AUGUST 5, 2024 – Elite parachutists, marksmen, cross fitters, gamers, fishermen and musicians can serve full time in one special Army command. History, missionThe brigade was founded in 1997 as a support group under U.S. Army Recruiting Command. It was restructured and re-aligned under other units until it once again officially became the Marketing and Engagement Brigade … [Read more...]

AUGUST 5, 2024 – The Army’s Future Vertical Lift program took a major step forward as the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program entered the next major phase of development when the Army approved the FLRAA Milestone B (MS B) Acquisition Decision Memorandum this week. The decision came after the successful FLRAA preliminary design review in April and a meeting of … [Read more...]

AUGUST 2, 2024 - Sgt. Sagen Maddalena won the Silver Medal in Women’s Three-Position Rifle at the Paris Olympics. Maddalena earned a place in the Finals of the top eight competitors after setting an Olympic Qualification Record with a score of 593-45x. China’s Qiongyue Zhang followed close behind with a 593-40x. Once in the Final, the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Soldier … [Read more...]

AUGUST 2, 2024 — The ability to quickly put cutting-edge warfighting equipment in the hands of Soldiers is key to maintaining readiness, says 25th Infantry Division commander, Maj. Gen. Marcus Evans Incorporating new technology like drones allows Soldiers to become familiar with off-the-shelf equipment that can increase protection and lethality, he added. Evans spoke … [Read more...]

AUGUST 1, 2024 - The end of July marked the 80th anniversary of the invasion of Tinian, completing the campaign to capture the Marianas Islands during Operation FORAGER. Seizure of the Marianas Islands enabled a strategic land-based bombing campaign as well as providing naval basing to efficiently tighten the blockade of the Japanese Home Islands. Operation FORAGER also … [Read more...]