Able Company chases the tiger through urban terrain

PABRADE, Lithuania -- The Soldiers moved quietly through the forest, the spongy moss hiding their footsteps. They knew their objective, a little town ahead. It was an enemy stronghold, and it needed to be neutralized. Upon reaching the outskirts of the town, they stopped and conferred with...

'Clockspeed dilemma' hobbling Army cyber, but partnerships may be answer

WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- Frustration with the pace of integrating new technologies within Army cyber can be likened to the "clockspeed dilemma," a term applied recently to the auto industry, said Brig. Gen. Patricia Frost. The once innovative auto industry has trouble keeping pace...

South Dakota Army Guard flight crews hone life-saving skills

RAPID CITY, S.D. -- Soldiers with Company C, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment, South Dakota Army National Guard, conducted a medical evacuation training exercise near Wasta, Oct. 1, to hone their life-saving skills. The training event put HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter flight crews in...

Indiana Aviators provide aircraft support to Tobruq Legacy 16

INDIANAPOLIS - Aviators with Indiana's 38th Combat Aviation Brigade took part in Tobruq Legacy 16, a multinational exercise in Slovakia focused on interoperability and joint operational procedures among the eight participating countries. The 35 soldiers with Company C, 1st Battalion 137th...

Armed Forces Network Yongsan: End of an era

The American Forces Network (AFN) Korea Headquarters is packing up its belongings and moving to Camp Humphreys after more than 50 years of broadcasting to the men and women of the Armed Forces from Building 1358, Main Post, U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan. The first AFN broadcast went out from Panama...

Foreign R&D program helps upgrade DOD shoulder-fired weapon

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. -- The U.S. Army is testing significant improvements to a shoulder-fired weapon used by Soldiers and Special Operations forces as part of a foreign technology program.  Upgrades to the M3 recoilless rifle, also known as the multi-role anti-armor anti-personnel...

Liberating Mosul will be Iraq's biggest fight, OIR spokesman says

WASHINGTON -- The size of Iraq's second-largest city will make the liberation of Mosul from the  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's two-year grip the largest mission Iraqi security forces have yet undertaken against the enemy, the spokesman for Combined Joint Task Force Operation...