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Army FY2020 budget will fund childcare, family initiatives
March 28, 2019 — Despite budget cuts to almost 200 legacy programs to fund modernization, Army senior leaders told lawmakers their fiscal year 2020 request will not cut any programs supporting military families... MORE

Nelia McKeown, a Sitka Child Development Center child and youth program assistant, holds a child during playtime at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 14, 2018. Childcare will not be cut in the Army's FY20 budget request, senior leaders testified to the Senate Appropriations Committee, Defense subcommittee, March 27, 2019. In fact, they said a number of initiatives to boost childcare are planned.

Army reveals plans to improve military housing to Congress
March 15, 2019 — Army senior leaders introduced an action plan to lawmakers Thursday that outlines steps to remedy military housing issues. The plan includes a draft Tenant Bill of Rights, which is a joint effort by all military services expected to be finalized in the coming weeks... MORE

Soldiers ask a military family to respond to a survey as part of an ongoing Army-wide effort to resolve inadequate housing on installations. Army senior leaders introduced an action plan that outlines steps to remedy military housing issues to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2019.

Army may use nutritionists, sports trainers to boost readiness
February 14, 2019 — The Army may soon place nutritionists, physical therapists and sports trainers at the unit level to improve individual readiness, said Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper... MORE

Soldiers conduct the deadlift event of the new Army Combat Fitness Test in Georgetown, South Carolina, Feb. 9. The 1-178th Field Artillery is one of six battalions in the National Guard and 63 Army-wide selected for the pilot program to help validate scoring and administration of the ACFT.

Army aligning modernization programs with other services
February 12, 2019 — The Army collaborates now more than ever with the Air Force and Navy, and development of a hypersonic weapon is a good example, senior leaders said... MORE

Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper says the service must modernize or "risk losing the first fight of the next war." He spoke on a panel with his counterparts from the Navy and Air Force at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., Feb. 8.

Army Secretary: 'Renaissance' budget to boost modernization
January 28, 2019 — In anticipation of a future "high-intensity conflict" against a strategic competitor like Russia or China, the Army plans "big changes" in its fiscal year 2020 budget, said Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper... MORE

Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark T. Esper inspects parts at Watervliet Arsenal, N.Y., March 30, 2018.

Game-changing weaponry in development, says Army secretary
May 22, 2018 — Within a decade, if not sooner, leap-ahead technologies like lasers, hypersonic weapons, mobile and secure networks and unmanned/autonomous air and ground vehicles will likely reside in combat formations, said the Army's secretary... MORE

Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark T. Esper, speaks at the Center for a New American Security in Washington, D.C., May 16, 2018.

Secretary of the Army sees combat medic training
April 19, 2018 — Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper visited several units at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 17, including a guided tour of the 232nd Medical Battalion 68W Advanced Individual Training, or AIT, Program for the Combat Medic Program... MORE

Mark T. Esper, Secretary of the Army, gets a demonstration by Maj. (Dr.) Stephen Harper at the 232nd Medical Battalion during a guided tour of the 232nd Medical Battalion 68W Advanced Individual Training, or AIT, Program for the Combat Medic Program at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 17.