AUGUST 30, 2022 – U.S. Army Airborne Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians recently participated in the largest and longest-running international static line parachute competition in the world. A team from the U.S. Army’s 192nd Ordnance Battalion (EOD) competed against other U.S. and international airborne troops during Leapfest 2022, which was held in Exeter, Rhode … [Read more...]

AUGUST 26, 2022 - “It was a convoy training lane where the Soldiers react to direct and indirect fire, taking casualties and a vehicle breaks down along with civilian contact,” said U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Kristin Caulfield, Observer Coach/Trainer Team Lead, 2-361st Training Support Battalion, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The training lanes were designed to enhance readiness … [Read more...]

AUGUST 25, 2022 - Capt. Micah Robbins, company commander of the Liberty (Mo.) Army Recruiting Company, and Jodi Vickery, Armed Forces Bank director of military consumer lending, signed a memorandum of agreement to recognize Armed Forces Bank/Academy Bank as a partner in the U.S. Army Partnership for Your Success (PaYS) Program during a ceremony Aug. 18 at Armed Forces Bank on … [Read more...]

AUGUST 24, 2022 — Airborne equipment testers here are working with aerospace engineers on modifying airdrop rigging techniques because of structural and mechanical changes made by the manufacture of the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV). “Testing centered around determining if production representative mode (PRM) ISVs could tolerate the forces experienced during low velocity … [Read more...]

AUGUST 24, 2022 - Dec. 17, 1903, was a windy day at Kitty Hawk, a coastal area of North Carolina, but suitable for the Wright brothers’ first test of their motor-operated flyer. In fact, they specifically chose this location for its wind. They started the engines and the propellers turned. After a few attempts, they managed to get the flyer off the ground for 59 seconds for … [Read more...]