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Panel: Army Must Accelerate Fires Transformation
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 13 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news:
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Panel: Army Must Accelerate Fires Transformation
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Whether it's delivering new fires capabilities to soldiers or mobilizing the defense industrial base to produce leap-ahead missiles, the Army can't move fast enough, a panel of fires experts said during a contemporary military forum at the Association of the U.S. Army's 2025 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C.
"We have to be aggressive in this space," said Maj. Gen. Frank Lozano, program executive officer
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ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 13 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news:
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Panel: Army Must Accelerate Fires Transformation
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Whether it's delivering new fires capabilities to soldiers or mobilizing the defense industrial base to produce leap-ahead missiles, the Army can't move fast enough, a panel of fires experts said during a contemporary military forum at the Association of the U.S. Army's 2025 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C.
"We have to be aggressive in this space," said Maj. Gen. Frank Lozano, program executive officerfor Missiles and Space. "We have to be purposeful, [and] there has to be a willingness to accept and underwrite risk in this space."
During a forum titled "Reimagining Fires," Lozano said the Army must lead globally as it competes--and tries to outpace--America's adversaries in the areas of long-range fires and integrated air and missile defense, Lozano said. "It's our mission to develop, produce and field unmatched, unparalleled warfighting capability, get that capability in the hands of our warfighters so they can defeat any enemy anywhere around the globe, period," he said.
The good news is the Army is invested in these critical areas, he said. "You can always tell where our priorities are because we put our money where our mouth is," he said.
The challenge is keeping up with rapidly evolving technology, Lozano and the other panelists said.
"Every fighting force has a challenge coming out of the last fight and predicting how they're going to fight the next fight," said Maj. Gen. David Stewart, director of the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office and director of fires in the office of the deputy Army chief of staff for operations, G-3/5/7.
The Army must "challenge the status quo at all times and push the bounds on how we're going to move forward for the next fight," Stewart said. He added that speed is paramount--not just in developing and delivering what soldiers need but also on the battlefield.
The pace of the future fight requires the Army to process data quickly and almost simultaneously detect and engage threats and targets, Lozano said. The force also must be able to influence the enemy's decision loop, he said. "It's about getting them to react to us and not vice versa," he said.
Industry is working alongside the Army to accelerate delivery of critical capabilities to soldiers, said Paula Hartley, vice president and general manager, Tactical Missiles, Missiles and Fire Control for Lockheed Martin. "It's all about speed, so how do we in industry do that," she said. "I have to deliver to [the Army] what they want, when they want it, it has to work the first time, all the time. There's nothing more important than bringing our soldiers home safely to their families and friends after successfully completing their mission."
Lockheed Martin, which makes capabilities such as the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, Javelin, Multiple Launch Rocket System and Precision Strike Missile, has been asked to accelerate its programs over the past several years, Hartley said.
To support faster production, industry needs a resilient supply chain, Hartley said. "One supplier can bring you to your knees," she said. "I learned early on, do you know how many pieces you need to build a missile? You need all of them."
Hartley and her team spend a lot of time on alternate and geographically dispersed sourcing and other efforts to diversify its suppliers, she said.
Over the past several months, the Army has been very purposefully fielding prototypes to soldiers, Lozano said, including counter-drone capabilities to troops deployed in the Middle East, the Integrated Battle Command System to Europe and the Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor to Guam.
If you give new technology to soldiers, "they will figure out how to train, they will figure out how to organize, they will figure out how to fight it," Lozano said. "I believe that's really foundational to understanding how we transform in a much more aggressive and rapid manner."
Early next year, the Army plans to test its Precision Strike Missile Increment 2, Lozano said. If the test is successful, the service will "produce 10 missiles immediately after that," he said.
"We've got to get ahead of the enemy, so we're pushing very hard," Lozano said.
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Original text here: https://www.ausa.org/news/panel-army-must-accelerate-fires-transformation
NBAA Honors The Air Current's Elan Head with 2025 Gold Wing Award
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 [Category: Transportation] -- The National Business Aviation Association posted the following news release:
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NBAA Honors The Air Current's Elan Head with 2025 Gold Wing Award
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Contact: Dan Hubbard, 202-431-5970, dhubbard@nbaa.org
Las Vegas, NV, Oct. 13, 2025 - The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today recognized Elan Head, senior editor of The Air Current, with NBAA's 2025 Gold Wing Award for Journalism Excellence, recognizing insightful and accurate reporting on matters affecting business aviation.
