Dec. 17, 2020

Recruiters safe after shots fired at North Carolina station

FORT KNOX, Ky. — A gunman fired shots into a recruiting station in Greensboro, North Carolina, the evening of Dec. 14, causing damage to the facility entrance but no injuries to any military personnel.

Dec. 15, 2020

Identical twins choose to serve together

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. — Inseparable since birth, Cade Wied and his identical brother, Cameron, both took their oath of enlistment and joined the Army as information technology specialists.

Dec. 11, 2020

ESports Team ready for today's CODE Bowl

FORT KNOX, Ky. — On the eve of the 121st Army versus Navy football showdown, the U.S. Army’s eSports team is battle ready for the Call of Duty Endowment Bowl, an online tournament featuring the popular video game of the same name. And much like the big-game bragging that precedes the Army’s pigskin pastime with the Navy, the CODE Bowl has no shortage of trash talk.

Dec. 11, 2020

Richmond Recruiting Battalion hosts first Virtual STEM Tour

RICHMOND, Va. — A virtual STEM Career Exploration Event, featuring Army units across Virginia, successfully educated Richmond-area students and school administrators on careers in the U.S. Army.

Dec. 11, 2020

Mid-Atlantic Battalion teams with local chamber for networking, learning opportunities

LAKEHURST, N.J. — James Coyle, President of the Gateway Regional Chamber of Commerce, led a networking seminar here for company commanders of the Mid-Atlantic Army Recruiting Battalion on Nov. 6.

Dec. 8, 2020

Phoenix recruiters provide rescue efforts after serious crash

PHOENIX — It was shaping up as a routine November day for the recruiters at Paradise Valley Recruiting Station, when a loud and violent boom reverberated through the office. Staff Sgt. Andrei Priimak faced the window.

Dec. 1, 2020

New company XO course graduates first students

FORT KNOX, Ky. — A new way for getting the X's and O's to the new XOs has begun. The U.S. Army Recruiting Command’s Recruiting and Retention College here sent its first Company Executive Officer Course graduates back to the recruiting field in November, with the next batch of XO students slated for early December.

Nov. 23, 2020

‘Virtually’ Everywhere: USAREC participating in online career fairs nationwide

FORT KNOX, Ky. — Things are Indeed busy on the virtual recruiting front.

Nov. 20, 2020

USAREC seeking Soldiers for new ‘Talent,’ eSports, Warrior Fitness, teams

FORT KNOX, Ky. — A search is underway to form The U.S. Army’s Got Talent Team, a new recruiting outreach program, as well as new members to join two other USAREC marquee programs, The U.S. Army eSports Team and the U.S. Army Warrior Fitness Team.

Nov. 10, 2020

Kentucky commissioner ‘PaYS it forward’ with USAREC commander

FORT KNOX, Ky. — Tuesday was PaYS day for the Kentucky Department of Veteran’s Affairs and Army Recruiting Command.