Lt. Col. Christopher Miller, commander of the 3rd Battalion, 116th Cavalry Regiment, and Staff Sgt. Stephen Young of Charlie Company show civilian employers a terrain table used by the mechanized infantry company for planning training operations during an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Boss Lift event July 27, 2025, at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho. (U.S. … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2025
DoD Education Unveils Five-Year Strategic Blueprint
JULY 29, 2025 — The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) has officially launched its new five-year strategic plan, “The Blueprint for Continuous Improvement,” a forward-focused plan that will guide the agency through 2030. Designed to elevate every aspect of the educational experience for military-connected students around the world, the Blueprint centers on four … [Read more...]
The Sounds of Arctic Thunder
JULY 29, 2025 – For the first time since 2023, Paratroopers from the 2nd Battalion, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, conducted multiple Table XII live-fire exercises and an air assault gun raid, sharpening platoon level artillery lethality and reinforcing unit cohesion under Alaska’s demanding … [Read more...]
Fort Cavazos Renamed to Fort Hood
JULY 29, 2025 — Two years after a name change, The Great Place is Fort Hood again, honoring a World War I hero, Col. Robert Benjamin Hood. During a ceremony July 28, 2025, at the III Armored Corps Headquarters flagpole, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hood commander Col. Mark McClellan and U.S. Army Garrison Fort Hood Command Sgt. Maj. Loyd Rhoades cased the Fort Cavazos colors and … [Read more...]
Chaplains Mark 250 Years of Ministering to Soldiers
JULY 29, 2025 - The Army recently celebrated its 250th birthday — two and a half centuries of defending the nation since standing up, June 14, 1775. Not long after, on July 29, 1775, the Army Chaplain Corps was established to provide ministerial support to those soldiers. "The members of today's Army Chaplain Corps are sustaining and enriching a sacred legacy, which our … [Read more...]