Head received the award prior to the opening of
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 [Category: Transportation] -- The National Business Aviation Association posted the following news release:
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NBAA Honors The Air Current's Elan Head with 2025 Gold Wing Award
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Contact: Dan Hubbard, 202-431-5970, dhubbard@nbaa.org
Las Vegas, NV, Oct. 13, 2025 - The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) today recognized Elan Head, senior editor of The Air Current, with NBAA's 2025 Gold Wing Award for Journalism Excellence, recognizing insightful and accurate reporting on matters affecting business aviation.
Head received the award prior to the opening ofthe 2025 NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), taking place from Oct. 14 - 16, in Las Vegas, NV.
Head received the Gold Wing Award for her article " Breaking Down the FAA's New eVTOL Operating Rules," which delves into the agency's Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) that established requirements for the safe and efficient integration of advanced air mobility (AAM) into the nation's aviation system. Then-Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Michael Whitaker unveiled the SFAR at last year's NBAA-BACE.
A commercially rated helicopter pilot and FAA Gold Seal instructor, Head has covered the emerging AAM and electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for The Air Curren t since October 2021, as well as technologies to enhance aviation safety and sustainability.
Head also is a frequent contributor to Vertical Magazine, covering multiple aspects of the rotorcraft industry and the role of technologies such as AAM and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
"Elan's article presents clear and detailed explanations of a highly complex topic, as well as the SFAR's relevance to all segments of the industry, including business aviation," said NBAA President and CEO Ed Bolen. "This builds upon her other consistent, accurate and engaging content that illuminates the promise of these emerging technologies, and we're pleased to recognize her work with our Gold Wing Award."
NBAA presents its annual Gold Wing Award to highlight journalism's important role in reporting the significant contributions of business aviation to the national economy, as well as the many ways in which the industry supports citizens, companies and communities across the U.S. The award recognizes both trade and non-trade media.
Learn more about the NBAA Gold Wing Award
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Founded in 1947 and based in Washington, DC, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) is the leading organization for companies that rely on general aviation aircraft to help make their businesses more efficient, productive and successful. The association represents more than 10,000 company and professional members and provides more than 100 products and services to the business aviation community, including the NBAA Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (NBAA-BACE), the world's largest civil aviation trade show. Learn more about NBAA at nbaa.org.
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Original text here: https://nbaa.org/2025-press-releases/nbaa-honors-the-air-currents-elan-head-with-2025-gold-wing-award/
Driscoll: Army Faces 'Inflection Point'
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 13 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news:
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Driscoll: Army Faces 'Inflection Point'
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The U.S. Army must shed its reliance on decades-old technology and acquisitions strategies to become a fighting force as agile and lethal as potential adversaries, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said Oct. 13 during the opening ceremony of the Association of the U.S. Army's 2025 Annual Meeting and Exposition.
Pointing to Ukraine's advancements in drone technology and its use of battlefield artificial intelligence to conduct asymmetrical
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ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 13 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news:
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Driscoll: Army Faces 'Inflection Point'
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The U.S. Army must shed its reliance on decades-old technology and acquisitions strategies to become a fighting force as agile and lethal as potential adversaries, Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said Oct. 13 during the opening ceremony of the Association of the U.S. Army's 2025 Annual Meeting and Exposition.
Pointing to Ukraine's advancements in drone technology and its use of battlefield artificial intelligence to conduct asymmetricalwarfare, Driscoll said the Army must have--at a minimum--technology as current as soldiers use in everyday life.
"At home, your fingertips command artificial intelligence... instantly exchange data worldwide... and your vehicle self-drives you to work," Driscoll told thousands of soldiers at the event. "Then, once you arrive at work, you exist in an organization that has been conditioned to expect technological failure.... It's absolutely unconscionable.... This is the inflection point where we turn it all around."
The service has long suffered from an acquisitions process that takes years to field new equipment and systems, inflexible funding that prevents it from pivoting when new needs emerge and intractable contracts that don't let the Army fix its own gear, according to Driscoll.
In the past few months, Driscoll has introduced "continuous transformation," a shift to reinvesting resources by ditching outdated systems and embracing lean, agile systems that provide lethal results.
It is set to launch FUZE, an initiative that provides funding to startups to purchase and field equipment to soldiers in weeks, instead of years. At the Annual Meeting, the service announced the first competition in the program, xTechDisrupt that, in a Shark Tank-like competition, encourages innovators to pitch their products for $500,000 and then launch their wares within 30 days.
