JULY 21, 2026 - The Department of War announced the death of an active-duty Soldier who was supporting overseas operations in Iraq. Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, was killed in action during a controlled detonation of a downed One-Way Unmanned Aerial System on July 19, 2026, at Erbil Air Base, Iraq. The incident is under … [Read more...]

JULY 20, 2026 - Army 2nd Lt. Robert Craig was an infantryman during World War II. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in Sicily during Operation Husky. Craig was born in Scotland on June 7, 1919, to William Craig Sr. and Jane Montgomery Craig. He had an older brother, William, and a younger sister, Jane. When he was 4 years old, Craig's … [Read more...]

JULY 17, 2026 - To help Army recruiters get information fast, enabling them to do their jobs at speed and with more authoritative resources, the Army developed Staff Sgt. Star, an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot. The tool provides policy and regulatory guidance and answers to recruiting-based questions, allowing recruiters to quickly find answers without having to … [Read more...]

JULY 16, 2026 - As the war in Ukraine and ongoing global conflicts demonstrate, the rapid proliferation of agile, armed unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) has fundamentally transformed modern warfare. Seen up close, the ability of UASs to seemingly swoop in out of nowhere and drop a bomb on your head is astounding. In direct alignment with the Secretary of War’s guiding … [Read more...]

JULY 15, 2026 — The U.S. Army will execute Project Convergence-Capstone 6 from July 20 to July 29 at Fort Irwin, California. Directed by Lt. Gen. Michael McCurry, commanding general of the Army Futures and Concepts Command, PC-C6 aims to rigorously experiment with future technologies by significantly expanding the scope, scale and complexity of operations previously tested at … [Read more...]