Today's News

By SYDNEY CALLIS
U.S. Army Cadet Command
The name “summer camp,” to some, conjures up visions of making friendship bracelets and toasting marshmallows by the fire. The moniker is misleading when it comes to the Leader’s Training Course, an Army ROTC summer program designed to develop future officers.

By ANDREA WALES
U.S. Army Human Resources Command PAO
Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series about summer safety.
Josh Maberry, a management analyst in HRC’s Officer Personnel Management Directorate, rides a motorcycle when the weather permits. Maberry is active in HRC’s chapter of the Army-wide Motorcycle Mentorship Program.
The program gives novice riders an opportunity to ride with more experienced motorcyclists, someone to ensure the Soldier stays within Army standards and regulations.

U.S. may leave Patriots in Jordan after exercise
American Forces Press Service
The United States could leave Patriot anti-missile batteries and F-16 fighter jets in Jordan following the end of Exercise Eager Lion, a Pentagon spokesman said in Washington
June 5.
Jordan has requested the batteries, but Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has not yet reviewed it, Col. Steve Warren told reporters. Hagel returned from NATO meetings in Brussels last week.

By TERRI BARNES
Stars and Stripes
Lately, I’ve been making appointments to look at houses and condos. I’ve been taking photos of rooms and appliances. I’ve been asking nosy questions about basements: “Does it flood?” and parking: “Is it on the street only?” I’ve been driving through prospective neighborhoods and checking out porches (no couches, good) and driveways (rusting cars on cinder blocks, bad). I’ve interviewed both landlords and tenants.