An example of such innovation, according to Driscoll, is the $750 Aerial Battlefield Enabler drone fielded by the 101st Airborne Division--a modular, soldier-created drone that can transition between attack, recon or defense.
The service also wants flexible funding, asking in the fiscal 2026 budget for the ability to move around monies for electronic warfare, unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and counter-UAS.
Driscoll said bureaucratic inefficiencies enable adversaries, bog down the Army and put soldiers at risk. "No one can predict the next war, but we cannot wait... to innovate until Americans are dying on the battlefield. We must act now to enable our soldiers," the secretary said to cheers and applause.
The Army also must change to ensure that soldiers--which it is attracting in record numbers--are supported. In fiscal 2025, the Army hit its recruiting goal of 61,000 in seven months, the quickest pace in 13 years, and has 20,000 enrolled in the Delayed Entry Program for 2026, Driscoll said.
The secretary also said the Army will increase partnerships with the private sector to reduce costs and improve on-post construction, make installations more self-reliant by powering them with nuclear energy and "fixing the basics of food and billeting."
The service plans to pilot campus-style dining facilities that will feature "multiple vendors, healthy food and [Common Access Card]-swipe convenience," Driscoll said.
Driscoll's vision for the Army is a lethal, agile force that can 3D-print replacement parts on the battlefield, has the world's most sophisticated drone warfare capability, a modern acquisition strategy that can field new technology in months, rather than years, and to model itself on the best practices of private industry--the Silicon Valley approach of "combining venture capital money and mentorship with startup culture."
"For too long... we accepted mediocrity. For too long... we maintained the status quo. Now we stand at an inflection point: make the future... or react to it," Driscoll said.
-- Patricia Kime for AUSA
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Original text here: https://www.ausa.org/news/driscoll-army-faces-inflection-point
Ascension St. John Names Tanner Holt as President of Jane Phillips Medical Center
WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 [Category: Health Care] -- Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization, issued the following news release:
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Ascension St. John Names Tanner Holt as President of Jane Phillips Medical Center
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Ascension St. John announced that Tanner Holt has been appointed president of Ascension St. John Jane Phillips in Bartlesville, effective immediately.
"Tanner is a proven leader who brings both operational expertise and a deep passion for serving the community," said Bo Beaudry, ministry market CEO of Ascension St. John. "I am confident his leadership will help spur growth
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 [Category: Health Care] -- Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization, issued the following news release:
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Ascension St. John Names Tanner Holt as President of Jane Phillips Medical Center
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Ascension St. John announced that Tanner Holt has been appointed president of Ascension St. John Jane Phillips in Bartlesville, effective immediately.
"Tanner is a proven leader who brings both operational expertise and a deep passion for serving the community," said Bo Beaudry, ministry market CEO of Ascension St. John. "I am confident his leadership will help spur growthand innovation in Bartlesville while staying true to our mission of caring for the whole person--body, mind, and spirit."
In his new role, Holt will oversee the strategic direction, operations, and mission integration of Jane Phillips Medical Center. He will work closely with physicians, associates, and community partners to advance Ascension's commitment to delivering compassionate, personalized care for all, with special attention to those most vulnerable.
Most recently Holt served as chief operating officer at DeTar Healthcare System in Victoria, Texas, where he oversaw daily operations, organizational strategy, and ensured high-quality, efficient care for patients. Throughout his career, he has been recognized for his collaborative leadership style, focus on quality outcomes, and dedication to creating a culture of exceptional care for patients, associates, and physicians alike.
"I am truly honored to be named president of Jane Phillips Medical Center." Holt said. "This hospital has a strong legacy of compassionate care, and I am excited to work alongside such a dedicated team in Bartlesville. I look forward to serving the people of Bartlesville and the surrounding communities."
Holt, his wife, and two daughters look forward to becoming part of the Bartlesville community.
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Original text here: https://about.ascension.org/news/2025/10/ascension-st-john-names-tanner-holt-as-president-of-jane-phillips-medical-center
Army Secretary Driscoll Kicks off AUSA 2025
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 13 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news:
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Army Secretary Driscoll Kicks off AUSA 2025
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The first day of the Association of the U.S. Army's 2025 Annual Meeting and Exposition features a keynote address by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, as well as leader s hip forums, speakers and exhibits.
