JULY 8, 2024 – Fourteen years ago, Franco Miotto and Anna Dal Farro faced the heartbreaking news that no parent ever wants to hear—their son, an Italian Army Corporal Major Matteo Miotto, was killed by enemy fire in Buji, Afghanistan. Today, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Garrison Italy, the Italian Army honored Miotto’s legacy by naming an Army post in Longare—Caserma … [Read more...]
Army Signs New 50-Year Lease for Hawaiian Airfield
The lease also opens opportunities for federal grants to support necessary improvements to the airfield.Col. Steve McGunegle, Commander of U.S. Army Garrison Hawai‘i, provides details about the new 50-year lease for Kawaihāpai Airfield during the press conference at the State Capitol on July 5, 2024. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) JULY 6, 2024 — In a landmark … [Read more...]
Army Cyber Command Leaders Discuss Information Advantage
JULY 5, 2024 - Military and civilian leaders from across the Army Cyber enterprise joined their expert partners from military, industry, academic, government and media organizations to discuss the ever-evolving cyber landscape and how military forces can develop and employ information advantage in cyberspace, at the Association of the United States Army’s “Hot Topic: Cyber and … [Read more...]
Civil War Heroes Get Medal of Honor Recognition
JULY 5, 2024 — The White House announced President Joe Biden posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to Civil War Soldiers Pvt. Philip Gephart Shadrach and Pvt. George Davenport Wilson for their heroism and courage during the Great Locomotive Chase of 1862. Each Soldier’s oldest living relative accepted the award during a ceremony at the White House on July 3rd. "To … [Read more...]
Army Tests Modernized Chinook Helicopter
JULY 2, 2024 — Screaming Eagle Soldiers of the 101st Airborne Division completed testing a modernized version of the CH-47 Chinook helicopter during the recent exercise, Operation Lethal Eagle (OLE). Mr. James Adams, with U.S. Army Operational Test Command’s Aviation Test Directorate, said the purpose of the Cargo Helicopters Project Office-hosted User Demonstration was to … [Read more...]




