News Update

March 27, 2009 / News Update

Family deployment preparation help

Charmain Z. Brackett Correspondent

Although he's been in the Army for 16 years, Master Sgt. Gerald Wood learned a few things on March 20. More...

Housing pet policy sets new standard

Dianne Borges Balfour Beatty Communities

Recently, a consortium of military housing privatization companies developed a universal pet policy for military Families with pets so that as Families relocate, they can evaluate their moving options when transferring from one installation to anot More...

Signal Soldier completes NCO recruit training

Spc. William Norris 35th Signal Brigade Public Affairs Officer

Recently Cpl. Kristie Stadler, Company C, 67th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, accomplished something that very few Soldiers ever achieve. She is one of the first female Signal Soldiers to attend the Corporal Recruiting Program. More...

Army disagrees with GAO report

Todd Lopez Army News Service

Army leaders question the findings in a report released by the U.S. Government Accountability Office concerning the service's Future Combat Systems. More...

Program encourages high demand career training

Military Personnel Command

Effective immediately, active duty Soldiers of any rank, including National Guard and Reserve Soldiers on extended active duty, are eligible to enroll in the Army Vocational/Technical Soldier program. More...

Family Action Plan improving quality of life

Teri Ryan Army Family Action Plan Program Manager

The Army Family Action Plan Program is a grassroots, Army-wide initiative to identify and prioritize issues to enhance standards of living for Soldiers and their Families. More...

Gate lane construction Construction will be ongoing at Gates 1, 2 and 5 during the period April through September. Lanes may close at one gate at a time, to allow construction to proceed. More...

FDA recalls two defective defribrillators

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration are issuing a Class 1 recall for two Welch Allyn Protocol, Inc. medical products. More...

Spring has sprung

Spring is in the air in the Fort Gordon area, a fact proven by a young girl climbing a freshly blossomed tree. More...

Staff ride rolls back into history

Staff Sgt. Christopher Fincham 116th Military Intelligence Group Public Affairs

After taking the city of Atlanta during the Civil War, General WilliamTecumseh Sherman blazed a trail from the Georgia capitol more than 200 miles across the state to the city of Savannah. More...