By COREY DICKSTEIN | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 4, 2021 ATLANTA U.S. military officials said they had removed some 60 planeloads of gear from Afghanistan and identified about 1,300 pieces of equipment for destruction by Tuesday as the Pentagon works to exit the country where American troops have been at war for nearly 20 years. The drawdown effort to remove U.S. forces and the warfighting gear that they have spread across Afghanistan since invading in October 2001 was roughly 2% to 6% completed by Tuesday, U.S. Central Command said in a statement. The formal retrograde process began Saturday as the Pentagon works to remove more than 3,000 troops, thousands of U.S. contractors and their equipment by Sept. 11, the date that President Joe Biden decided he wanted all American forces to be out of the country.
Fort Hood housing to get $420 million makeover
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1 Fort Wainwright, ALASKA Soldiers and families experienced a boost in the quality of life initiatives offered throughout the Army footprint in Alaska in 2020. While improvements have been made, the work remains ongoing.
“Even though we made significant improvements to the training, dining and transportation needs of Soldiers here in Alaska, we are still engaged and working closely with the garrison to ensure their needs continue to be met,” said Lt. Col. L. Pily Restrepo, commander of the 402nd Army Field Support Battalion-Alaska.
The changes are a result of a cross-functional Quality of Life Task Force led by the Army Material Command in direct response to an epidemiological consultation, also known as an EPICON, and recommendations from a USARAK Suicide Prevention Task Force after five suicide deaths between May 2018 and April 2019.
Redstone Arsenal still in the fight for home of Space Command Center
Huntsville Arsenal finalist for Space Command By Caroline Klapp | December 23, 2020 at 6:44 PM CST - Updated December 23 at 6:48 PM
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - “First class,” That’s how Pentagon officials described Governor Ivey’s pitch on why Alabama should become the new home of Space Command Headquarters.
Right now Redstone Arsenal is in a tough competition with five other sites for the landing spot.
Alabama made it from 24 states down to the final six.
And Governor Ivey is urging Pentagon officials to pick north Alabama as its winner.
Capability, capacity, community and cost: The Redstone Regional Alliance states it has all the components of these four c’s to be the best choice for the Space Command Center.