DECEMBER 1, 2025 — A life-size statue of the late Col. Ralph Puckett Jr. was unveiled during a ceremony at Fort Benning Nov. 25, 2025. The seven-foot-tall, bronze statue on Hurley Hill, overlooking Victory Pond, depicts him in Army duty uniform rendering a salute. This depiction was not chosen at random, and neither was the statue’s location. Retired Col. Robert Choppa, … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 29, 2025 – Private First Class Joyslin Valenzuela experienced her first Thanksgiving in the Army – and her first “Super Bowl” as a culinary specialist – at Joint Base Lewis-McChord this year. “Game day” for Valenzuela and her fellow cooks was Nov. 25, when Lancer Bistro held its Thanksgiving meal on Lewis North. She went to work at 5:30 a.m., helping to make and … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 27, 2025 – Service members, families, and civilians gathered at the installation community club for the annual Thanksgiving Holiday Luncheon, sponsored by the Gary Sinise Foundation, Nov. 25. As part of U.S. Army Thanksgiving traditions, senior leaders served Thanksgiving meals to the workforce to promote a sense of family. “We are deeply grateful to our service … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 26, 2025 - The 11th Airborne Division recently conducted a groundbreaking electromagnetic warfare (EW) and counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) training event at the Joint Pacific Alaskan Range Complex (JPARC) near Fort Greely, Alaska, integrating EW Soldiers from across the DIV alongside UAS and C-UAS vendors to experiment with technologies in Alaska’s arctic … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 25, 2025 — Leaders and Soldiers from the 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade and the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command brought together air defenders, Army procurement staff and commercial vendors specializing in counter-unmanned aerial systems technology for a unique military and civilian event at Truppenübungsplatz Putlos, Nov. 10-21, 2025. Called Project … [Read more...]