AUGUST 3, 2026 - Army Cpl. Jake Allex earned the Medal of Honor for extraordinary courage while leading his men forward under heavy fire during the Battle of Amiens in World War I. Allex was born Angelko Allex Mandushich July 13, 1887, in Streska, near Prizren, in the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire, present-day Kosovo. He was of ethnic Serbian descent, born to Sava A. … [Read more...]
Command Leads the Way with the Combat Field Test
AUGUST 3, 2026 - The 84th Training Command hosted the Army Combat Field Test, July 31st, 2026 at Fort Knox, KY. A combined force effort made of the three Army components supported more than 20 Soldiers taking the CFT said Army Reserve Capt. Stacy Pepitone, the 84th TC Holistic Health and Fitness Systems Manager. The 84th TC CFT achieved a 100% pass rate with 0% musculoskeletal … [Read more...]
Guard Unit at the Forefront of Army Transformation
AUGUST 3, 2026 – The Virginia National Guard’s 116th Mobile Brigade Combat Team, or MBCT, discussed the Army National Guard’s modernization efforts during the Army Current Operations Engagement Tour, highlighting lessons learned from becoming the first National Guard brigade to complete a Joint Readiness Training Center, or JRTC, rotation under the Army’s new Mobile Brigade … [Read more...]
Soldier Feedback Helps Cheyenne Development
AUGUST 3, 2026 — The Project Office for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft recently executed a critical design iteration of the Army’s next-generation assault aircraft, the MV-75 Cheyenne, at Redstone Arsenal during a special user evaluation. Over the course of a week in mid-May, a team of operators from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), engineers and trainers … [Read more...]
Drifting Exhibition Brings Crowd for Freedom 250
JULY 31, 2026 — For three hours on a late July Friday afternoon, an AAFES Main Exchange parking lot was transformed into a high-octane arena of burning rubber, smoke and controlled chaos. In a first-of-its-kind event for an Army installation, the U.S. Army and DynaCam brought the Connor O’Sully Drifting experience to Fort Campbell on July 24. The exclusive exhibition drew an … [Read more...]