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News Archives For October 2007
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Spacewalk Connects Truss to Space Station
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 30, 2007) -- Army astronaut Col. Doug Wheelock and mission specialist Scott Parazynski began a spacewalk at 4:45 a.m. EDT today to help fasten the Port 6 truss to its new home on the International Space Station.
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Ramadi Unity Parade Marks Reconciliation
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 WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service, Oct. 29, 2007) - A remarkable parade in Iraq's Anbar province, openly attended by citizens from all walks of life, demonstrates that Iraqi reconciliation efforts are working, a coalition commander said.
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Fight Prevailing Against California Fires
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 CHANNEL ISLANDS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Calif. (Army News Service, Oct. 26, 2007) - The Santa Ana winds lost strength in Southern California Thursday, allowing military and civilian firefighters to make progress against wildfires that had blazed across seven counties.
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Army Helping Attack Wildfires
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 SAN DIEGO (Army News Service, Oct. 25, 2007)- Army National Guard helicopters were attacking southern California's ferocious wildfires Tuesday as Soldiers on the ground were manning traffic control points and were prepared to provide people who had lost their homes with some of the necessities of life.
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Guard Supporting California Firefighting
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 24, 2007) -- The National Weather Service said this morning the Santa Ana winds that are fanning the fires in southern California should die down by Thursday, but already nearly two-dozen fires have burned more than 400,000 acres from Mexico to north of Los Angeles. CNN reports that as many as 950,000 people have been evacuated, including more than 4,000 servicemembers from bases in the area.
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Army Boxers Lead at Military World Games
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 HYDERABAD, India (Army News Service, Oct. 24, 2007) - Army Staff Sgt. Andrew Shepherd won a gold medal in the heavyweight division to highlight the U.S. Armed Forces boxing team's four-medal performance at the 4th CISM Military World Games.
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Guard to Support Firefighting Mission
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 23, 2007) -- The California National Guard has been directed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to make 1,500 Guardmembers available to support efforts to fight at least 14 wildfires that are ravaging the drought-stricken southern part of the state.
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50 Years Since First Vietnam Casualty
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 WEST POINT, N.Y. (Army News Service, Oct. 22, 2007) -- A wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of the first U.S. service member to die in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam Conflict was conducted Sunday at West Point Cemetery.
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Army Astronaut to Deliver to Space Station
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 22, 2007) - Army Astronaut Col. Douglas H. Wheelock is scheduled to blast into space aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery Tuesday, weather permitting at Cape Canaveral, Fla., with a mission of delivering equipment to the International Space Station.
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Army Evaluates Action Plan Progress
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 19, 2007) - The Army is on phase four of the Army Medical Action plan and has staffed 65 percent of Warrior Transition Units across the globe to improve care for wounded Soldiers, Brig. Gen. Mike Tucker, the plan's director, told reporters at the Pentagon today.
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'Nobel' Achievement: Army Earns 12 Awards
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WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 19, 2007) -- Army Materiel Command received 12 Shingo Public Sector Awards Oct. 11 for using Lean manufacturing practices. The Shingo, considered the "Nobel Prize for Manufacturing," recognized various Army depots who manufacture, repair, overhaul, and maintain Warfighter equipment.
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Army Leaders Sign Covenant with Families
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 FORT KNOX, Ky. (Army News Service, Oct. 18, 2007) - Senior leaders signed the Army Family Covenant today and pledged to support Soldiers' Families while they defend the nation.
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Golden Knights at Skydiving Nationals
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 CHICAGO, Ill. (Army News Service, Oct. 16, 2007) - The U.S. Army Parachute Team, the Golden Knights, wrapped up national skydiving competition in Chicago at the 2007 USPA Nationals Sept. 23 with several "firsts" and a number of medals.
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Iraqi Civilians Rejecting Extremism
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 WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service, Oct. 15, 2007) - Violence in Iraq's Diyala River Valley has been slashed in half thanks to citizen volunteers, a coalition commander said Oct. 12.
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Soldiers Training Iraqi Mechanics
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 FOB KALSU, Iraq (Army News Service, Oct. 12, 2007) - Iraqi soldiers began learning basic vehicle maintenance for their Humvees in a new step toward self-sufficiency this week. "We'll be doing preventive maintenance, basic operations - changing filters and fluids, tires ...
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Modernization Maintains Momentum
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 11, 2007) - A panel of senior leaders discussed the objectives and way forward for "Army Modernization - Maintaining Momentum" at the Association of the United States Army annual meeting today.
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Army Chief of Staff Sees Future of 'Persistent Conflict'
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 10, 2007) - In his keynote address at the Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting's Eisenhower Luncheon, Gen. George W. Casey, Jr., chief of staff of the Army, said he foresees decades of persistent conflict, but expects the Army to rise to the challenge.
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Army Changing Policy for Top NCOs
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 9, 2007) -- Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston unveiled the newest modernization effort for the U.S. Army enlisted force during a meeting with senior non-commissioned officers today at the Association of the United States Army annual meeting and exposition.
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Army Marksmanship Team Heads for World
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 FORT BENNING, Ga. (Army News Service, Oct. 5, 2007) - Fourteen servicemembers from the U.S. Military Shooting Team will leave Monday for India where they will compete in the Conseil International du Sport Militaire. Team USA is expected to compete against hundreds of shooters from approximately 30 countries.
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Army Secretary Visits Belvoir
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 WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 4, 2007) - Secretary of the Army Pete Geren visited Fort Belvoir yesterday to tour homes and talked with Army Families about the privatized housing initiative. Sec. Geren asked George Washington Village residents how they felt ...
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New Maneuver-Enhancement Unit
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 FORT POLK, La. (Army News Service, Oct. 3, 2007) - Fort Polk made history yesterday with the activation of the 1st Combat Support Brigade (Maneuver Enhancement) - a new and unique Army unit. The 1st CSB is the first unit of its kind in the active-duty Army. The Army Reserve recently activated similar units in Missouri, New Mexico and North Carolina.
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