SEPTEMBER 23, 2022 — Industry partners working with the Army and Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency engineers will fly a pilotless UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter carrying up to 3,000 pounds on supply runs as part of its annual Project Convergence experiments this fall. In addition, the range of the tests will expand significantly across the Pacific. Lt. Gen. Scott … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 – One U.S. Army astronaut and doctor makes a house call on the International Space Station. Army Astronaut Lt. Col. (Dr.) Frank Rubio successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, aboard a Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft Sept. 21, for a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Following a three-hour journey, the crew made two … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 — Lt. Col. Frank Rubio came from humble beginnings, raised by a single teenage mother in southwest Miami. More than 30 years after he joined the Army, the UH-60 Black Hawk pilot will be making his first venture into space Sept. 21 when he launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station as a NASA astronaut. Rubio said his mom, an … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 — Drill Sergeants from across the U.S. Army will be competing at Fort Jackson from Sept. 11-15 for a chance to earn the title of Drill Sergeant of the Year. Dating back to 1969, the Army has recognized the top drill sergeant after a grueling week-long competition that stresses competitors mentally and physically while testing not just their tactical and … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022 – After more than two years spent dealing with the COVID pandemic, concerns are now rising about a possible new disease threat: monkeypox. The U.S. Army Public Health Center has summarized key facts to educate soldiers and provide guidance to clinicians about this disease. Known primarily for its characteristic rash of hard pustules that scab over, … [Read more...]