AUGUST 7, 2024 — In the Army, most Soldiers are familiar with the saying, "if it ain't raining, we ain't training!" For several days starting August 1, 2024, participants were able to experience the true meaning of this saying through a series of unexpected events during a spur ride hosted by 553rd Division Sustainment Support Battalion (DSSB), 1st Cavalry Division Sustainment … [Read more...]
Army Soldier-Athlete Wins Olympic Bronze in Rugby
AUGUST 6, 2024 – The term “Highwomen” refers to those women who have done the hard work throughout history, but whose stories are untold. Thanks to Cpt. Sammy Sullivan, a Soldier-Athlete with the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program and key contributor for the U.S. Women’s Rugby Sevens Team as a forward, the story of how Team USA shocked Australia, 14-12, in the waning … [Read more...]
Army Marketing Offers Home to Elite Athletes
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...]
Army Moving Forward with Vertical Lift Program
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...]
Soldier Wins Olympic Silver Medal
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...]




