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Over six months, about 1,000 soldiers from 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, will wear a device that collects data on the internal and external stressors to find ways to improve recovery and resiliency among troops.<br>U.S. Army
Over six months, about 1,000 soldiers from 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, will wear a device that collects data on the internal and external stressors to find ways to improve recovery and resiliency among troops.<br>U.S. Army

Alaska brigade wears device to learn about resiliency, recovery in extreme conditions

To better understand how sleep helps soldiers cope in the harsh conditions of Alaska, about 1,000 Army troops at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage have been issued a wearable device to measure their physiological data across sleep, strain and recovery.

Servicemembers deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border operated about 150 Border Patrol mobile surveillance camera vehicles similar to this one on display near Sunland Park, N.M. <br>Rose L. Thayer/Stars and Stripes
Servicemembers deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border operated about 150 Border Patrol mobile surveillance camera vehicles similar to this one on display near Sunland Park, N.M. <br>Rose L. Thayer/Stars and Stripes

Troops at US-Mexico border could stay there for three to five years, report says

The ongoing mission is approved through Sept. 30, which is the end of fiscal year 2021, with about 3,600 troops now serving in support of Border Patrol.

Sgt. Dermot Andrew Blake, 33, has been charged with murder in the death of his 30-year-old wife Tashianna Blake, Colorado Springs police said Monday.<br>Colorado Springs Police Department
Sgt. Dermot Andrew Blake, 33, has been charged with murder in the death of his 30-year-old wife Tashianna Blake, Colorado Springs police said Monday.<br>Colorado Springs Police Department

Fort Carson soldier is arrested, charged in wife’s death

Sgt. Dermot Andrew Blake was charged with murder and two counts of child abuse associated with the shooting death of his wife, Tashianna Blake.

Airmen with the 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron assist with the coordinating and unloading of more than 57,000 bottled water on a C-17 aircraft from the 16th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., on Feb. 21 at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field in Texas. The 502nd LRS assisted with the coordinating and unloading of more than 150,000 pounds of bottled water brought in via aircraft to be distributed in San Antonio.<br>Sarayuth Pinthong/U.S. Air Force
Airmen with the 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron assist with the coordinating and unloading of more than 57,000 bottled water on a C-17 aircraft from the 16th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, S.C., on Feb. 21 at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field in Texas. The 502nd LRS assisted with the coordinating and unloading of more than 150,000 pounds of bottled water brought in via aircraft to be distributed in San Antonio.<br>Sarayuth Pinthong/U.S. Air Force

Military bases in southern portions of US assess damage caused by winter storm

Now that the weather has returned to average temperatures, Texas residents, including military families at some of the 13 bases throughout the state, continue to work to find potable water and food.

Barksdale Air Force Base near Bossier City, La., received a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain that closed the base Tuesday. It was one of at least a dozen military bases to close Tuesday as a winter storm swept across portions of the southern and eastern United States.<br>U.S. Air Force
Barksdale Air Force Base near Bossier City, La., received a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain that closed the base Tuesday. It was one of at least a dozen military bases to close Tuesday as a winter storm swept across portions of the southern and eastern United States.<br>U.S. Air Force

Some military families displaced as freezing temperatures cause pipes to burst at several bases

At least eight bases remained closed Thursday in states including Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana, with many preparing to stay closed Friday.

Barksdale Air Force Base near Bossier City, La., was blanketed by a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain that closed the base Tuesday. It was one of at least a dozen military bases to close Tuesday as a winter storm swept across portions of the southern and eastern United States.<br>U.S. Air Force
Barksdale Air Force Base near Bossier City, La., was blanketed by a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain that closed the base Tuesday. It was one of at least a dozen military bases to close Tuesday as a winter storm swept across portions of the southern and eastern United States.<br>U.S. Air Force

Winter weather causes more than a dozen military bases to close

More than a dozen military bases stretching from Fort Drum in New York to Fort Hood in Texas were closed Tuesday as large swaths of the country were gripped by freezing temperatures and dangerous weather conditions.