Army adds lifesaving to basic training
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The Army will begin teaching combat lifesaving instruction during basic training to enable soldiers to give critical medical care to wounded comrades on the battlefield.
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More than 90 percent of the Army's new recruits since late July have accepted a $20,000 "quick ship" bonus to leave for basic combat training by the end of September, putting thousands of Americans into uniform almost immediately.
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Army soldiers are being issued new fatigues with easy-to-use Velcro openings and a redesigned camouflage pattern that can help conceal them as they move rapidly from desert to forest to city in places like Baghdad.
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U.S. Army researchers say cutting-edge energy technologies are integral to meeting the needs of today's soldiers.
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To: FOREIGN EDITORS  Contact: Robert E. DiMichele, Public Affairs Officer of USAEC, +1- 410-436-2556, Robert.DiMichele@us.army.mil   ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md., June 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Training lands at the U.S.
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As the insurgents in Iraq step up their attacks, the Army has increased the intensity of its training of battlefield medics. That has meant moving the training from classrooms to more realistic settings and teaching medics to keep fighting the enemy &#151; even if it means sometimes delaying treatment of the wounded.
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FORT STEWART, Ga. -- Army soldiers are being issued new fatigues with easy-to-use Velcro openings and a redesigned camouflage pattern that can help conceal them as they move rapidly from desert to forest to city in places like Baghdad.
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Seat belts, air bags and other vehicle safety features have saved 329,000 lives since 1960, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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American forces acknowledged what appeared to be one of the deadliest cases of mistaken identity in recent weeks.
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The U.S. Army will start training all soldiers on Wednesday to recognize signs of post-traumatic stress and seek help when needed, but it still lacks the mental health resources to treat those troops.
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As head of the Armyâs Institute of Surgical Research, Col. John Holcomb is working to change the way the military takes care of its wounded.
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OMAHA, Neb. - Lucy was drowning and turning blue, so Randy Gurchin recalled his Air Force training on mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
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Army personnel and volunteers assist in rescue operations near the damaged cars of two trains in Khanpur, India, on Tuesday. An express train crashed head-on into a local train along a stretch of rural track
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A report into the care and training of military recruits is expected to find siginifcant improvements.
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Under a web of Army rules, thousands of part-time soldiers injured on duty in Iraq and elsewhere are navigating a system suited to full-timers.
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To boost troop strength, the Army and Marine Corps are issuing more "moral waivers," allowing in more soldiers with criminal records and other problems
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Unmanned aerial vehicles and other remote-controlled weapons are part of a high-tech arsenal the U.S. military is developing to help minimize casualties in battles with insurgents.