MAY 19, 2026 - To most people outside the Army, field artillery is noise, firepower and destruction. The thunder of a howitzer firing can shake the ground beneath a soldier's feet, while the speed and precision required on the gunline can seem almost mechanical. For soldiers like Army Spc. Joshua Baizer, assigned to 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd … [Read more...]

MAY 19, 2026 - Since October 2025, when Secretary of War Pete Hegseth established the Barracks Task Force, the Army has accelerated efforts to improve soldier living conditions, modernize aging facilities and strengthen quality-of-life investments across installations. The initiative reinforced that barracks are not simply infrastructure; they are a readiness issue directly … [Read more...]

MAY 18, 2026 - Army Spc. 5 James C. McCloughan was drafted into military service as a combat medic Aug. 29, 1968, and served in South Vietnam from March 1969 to March 1970. However, it was the bravery he displayed at 22, during a three-day battle, that led to him receiving the Medal of Honor nearly 50 years later. McCloughan was born in South Haven, Michigan, April 30, 1946, … [Read more...]

MAY 18, 2026 — Above the pine forest of the Pabradė Training Area, roughly 30 kilometers from the Belarusian border, a small quadcopter rises into a sky shared with dozens of other drones. Friendly and adversary, sensor and strike, American and British. Below it, Soldiers are learning, in real time, what it takes to fight as a squadron in three dimensions. “Right now, we are … [Read more...]

MAY 15, 2026 — Artificial intelligence-powered command and control, data interoperability among allies and decision-making speed will be key to achieving multi-domain dominance in the Pacific region, Army leaders said at the 2026 Land Forces Pacific Symposium and Exposition in Honolulu, May 12. The I Corps, headquartered at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, recently … [Read more...]