JULY 28, 2025 – The 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) is participating in Talisman Sabre for the first time, integrating with joint and combined partners to support sustainment operations across a vast geographic area. Talisman Sabre 25 is the largest bilateral military exercise between the United States and Australia. The exercise, held from July 13 to Aug. 4, … [Read more...]
Army Adds More Patriot Battalions
JULY 28, 2025 — The Army plans to add additional battalions to its most stressed element, one of the service’s top leaders said. The Army will stand up to four additional Patriot battalions including one to bolster the Guam Defense System, said the Army’s Vice Chief of Staff Gen. James J. Mingus. American forces use a layered and integrated defense system to safeguard the … [Read more...]
Army Unveils Lightweight Combat Assault Ration
JULY 25, 2025 - The Army's new close combat assault ration features a 39% volume reduction and 17% weight reduction compared to existing field rations, allowing warfighters to carry five days' worth of nutrition in a three-day footprint. The new, lightweight, energy packed, nutrient-dense, individual field ration, called the Close Combat Assault Ration, CCAR, is now available … [Read more...]
Yuma’s Rugged Terrain Great for Testing Armored Vehicles
JULY 25, 2025 - U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) is at the forefront of the Army’s current transformation efforts. One important aspect of Army transformation involves mobility, and approximately 200 miles of surveyed road courses at U.S. Army Yuma Test Center (YTC) are being utilized to put the next generation of vehicles through their paces. YTC ‘s rugged conditions … [Read more...]
Army Using Next-Gen Tech for Modernization
JULY 24, 2025 — As part of the Army Transformation Initiative, the Army will re-invest up to $48 billion into the modernization of its next generation command and control within the next five to six years at a rate not done since the 1980s, said Gen. James Mingus, vice chief of staff of the Army, during a Landpower Dialogue at the Center for Strategic and International Studies … [Read more...]