The event, the largest annual land warfare exposition in North America, is being held for the 2 2nd time at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The three-day event will take place Oct. 1 3 -1 5
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ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 13 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news:
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Army Secretary Driscoll Kicks off AUSA 2025
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The first day of the Association of the U.S. Army's 2025 Annual Meeting and Exposition features a keynote address by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, as well as leader s hip forums, speakers and exhibits.
The event, the largest annual land warfare exposition in North America, is being held for the 2 2nd time at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The three-day event will take place Oct. 1 3 -1 5and feature more than 7 8 0 exhibits in five halls on both levels of the convention center.
"Agile, Adaptive, Lethal: Winning at the Pace of Change" is the theme of this year's meeting, highlighting how the Army is transforming for the future battlefield.
Driven by the Army 's continuous transformation, the service is taking on a sweeping effort that promises big changes in force structure, weaponry, platforms and acquisition as it build s a leaner and more lethal force.
This transformation is expected to be the focus of Driscoll's remarks during the opening ceremony, which begins at 9:30 a.m. in the conference center ballroom.
Gen. Andrew Poppas, commander of U.S. Army Forces Command, will speak at the Maj. Gen. Robert G. Moorhead National Guard and Army Reserve Breakfast, and there is a Warfighter and Family Forum on permanent change-of-station moves.
There will be two contemporary military forums in the afternoon, titled "Transforming Army Infrastructure Through Industry Partnerships" and "Transforming Army Integrated Air and Missile Defense. "
Presentations at the Warriors Corner, at the Army exhibit in Booth 1825, include discussions on evolving counter- small unmanned aircraft systems defense, casualty evacuation modernization, electronic warfare transformation, and campus-style dining and garrison feeding initiatives.
A Leader Solarium hosted by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George and organized by AUSA's Center for Leadership will take place in conjunction with the Annual Meeting. About 70 specially selected battalion-level Army leaders are expected to attend. They will hear from Army leaders and civilian subject-matter experts, engage in small \- group discussions and provide feedback to senior Army leaders on opportunities and challenges facing the Army.
The Center for Leadership also will conduct a Generation Next Forum with about 100 young people, part of its Young Professionals Program to develop and grow the next generation of leaders.
Through the Army's FUZE program, which seeks to drive and accelerate new solutions to Army problems, the service will host a $500,000 prize competition. Called xTechDisrupt, the program scouts demonstration-ready technologies in four critical areas--electronic warfare, power generation, management and storage, unmanned aircraft systems and counter-drone systems. The demonstrations will take place at Booth 8153 in Hall E.
The Army's Innovator's Corner, Booth 7841 in Hall D, will feature more than 30 small businesses demonstrating transformative technologies in areas such as artificial intelligence, sensors and contested logistics.
For the 12th year, t here also will be a veterans hiring event called "Your Next Mission." I t will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. every day of the annual meeting at Booth 161 in Hall A. The free event aims to help veterans, transitioning service members and military spouses find employment.
Registration opens at 6:30 a.m. The exhibits are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
This year's hashtag is #AUSA202 5.
For the full agenda, click here. To download AUSA's Annual Meeting app, click here.
Read all Annual Meeting news here.
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Original text here: https://www.ausa.org/news/army-secretary-driscoll-kicks-ausa-2025
Army Leaders Seek Feedback during Leader Solarium
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 13 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news:
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Army Leaders Seek Feedback during Leader Solarium
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On the first day of the Association of the U.S. Army's Leader Solarium, participants were given a view from the top of the Army and told what they'll need to consider as they prepare troops for combat.
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George acknowledged the importance of technology and how it's only going to intensify, as he spoke before about 70 battalion commanders and command sergeants major from units across the
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ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 13 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news:
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Army Leaders Seek Feedback during Leader Solarium
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On the first day of the Association of the U.S. Army's Leader Solarium, participants were given a view from the top of the Army and told what they'll need to consider as they prepare troops for combat.
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George acknowledged the importance of technology and how it's only going to intensify, as he spoke before about 70 battalion commanders and command sergeants major from units across theArmy. But while technological advancements will continue to inform warfare, he warned that none of it will matter if troops aren't physically ready for the challenges on the ground.
"Throughout everything that we're doing at technology, nothing about gritty, tough, physically fit troopers... is going to change," George said Oct. 13 during the Leader Solarium, held in conjunction with AUSA's Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C. The theme for this year's event, hosted by AUSA's Center for Leadership, is "Capitalizing on Lessons Learned to Accelerate Army Transformation."
