MAY 26, 2026 — Defense industry partners successfully tested a new three-shot rocket launcher mounted to a logistics drone at Fort Rucker on May 20, an initiative designed to push advanced precision strike capabilities down to the battalion level. The test paired the TRV 150, a resupply drone manufactured by Survice Engineering Company, with a three-pack Advanced Precision … [Read more...]

MAY 26, 2026 — Fort Hood hosted the first-ever professional football game played on a military installation as the United Football Leagues’ Dallas Renegades and Orlando Storm went head to head May 15 at Phantom Warrior Stadium. The game was called “Hats off to Heroes,” and free tickets were given to those with Department of War ID cards and the first 2,000 attendees received … [Read more...]

MAY 26, 2026 - At the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, some 998 cadets threw their caps in the air, prepared to disperse out into the Army to lead soldiers in every corner of the world. Before that happened, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth told those newly minted leaders that they've got his trust and the trust of the president. Four years ago, he said, they … [Read more...]

MAY 25, 2026 - Army Pvt. Henry Johnson, an infantryman, served in France in 1918 during World War I, which was then called the Great War. Johnson was born July 15, 1892, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. His name at birth was William Henry Johnson. There are conflicting accounts of who his parents and sister were, but it is thought that they worked in the tobacco … [Read more...]

MAY 22, 2026 – The 166th Regiment - Regional Training Institute (RTI) is serving as the Army National Guard’s validation site for the Army’s new 29-day Basic Leader Course (BLC), helping refine the updated curriculum before it is implemented across the force later this year. Conducted from April 28 through May 26, the validation course expands the previous 23-day curriculum … [Read more...]