OCTOBER 7, 2021 – The U.S. Army unveiled the newest variant of the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, the UH-60V, during a ceremony Wednesday at the Pennsylvania National Guard’s Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site. EAATS received six UH-60Vs from the Utility Helicopter Program Office in late July, and since then, the school’s instructor pilots have been training on … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 7, 2021 — Leaders from across the U.S. Army and defense industry will discuss critical threats to Army readiness poised by climate change and extreme weather threats during a Contemporary Military Forum at this year’s Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The discussion will not only include how these threats impact the … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 6, 2021 - The 2021 Association of the United States Army annual meeting will address lessons learned from the Army’s pandemic response, specifically accelerating the all-of-nation response at one of eight contemporary military forums on Oct. 13. The panel lead is Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 4, 2021 - Despite the impacts of COVID-19, the Army successfully met all its mission requirements in fiscal year 2021 including a no-notice deployment of the 82nd Airborne Division to Afghanistan in August, the service’s top enlisted leader said Thursday. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael A. Grinston considers that no small feat. He said the Army’s success can largely be … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 1, 2021 — 101st Airborne Division field artillery Soldiers have been testing modified Joint Light Tactical Vehicles (JLTV) to serve as the prime mover and ammunition carrier for their M119A3 105mm Howitzers. Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery (FA) Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) conducted a Fires … [Read more...]