As he and Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Weimer travel around the Army, George said, they work to ensure everyone understands that "we can't get so focused on everybody wearing a headset and flying a drone that... we can't close with the enemy."
"Right now, if you see what's happening in Ukraine with people getting hunted down with drones and just surviving in these environments, actually, I think fitness levels are going to have to go up," George said.
Regardless of hardware, software and the countless innovations that will come along, George said being prepared means developing and maintaining an agile mindset, not just commanders but throughout formations.
"Everybody gets really focused on the drones, everybody's going to get really focused on the tech, and we need that," George said. "But there's a lot of other things to it."
George stressed the four priorities--warfighting, delivering ready combat formations, continuous transformation and strengthening the profession of arms--that he announced when he began his tenure as Army chief of staff two years ago, providing brief updates on what's been accomplished and what's coming as the Army continuously transforms.
Training requirements have been streamlined in favor of enhancing warfighting readiness, according to George, who noted that Army Regulation 350-1, which guides training and leader development, has been reduced from 250 pages to 80 pages.
Capabilities at the Army's combat training centers are being "upgunned" to ensure the opposing force is up to 180 days ahead of training units on the tactics being used in ongoing conflicts. The Army also is centralizing data in an effort to eliminate big tactical operations centers, propagating the Holistic Health and Fitness program, known as H2F, across the force, and modernizing the Army's organic industrial base.
"I always tell everybody, you can have the best weapons out there, but if you've only got three rounds in your magazine, that's not good, so we are trying to modernize the [organic industrial base], and we're spending literally billions of dollars to make sure that we can do that," George said.
George and Weimer will meet with Leader Solarium participants again at the end of AUSA's three-day conference for an "out-brief," having asked them to be ready with feedback that will help inform decisions at the highest levels of the Army.
-- Gina Cavallaro
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Original text here: https://www.ausa.org/news/army-leaders-seek-feedback-during-leader-solarium
AUSA Chapters Connect America with the Army
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 13 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news:
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AUSA Chapters Connect America with the Army
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Chapter leaders are the "lifeblood" of the Association of the U.S. Army, providing a "vital connection" between soldiers, families and veterans and the American public, said retired Gen. Bob Brown, AUSA president and CEO.
Speaking Oct. 12 at an awards ceremony and reception for AUSA's volunteer leaders one day before the association's 2025 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., Brown lauded their hard work
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ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 13 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news:
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AUSA Chapters Connect America with the Army
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Chapter leaders are the "lifeblood" of the Association of the U.S. Army, providing a "vital connection" between soldiers, families and veterans and the American public, said retired Gen. Bob Brown, AUSA president and CEO.
Speaking Oct. 12 at an awards ceremony and reception for AUSA's volunteer leaders one day before the association's 2025 Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., Brown lauded their hard workand dedication to AUSA's mission.
"All our volunteers are amazing. They're the lifeblood of the organization," Brown said, emphasizing the chapter leaders' efforts to connect their local communities with all components of the Total Army.
Brown specifically thanked the attendees for their initiatives on behalf of three AUSA priorities: community partnerships, support for ROTC and initiatives to assist the Army with recruiting.
Many civilians are only familiar with the Army through references in popular culture, and while the service is making efforts to reach out to the public, many challenges remain, Brown said. "The way they do it is through you all... whether you're near an installation or hundreds of miles away," he said. "People see what AUSA does for soldiers and veterans, on and off post.... Your partnership makes a huge, huge difference."
Brown also stressed the need for support of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. "ROTC does not get what it deserves as the largest source of commissioned officers," he said, noting the importance of chapter-facilitated staff rides and professional development events. "We are grateful for your efforts. All you do has a tremendous impact," he said.
While Army recruiting has improved after a challenging three years, recruiting will "go in cycles," and constant support is needed, Brown said. He pointed to the efforts of AUSA volunteer leaders in testing the U.S. Army Prep for Success Digital Engagement Experience app, which boosted increased recruiting performance across the force, according to the Army.
Retired Brig. Gen. Jack Haley, AUSA's vice president for Membership and Meetings, echoed Brown's sentiments. "Thank you. Thank you for being a volunteer and being an AUSA leader. Let's face it--we cannot execute our mission without you," Haley said. "Your dedication gives us the reach to educate, inform and connect America with her Army."
-- Luc Dunn
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Original text here: https://www.ausa.org/news/ausa-chapters-connect-america-army
