JUNE 8, 2026 - Victory is earned through preparation, resilience and the determination to keep pushing through the toughest conditions. Spc. Ethan Rieck, U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Benelux in Brunssum military policeman, was ready for victory before he competed and won the Army Materiel Command (AMC) Soldier of the Year. Stepping into the competition, Rieck knew the challenge … [Read more...]

JUNE 8, 2026 — Antares Nuclear completed a zero-power criticality test for its Mark-0 demonstrator reactor at Idaho National Laboratory on June 4, 2026. This milestone advances the deployment of next-generation microreactors and reflects strong collaboration between the U.S. Army and the Department of Energy to support military applications of advanced nuclear … [Read more...]

JUNE 5, 2026 - U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) recently conducted a rapid test of the GRIZZLY vertical launcher for use with the AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM). The test follows on previous institutional knowledge testing the launcher’s use with the Hellfire missile. “The primary objective was to support a controlled demonstration of a counter-UAS concept … [Read more...]

JUNE 2, 2026 — Soldiers, engineers and defense industry partners recently came together for the Army’s truly historic, first “Right to Integrate” sprint at Fort Carson. This intensive, ongoing effort aims to break down barriers between military systems and speed up the delivery of more integrated combat capability to units in the field. Called “Operation Jailbreak,” the … [Read more...]

JUNE 2, 2026 — The U.S. Army has met its fiscal year 2026 recruiting goals for active duty, signing contracts with more than 61,500 future Soldiers – four months before the end of the fiscal year. This achievement is testament the continued efforts by U.S. Army Recruiting Division Recruiters to attract the best and brightest to join America’s most lethal fighting … [Read more...]