Recently added articles from Soldiers Magazine:
June Soldiers highlighted important issues.(MAILCALL: Letters from the field)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Your response to the "name withheld' about marriage in the military was very good. We need more programs for the military family and the single, active-duty servicemembers. If yet don't take care of the "home front,' then you lose when the active duty goes "TAD/TDY." I'm retired Air Force, ...
Soldiers needs more photos by Soldiers.(MAILCALL: Letters from the field)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2009; ... I've always enjoyed your magazine and how it highlights what the Army is doing and who is doing it. My only beef is that you're not always relying on Army photographers to do it (ex. Frondines, September issue). As an Army combat cameraman with the 55th Signal Company deployed ...
Fond memories of Korea.(MAILCALL: Letters from the field)(Letter to the editor)
Feb 01, 2009; ... Your recent articles on Korea have been bringing me back to the year I served in Korea in 2001. Even seven years ago, Korea was an amazing tour. Now with all the changes the Army has been making to make it an assignment of choice, I know life over there is even better. From the food, the ...
November 2008 Soldiers magazine correction.(MAILCALL: Letters from the field)(Correction notice)
Feb 01, 2009 ... In the article tided "Star wars training for downrange action;' a unit was misidentified on page 17. The opposing force unit was named as 1st ...
December 2008 Soldiers magazine correction.(MAILCALL: Letters from the field)(Correction notice)
Feb 01, 2009 ... In the article titled" Honoring servicemembers one stitch at a time;' Rod Raubeson's email address was incorrect ....
Nailing Olympic gold in skeet.(Olympics)( Pfc. Vincent Hancock )
Feb 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit shotgun shooter Pfc. Vincent Hancock set two Olympic records and prevailed in a four-target shoot-off against Norway's Tore Brovold to win the gold medal in men's skeet at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. ...
Double trap Olympic gold double record.(Olympics)( Walton Glenn Eller III )
Feb 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Spc. Walton Glenn Eller III set two Olympic records en route to winning a gold medal in double trap at the August event in Beijing. USAMU teammate Spc. Jeffrey Holguin finished fourth in the event. Eller's score of ...
A wrestler's quest.(Olympics)(Staff Sgt. Dremiel Byers )(Interview)
Feb 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] AFTER being eliminated from the quarterfinals of the Olympic Greco-Roman 120-kilogram wrestling tournament, Staff Sgt. Dremiel Byers vowed to continue his quest for the Olympic medal at the 2012 London Games. "Today, I was supposed to be ...
Capital venture: Team USA Soldier Olympians visit White House.(Olympics)
Feb 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TEN Soldiers from the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program and U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit visited the White House in October. They were among more than 500 members of the 2008 U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Teams who thanked President Bush and ...
Soldier-athletes share Olympic moments.(Olympics)
Feb 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TEN Army Olympians visited the nation's capital in October to spread the word about Soldiers' involvement in the Beijing Games and to thank senior military leaders for their support. The U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, Army Marksmanship ...
Soldier is oldest U.S. female competitor in Beijing Olympics.(Olympics)(Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Callahan )(Interview)
Feb 01, 2009; ... AT age 56, Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Elizabeth "Libby" Callahan became the oldest U.S. female competitor in Olympic history with a 25th-place finish in the women's 25-meter pistol shooting event at the Summer Games in August. "I've been told I'm the oldest-ever female Olympian of ...
Wounded warriors take to the ice.
Feb 01, 2009; ... RETIRED Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Bowser is an amputee, but when he's out on the ice rink, his injuries disappear--literally--and he becomes a regular hockey player. His prosthesis vanishes under layers of padding and hockey gear, and like many other wounded warriors involved in the USA ...
WAQ white water rafting.(On Point: The Army in Action)(Warrior Adventure Quest )(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Warrior Adventure Quest combines high-adrenaline sports such as whitewater rafting with ...
Army releases new training manual.(From the Army News Service and Other Source)
Feb 01, 2009; ... The Army released the new field manual FM 7-0, Training for Full Spectrum Operations, at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., Dec. 15. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The new manual replaces the 2002 edition of FM 7-0, Training the Force. "Today's full-spectrum operations ...
Policy change allows Soldiers to serve longer.(From the Army News Service and Other Source)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2009 ... A recent extension of retention control points means Soldiers in the rank of staff sergeant and above will be allowed to serve the Army longer, should they desire. The changes, which became effective Nov. 1, increase RCPs for E-6s and above by as many as three years in some ...
FCS launcher on new class of Navy ship.(From the Army News Service and Other Sources)(Future Combat Systems)(Brief article)
Feb 01, 2009; ... The Non-Line of Sight Launch System, being developed as part of the Army's Future Combat Systems, has been selected for use aboard the first of the U.S. Navy's Littoral Combat Ships, the USS Freedom. The 378-foot Freedom--along with its sister ship, Independence, being built in ...
Army developing new EW career field.(From the Army News Service and Other Sources)(electronic warfare)
Feb 01, 2009; ... By 2010, the Army expects to have over 1,500 Soldiers trained in the art of "blinding and deafening" America's enemies by wielding the radio spectrum as a weapon. The Army has in the past relied heavily on both the Navy and the Air Force for their electronic-warfare capability, ...
All-Army men's team wins silver medal in 2008 Armed Forces Soccer.
Feb 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SECOND Lt. Andrew Filauro and Staff Sgt. Titus Kaman led the All-Army men's team to a silver medal in the 2008 Armed Forces Soccer Championship Tournament at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, N.C. Kaman, a striker, and Filauro, a ...
Wounded troops back in the swing.(Salute Military Golf Association )
Feb 01, 2009; ... THE Salute Military Golf Association has helped hundreds of combat-wounded service members get back into the swing of life--both physically and psychologically--by providing free instruction, golf clubs, balls and practice facilities. Most of the wounded warriors who attend ...
Mountain biker: rolling strong.(Michael A. Kurpil)
Feb 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FOR Spc. Michael A. Kurpil, the words "Army Strong" have special meaning. Kurpil is the first mountain bike racer to be sponsored by the U.S. Army. A New York resident, Kurpil moved to Denver to advance his civilian career as an architect, but ...