OCTOBER 1, 2025 – On college campuses, students have a variety of food options in venues that have a wide range of hours and are easily accessible. With this idea in mind, the Army is expanding different food options to supplement traditional dining facilities, meeting Soldiers where they are and providing them the choices they want. The Army Nonappropriated Fund Contracting … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 1, 2025 - The U.S. Army currently leads Joint Task Force (JTF) Southern Border to assist U.S. Customs and Border Protection with border security. Though U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) hasn’t housed troops for an extended length of time, the post’s Training and Exercise Management Office (TEMO) has been facilitating training for Soldiers involved in the JTF’s … [Read more...]

SEPTERMBER 30, 2025 - Fielding of the Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing System (MAPS) GEN II hardware is underway across the Army to provide increased operational effectiveness with advanced positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) systems. MAPS GEN II is the next-generation PNT system used to provide highly accurate and resilient PNT data to Army vehicles, … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 - As part of Pegasus Charge, 1st Cavalry Division's effort in support of the Army's "Transforming in Contact" initiative to modernize armored formations, soldiers assigned to the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conducted Fort Hood's first live-fire exercise of the Switchblade 600 Loitering Munition System, Sept. 15. The Switchblade … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 29, 2025 - Aviation was in its infancy during World War I, but Army 1st Lt. Frank Luke Jr. took to it like a duck to water. Earning the nickname the "Arizona Balloon Buster" for the high number of enemy observation balloons he shot down, Luke was known as the most spectacular air fighter of the war. He didn't make it home, but his heroics in the sky made him the first … [Read more...]