Your_Army__to_put_Soldiers__service__back_in_spotlight/

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Army Navy Spirit Video 2015: Brave Old Army Team

https://youtu.be/F0PX-G1FjUA?list=PLitjSv4SbrkyshNxgc6JADYKlX1-aMeH3

Army beat Navy

https://youtu.be/GEqnmncTyEk?list=PLitjSv4SbrkyshNxgc6JADYKlX1-aMeH3

 

 

Discover Specialized Careers with the U.S. Army

 Use the career finder tools below for help finding specialized jobs that you find interesting and best fit your skills and goals.

http://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/specialized-careers.html

Army University hosts education symposium

 The Army University hosted an education symposium here, Dec. 2 - 3, with the purpose of bringing together academic leaders from civilian universities and educators from throughout the Army. They explored ways to improve the educational experience for Soldiers and Department of the Army, or DA, civilians.

http://www.army.mil/article/159491/Army_University_hosts_education_symposium/?from=RSS

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Seven Core Army Values

Many people know what the words Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, and Personal Courage mean.

 http://www.army.mil/values/?from=hp_spotlight

Still have outstanding questions about the U.S. Army?

Contact an Army recruiter in your area and get your answers. We have a staff of individuals ready to talk to you. To talk to an Army recruiter, simply select one of the methods of communication below and someone will get you the answers you are looking for.

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Operation Toy Drop

A U.S. Army Special Operations Forces parachute team member descends toward Luzon Drop Zone during the 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, hosted by U.S. Army Civil Affairs & Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) at Camp Mackall, N.C., Dec. 7, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world's largest combined airborne operation and provides Soldiers the opportunity to help children in need receive toys for the holidays.

 http://www.army.mil/media/418141//

Vets remember Pearl Harbor on anniversary

When the first bombs exploded on a nearby airfield, marking the start of the Japanese sneak attack on the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, Edward Davis and others scrambled from a chow hall.

 http://www.army.mil/article/159655/Vets_remember_Pearl_Harbor_on_anniversary/

The experience you receive in the U.S. Army will give you a framework for success

 No matter which career path you choose, the experience you receive in the U.S. Army will give you a framework for success.

You will have the opportunity to train and achieve a certification in almost any career path. You will be given hands-on training, and you will be expected to carry more responsibility than you would starting out in a comparable civilian job. You will also gain leadership skills and a work ethic that can only come with a background in the military.

http://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/help-choosing-a-career-job.html

Program offers enlisted Soldiers the opportunity to become doctors

Students in the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences’ Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program stand at attention while being recognized for their academic achievements at George Mason University during the program’s inaugural year.
 http://soldiers.dodlive.mil/2015/12/program-offers-enlisted-soldiers-the-opportunity-to-become-doctors/

Santa delivers toys, good cheer during toy drop

U.S. Army and Air Force paratroopers joined British, German, French, Dutch, Estonian, Polish, Irish, and Latvian jumpers to deliver more than 2,000 Christmas presents for Kaiserslautern-area children in spectacular fashion during the 5th Quartermaster, or QM, Company's ninth annual toy drop conducted here Dec. 7.


http://www.army.mil/article/159599/Santa_delivers_toys__good_cheer_during_toy_drop/

Project JUPITR early warning system can save lives

At U.S. military installations throughout the world, military police monitor force protection sensors, which consist of conventional and thermal imaging cameras, ground surveillance radar and seismic and acoustic sensors.

 http://www.army.mil/article/159494/Project_JUPITR_early_warning_system_can_save_lives/

Army researchers developing self-righting for robots

 When a Soldier trips over a rock, he picks himself up, dusts himself off, and presses on. Bomb-defusing robots, for the moment, are not so good at recovering themselves in the same way.

http://www.army.mil/article/159515/Army_researchers_developing_self_righting_for_robots/

The #ArmyNavy hashtag is the official hashtag of the 2015 Army-Navy Game

 The 2015 Army-Navy Game presented by USAA is nine days away. There are many ways you can follow the Army-Navy Game leading up to next Saturday, Dec. 12.

http://www.goarmywestpoint.com/news/2015/12/3/FB_1203152726.aspx

Discover the strength of your voice

As a linguist in the active Army or Army Reserve, you will be deployed to duty stations around the world, where you will translate highly classified documents and information for military troops and allied forces. Depending on your area of expertise, you’ll be assigned to either a strategic or tactical position. Strategic linguists tend to work from an office, while tactical linguists work more from the field.  
http://www.goarmy.com/linguist.html

Nigerien, Malian soldiers aid U.S. Army's language-translation technology

 Recording foreign Soldiers' speech and providing the data to Army researchers is key to improving the technology, said Maj. Eddie Strimel and Bill Bergen, the Field Assistance in Science and Technology, or FAST, advisors assigned to U.S. Army Africa. Capturing French accents and dialects from across Africa helps scientists refine the translation software.

http://www.army.mil/article/159362/Nigerien__Malian_soldiers_aid_U_S__Army_s_language_translation_technology/

School program brings patriotism, partnership

 The U.S. Embassy-Kuwait, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Education and U.S. Army Central wrapped up a six-part series of school programs to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait and celebrate the partnership between Kuwait and the United States at Masoud Bin Sinan Boys Middle School, Nov. 30.

http://www.army.mil/article/159351/School_program_brings_patriotism__partnership/

CID expands eligibility to become sworn federal law enforcement officers

The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, also known as CID, has announced new initiatives that expand the eligibility pool of special agent warrant officer candidates to select commissioned officers, warrant officers from other technical fields and military police investigators, or MPI.

 http://www.army.mil/article/159296/CID_expands_eligibility_to_become_sworn_federal_law_enforcement_officers/

Jobs in Demand

Every organization has jobs that are hard to fill and the U.S. Army is no different. Learn more about these jobs and see if you are up to the challenge.

 http://www.goarmy.com/home/jobs-in-demand.html

Field docs attack Texas-sized challenge in annual skills rodeo

Under the watchful eye of grader Staff Sgt. Jose Saldana, Sgt. Edwin Figueroa, Jr. (left) and Staff Sgt. Alice A. Craig from the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, Fort Detrick, Maryland, pull a “casualty” to safety during the 2015 U.S. Army Best Medic Competition, Oct. 28, 2015 at Camp Bullis, Texas. (DOD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Jose A. Torres Jr., Soldiers, Defense Media Activity).

 http://soldiers.dodlive.mil/2015/11/field-docs-attack-texas-sized-challenge-in-annual-skills-rodeo/

Army Reserve engineers provide critical support at home, abroad

 Army Reserve engineers provide critical support to the Total Army mission during deployments and save the Army thousands of dollars through troop projects on installations like Fort Hunter Liggett, or FHL.

http://www.army.mil/article/159294/Army_Reserve_engineers_provide_critical_support_at_home__abroad/