The Army has come a long way in its more than 200 years of service and in its customer service. When Soldiers used to stand around ‘the post’ and commiserate, now they, their family members and the Army community can just click a keyboard’s buttons to voice their opinions.

It’s no surprise that the Department of Motor Vehicles has throngs of customers each day. But, what may come as a shock is just how simple it is for military drivers to get established in Virginia - even with an out-of-state license.

A club member introduced her as one of seven children, a 35-year wife of a U.S. Soldier, mother of two, grandmother of five, and Chief Operating Officer of The Hill newspaper.

Fort Belvoir officials are looking at virtually everything - including monorail and water taxi service - as they prepare for an increase in traffic expected in a little more than three years as a result of Base Realignment and Closure.

Medical care provided by a Virginia Army National Guard Soldier in Iraq was a major factor in a preventing an infection that could have cost a young girl her arm.

The Army is doubling its investment in family support programs in the 2009 budget and will use that money to hire support personnel for family readiness groups, improve child care, and expand educational opportunities for spouses and children of troops, the Army secretary said March 26.

Capt. Jody Brown’s barely 5-foot-tall stature easily is dwarfed by the sea of infantrymen. The Army nurse’s body armor and helmet make her look almost childlike, and her M4 rifle is more than half her size.

In its 50 years of flight, only six women have flown the U-2 Dragon Lady.

Marines and Sailors delivered the first batch of personal protection equipment, valued at $118,000, to employees of the Northern Petroleum Co. at the K3 Oil refinery in Haqlaniyah, Iraq March 25.

In mid-March, Indiana school administrators, military support groups and volunteers met at the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds in Noblesville, Ind., to learn about ways to assist children affected by a family member’s deployment.