FEBRUARY 24, 2023 - In a combat theater, ground troops in the most isolated areas depend on airlifts for resupply. In the worst conditions, time can be a matter of life or death. U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) is home to all manner of parachute testing, with spacious and instrumented ranges large enough to accommodate even the world’s largest cargo parachutes. YPG … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 24, 2023 — For more than 50 years the Army has turned current and former defense training sites into environmentally safe areas for Soldiers and their families, installation staff and the surrounding communities. The work is done through the Army’s Environmental Restoration Program, also known as the cleanup program. Here they identify sites impacted by hazardous … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 22, 2023 – Electric vehicle drivers will soon be able to charge their batteries at one of two Fort Knox locations. Following months of planning and infrastructure groundwork, eight charging ports are scheduled to be operational at each of the two sites on or around April 1. Fort Knox Directorate of Public Works Energy Program manager R.J. Dyrdek said a lot went into … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 22, 2023 — By raising the standards of its physical assessment tests and Basic Leader Course, the service will continually challenge its Soldiers resulting in more successful missions, the Army’s top enlisted leader said. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael A. Grinston, speaking during an Association of the U.S. Army meeting Feb. 14, praised Soldiers for their ongoing … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 21, 2023 - “The relationship between a military working dog and a military dog handler is about as close as a man and a dog can become. You see this loyalty, the devotion; unlike any other.” – Robert Crais, #1 New York Times–bestselling author Ddunn, a patrol and explosive detector Dutch Shepherd, was born in Texas at Lackland Air Force Base where he was raised to … [Read more...]