DECEMBER 19, 2023 — Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) helped commemorate the 79th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in Bastogne, Belgium, Dec. 16, 2023 with a parade through the city center. The 101st Soldiers were joined by WWII veterans, a local Belgian band, members of the Belgian military, Soldiers from Benelux, Belgian school children, and … [Read more...]
Lonestar Tech Demo Successfully Completes Mission
DECEMBER 17, 2023 – Lonestar, a U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command tactical space support vehicle on-orbit demonstrator, has successfully completed its mission following an extra six months to gather data and key observations. Launched on July 1, 2022, and originally slated for a one-year mission, Lonestar was designed to provide space-based situational awareness … [Read more...]
West Point Claims Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy
DECEMBER 12, 2023 — The Army West Point Black Knights (6-6) defeated the Navy Midshipmen (5-7), 17-11 in the 124th edition of the annual Army-Navy Game presented by USAA. The win marks two consecutive wins for Army over Navy and marks Army's fourth Commander-in-Chief's Trophy outright win in the last seven years. For the first time in the 124-year history of the Army-Navy … [Read more...]
Army Leaders Chart Path to Equipping the Force
DECEMBER 11, 2023 – Senior leaders from around the Army met both virtually and in-person for the Army Modernization Equipping Conference, Dec. 4-7 at Army Materiel Command headquarters. The AMEC, held semiannually, brought together leadership from the four major Army commands and Headquarters Department of the Army staff sections to synchronize equipment distributions and … [Read more...]
Army Announces First Precision Strike Missiles Delivery
DECEMBER 11, 2023 – The U.S. Army announced today the initial delivery of its next-generation Long Range Precision Fires missile. The delivery of Precision Strike Missile Increment 1 Early Operational Capability missiles follows successful production qualification testing in November at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The PrSM is the Army’s next-generation Long … [Read more...]