APRIL 18, 2023 — After a three year hiatus, the Best Mortar Competition is back as part of the Maneuver Center of Excellence’s Infantry Week. This year's competition featured more teams, more firepower and more challenges than ever before as 22 teams from around the world spent over three days demonstrating their technical and tactical prowess across Fort Benning, Georgia, from … [Read more...]
First Lithuanians Graduate From U.S. Army Flight Course
APRIL 17, 2023 – Lithuania air force Capt. Matas Leckas and Capt. Valius Urbonas became the first Lithuanian pilots to graduate from the UH-60M Aviator Qualification Course at the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence during a ceremony at Fort Novosel, Alabama, then known as Fort Rucker, April 4, 2023. The Pennsylvania National Guard has been partners with Lithuania since … [Read more...]
The First 100 Yards of Becoming An Infantryman
APRIL 14, 2023 — Just as the sun is coming up on a mild spring morning in Georgia, dozens of Army infantry recruits file off the bus and sprint 100 yards as drill instructors supply ample motivation. They gather into four platoons and get their first real taste of basic training. Drill instructors teach them formation procedures and quickly correct any mistake. Pushups and … [Read more...]
Adaptive Sports Transforms Soldiers
APRIL 14, 2023 - To “adapt” means to make something suitable for a new use or purpose or to become adjusted to new conditions. Soldiers in the Army Recovery Care Program learn to adapt every day, especially through adaptive sports. April is Adaptive Sports Month, and the US Army hosted an Adaptive Sports camp at Fort Bragg for 71 Soldiers who are wounded ill or … [Read more...]
MOH Recipients Set Example for Next Generation of Soldiers
APRIL 14, 2023 – When Sgt. Maj. Thomas Payne and Master Sgt. Earl Plumlee received the nation’s highest military valor award, they joined a select group of Soldiers who earned the Medal of Honor while on active duty. Now the recipients have taken the responsibility of representing the Army while also helping draw interest of potential recruits to the service. Plumlee and … [Read more...]