DefenceTalkA fully equipped Soldier may carry anywhere from 50 to 120 pounds on his or her back in theater. Refinements to precision-guided parachutes may reduce that load — if the Army can just convince Soldiers it can provide supplies to them as needed. Brig. Gen. Paul A. Ostrowski, with Program Executive Officer, Soldier, known as […]https://www.defencetalk.com/refined-precision-guided-parachutes-may-be-cure-all-for-overburdened-soldier-47494/

DefenceTalkThe Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya reinforced the need for U.S. Army Africa to have at its fingertips the ability to draw upon the most up-to-date detailed maps and imagery of any given region at a moment’s notice. Project Manager Mission Command, or PM MC, is helping to streamline […]https://www.defencetalk.com/detailed-geospatial-map-data-provides-soldiers-greater-technology-in-less-time-46987/

DefenceTalkEffective March 1, Soldiers will no longer receive tuition assistance if their college or university has not signed the Defense Department’s “Voluntary Education Partnership” Memorandum of Understanding. Soldiers who already received tuition assistance, or TA, funding for courses can complete those courses even if they extend beyond March 1. They just can’t sign up for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/soldiers-should-check-tuition-assistance-status-for-their-schools-46883/