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Hundreds celebrate Army’s 247th birthday during Fort McCoy celebration
June 21, 2022 — Fort McCoy was among many installations around the world to celebrate the U.S. Army’s 247th birthday June 14. Led by Fort McCoy’s Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (DFMWR), the installation held a wide variety of activities in honor of the day... MORE

4th CAV completes first Spur Ride in six years
June 10, 2022 — Twenty-six Soldiers assigned to 4th Cavalry Multi-Functional Training Brigade completed a Spur Ride June 2, 2022. 4th CAV had not conducted a Spur Ride since 2016, when the Brigade was reorganized by the Army.“In every Cavalry unit in the Army, a Spur Ride is a significant event, it is designed to be a team building event,” said Lt. Col. Bill Love,... MORE

Soldiers assigned to 4th Cavalry, Multifunction Training Brigade, First Army Division East, earn their spurs.

65th FAB leads multi-state XCTC exercise at Orchard Combat Training Center in Idaho
June 8, 2022 — The Utah National Guard’s 65th Field Artillery Brigade, “America’s Thunder,” is participating in Western Strike 22, a large-scale, multi-state field artillery training exercise, June 7-16, 2022, at Orchard Combat Training Center near Boise, Idaho... MORE

A High Mobility Artillery Rocket System engages its target during a qualification event during Western Strike 22 at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, June 6, 2022.

The Secretary of the Army is confident manufacturing workers at the Rock Island Arsenal will be busy for a long time
June 8, 2022 — On Monday afternoon, Christine Wormuth toured the Center of Excellence for Additive and Advanced Manufacturing (CEAAM).She says one way to increase the number of contracts at the center and at the Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center (JMTC) is to tell other branches of the military about their capabilities, and find out if the centers can meet... MORE

PA Guardsmen compete in Governor's Twenty match
May 27, 2022 — More than 85 Soldiers and Airmen from the Pennsylvania National Guard took to the range at Fort Indiantown Gap on May 21, 2022, for the annual Governor’s Twenty marksmanship competition. ... MORE

An Airman from the Pennsylvania National Guard's M9 pistol ejects an empty brass before loading the next round during the pistol portion of the Governor's Twenty competition on May 21, 2022. Airmen and Soldiers were challenged with pistol and rifle accuracy challenges.

Army Reserve leader visits Fort McCoy; learns more about installation, workforce
May 25, 2022 — Stephen Sullivan, the Chief Financial Officer and Director for Resources, Installations, and Materiel for the Office of the Chief of the Army Reserve, visited Fort McCoy from April 25-27 to learn more about the installation and see facilities throughout the post. ... MORE

FORSCOM command team visits the NCOLCoE and SGM-A
May 19, 2022 — The NCO Leadership Center of Excellence welcomed FORSCOM’s command team, Gen. Michael Garrett and Command Sgt. Maj. Todd Sims May 10, for a day-long visit. MORE

‘Game-changing’ SmartVoucher pays PCSing Soldiers faster
May 4, 2022 — SmartVoucher is a wave of the future, putting money into the pockets of Soldiers and their families faster than ever before. Across the Army and around the globe, the U.S. Army Financial Management Command’s Army Military Pay Offices are helping deploy the Defense Finance and Accounting Service’s SmartVoucher program to automate the Army’s permanent-change-of-station travel voucher claim process. ... MORE

Sgt. Maj. Julie Harris, U.S. Army Financial Management Command operations senior enlisted advisor, uses a table device with her myPay pin and password to access the Defense Finance and Accounting Service’s SmartVoucher at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center March 9, 2022. In August 2022, DFAS will add responsive design to SmartVoucher, which will make it even easier to use on personal devices. (U.S. Army photo by Mark R. W. Orders-Woempner)

First Army Soldier gets big parenting win at Pentagon
May 2, 2022 — The old military adage goes, “If the Army wanted you to have a family, they would have issued you one.” For Major Sam Winkler, this way of thinking simply was not good enough for today’s Army.Parenthood in the military “should be celebrated and encouraged, and you shouldn’t have to choose between having a career and a family,” Winkler told... MORE

Gabriel Camarillo, Under Secretary of the U.S. Army, poses for a photo with Maj. Sam Winkler and team at the Pentagon.

Chicago-based command builds readiness within a shared multi-component partnership
March 17, 2022 — “Welcome to Arlington Heights. I know you will find the time with us useful and beneficial,” said Col. Donald Anderson, Chief of Staff, 85th Support Command, who welcomed 21 First Army, Division West command teams and staffs across four brigades to the annual Battalion Command Team Training event... MORE

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