FEBRUARY 27, 2024 — On an Iraqi military base in sweltering heat, Jacob Whitlock faced his first bout with life and death. During a training exercise, a Soldier on the firing range began stumbling in his boots between rounds. With his face flushed red, he then vomited uncontrollably in the dry desert air. Whitlock, an Army combat medic on his first deployment, acted … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 26, 2024 - The 3rd Infantry Division and the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry, “Rakkasans,” 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) have served together during historic periods before. Today, they’re forging a new chapter in each unit’s storied history serving together in Europe under the 3rd Infantry Division-led Task Force Marne. From … [Read more...]

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio gets help putting on a spacesuit at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston to train for spacewalks. (Credit: NASA/James Blair) FEBRUARY 24, 2024 - Army Col. (Dr.) Frank Rubio, an astronaut, orbited Earth for 371 days, setting a U.S. record for the most days in space on a single spaceflight. Rubio "is a … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 23, 2024 — Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth awarded Col. Frank Rubio the Army Astronaut Device during a pinning ceremony at the Pentagon today. Rubio spent 371 days aboard the International Space Station from 2022-2023 breaking the record for the longest spaceflight for an American astronaut. “Col. Rubio, you are a stellar example of the Army’s core values … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 21, 2024 — Alpha Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, is set to host a redeployment ceremony in Ansbach, Germany, at 11 a.m. on Feb. 26, 2024. The unit, part of the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, was the first in the U.S. Army to field and test four prototype Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD) systems. It provides … [Read more...]