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New General is an Army First

WASHINGTON, DC, June 2, 1997 -- With her Senate confirmation May 20, Col. B. Sue Dueitt became one of the Army's newest brigadier generals and its first female Reserve general officer not from the Army Nurse Corps. It all became official with her "pinning on" ceremony at the Pentagon June 2. Read full story Despite Military Scandals, Women Enlist

WASHINGTON, DC, June 2, 1997 -- Even through she grew up an Army brat, a quiet, confident Shalamar Carruthers, 19, sat in the U.S. Army recruiting office on Lee Highway in Fairfax, Va. and wondered one last time if she was doing the right thing. Read full story One Day and a Wake Up

Spend a day in a Drill Sergeant's highly shined combat boots as he prepares soldiers for graduation and their Army careers. FORT LEE, VA, May 30, 1997 -- Ahhhh! There's nothing like an extra hour of sleep. Since Sgt. 1st Class Scott Brooks is in the field he gets to sleep in until 4:30 a.m. It's time to crawl out of the sleeping bag to begin a new day of being mom, dad, counselor, the good guy, the bad guy, or, as he's formally called, Senior Drill Sergeant. PHOTO: Sgt. 1st Class Scott Brooks inspects his soldiers' Class "A" uniforms in preparation for graduation day at Fort Lee, Va. (Photo by Spc. Stephanie Dawn Morton) Read full story 'Pencils for Peace' Arrive in Bosnia

EAGLE BASE, Bosnia-Herzegovina, May 21, 1997 -- Last December, Sgt. A.G. Stockstill asked his mother to send him a few pencils to give to children he would see on routine patrols around Eagle Base. Stockstill figured his mother, LaDonna Stockstill, would mail a few pencils in his weekly care package. Read full story Ready or Not...

WASHINGTON, DC, May 21, 1997 -- On the top floor of a Fort Knox, Ky., World War II barracks, thick with humidity born from the union of August heat and a platoon of sweating privates, my drill sergeant interrupted a physical training session to pose a simple question: "Why did you join the Army?" Read full story Military Intelligence 'McGiver' Plies His Trade in Bosnia

EAGLE BASE, Bosnia-Herzegovina, May 19, 1997 -- Once upon a time there was a soldier who took some junk, used his creativity, rearranged it and built something that saved the Army thousands of dollars. The soldier is Sgt. Jeffrey Schweitzer and he built a field expedient communications tower which facilitated a direct, clear, communication link between his unit, 101st Military Intelligence Battalion at Eagle Base and another element of the battalion at Camp McGovern. Read full story BOSS Program Provides Advocate for Single Soldiers

HANAU, Germany, May 20, 1997 -- Since the programs inception in 1989, Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers has been a valuable tool for single and unaccompanied soldiers serving around the world, according to officials. From television reception to barracks living standards, no problem's too great or small to address in BOSS. Read full story Missouri High School Friends Find Each Other in Bosnia

EAGLE BASE, Bosnia-Herzegovina, May 20, 1997 -- When Staff Sgt. Edgar Irizarry met his boss at the White House, the headquarters of Multinational Division - North, he knew his deployment in Bosnia would not be so bad. "Before we got here, I was asking about this Maj. Foster," said Irizarry, a military police squad leader in the 108th Military Police Company (Airborne). "No one knew his first name or if he was airborne or anything but his last name. When I met him finally, I knew I was in good hands over here." Read full story West Point Cadet Wins $1,000 in Essay Contest

WASHINGTON, DC, May 21, 1997 -- Cadet Sean Mullin, West Point Class '97, was awarded a $1,000 honorarium May 5 as winner of this year's Respect for Law Alliance college essay contest. Mullin's winning entry addressed "How can we improve respect for law?" Read full story Tobyhanna is Army's Testbed for Responsive Circuit Card Repair

TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT, PA, May 20, 1997 --Tobyhanna is testing a new circuit card repair process for the Army. This test will demonstrate the advantages of a two-level maintenance philosophy for circuit cards and electronic equipment. Read full story Combat Camera Soldiers Get the Picture

MCGOVERN BASE, Bosnia-Herzegovina, May 20, 1997 -- I am a camera. Christopher Isherwood may have uttered this phrase in Berlin back in 1931, but Spc. Dante A. Robinson is living it at McGovern Base in 1997. Read full story New Doctrine Will Take Army Into the 21st Century

FORT LEAVENWORTH, KS, May 21, 1997 -- The new version of the Army's capstone doctrine, Field Manual 100-5, "Operations," is designed to maintain the Army's effectiveness into the 21st Century, according to the chief of the writing team which produced the initial draft of the manual. Read full story Some Enlisted IRR/IMA Reservists Get Expanded Promotion Opportunity Thanks to One-time Personnel Policy Exception

WASHINGTON, DC, May 21, 1997 -- Pentagon personnel officials have approved a one-time exception to policy that provides some enlisted Army reservists an earlier opportunity to compete for staff sergeant through sergeant major promotions. Read full story AAFES Provides Product Info to Salespeople, Customers

WASHINGTON, DC, May 21, 1997 -- To provide customers and sales associates alike with current product knowledge, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service is offering a Product Information Program available within the continental United States. Read full story Soldiers Magazine's 5th Annual This Is Our Army Photo Feature

WASHINGTON, DC, May 23, 1997 -- The staff at Soldiers Magazine wants you, your family and friends to be a part of their hottest issue of the year. In January the magazine will publish its annual Almanac edition, which is loaded with facts, figures and photos about the Army, for the Army. A large portion of that issue is dedicated to the This Is Our Army photo feature. That's where the magazine's staff needs your help! If you have a good photo that shows the Army family at work or play, Soldiers wants to see it. You don't have to be a professional photographer, you don't even have to be in the Army. Just mail your best photos to them before Aug. 15, 1997. Basically, there's only one rule -- all photos must have taken between Sept. 1, 1996 and July 31, 1997. Color slides are preferred, but color or black and white prints are acceptable. Fancy 8x10 glossy prints aren't necessary -- the standard machine print will do. On the back of each photo, include photographer's name, phone number and address. Also include some information about the photo like where and when it was taken and the full name and rank of those pictured. Photos and accompanying information cannot be returned. Send your best photos to: SOLDIERS

"This is Our Army"

9325 Gunston Road, Suite S108

Fort Belvoir, VA, 22060-5581

For more information contact Staff Sgt. Alan Moore at (dsn) 656-4504, (703) 806-4504, or by email mooreta@hqda.army.mil Major U.S. Army Activities in April 1997

WASHINGTON, DC -- This monthly announcement of Army activities throughout the world is based on unclassified operational reports from across the Army, including the Army National Guard and the U.S. Army Reserve. The U.S. Army currently has over 34,000 soldiers deployed away from home in more than 85 countries. Photo: PV2 Ruben Gutierrez, 3d Battalion, 2d Air Defense Artillery Regiment, catches a fellow soldier's reflection as he scans the horizon for approaching vehicles while on sentry duty during ROVING SANDS 97 at McGregor Range, Ft. Bliss, Texas. (PHOTO: Forces Command Public Affairs) Read full report Army News You Can Use

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