Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks at an Officer Candidate School graduation at Fort Benning, Georgia, Sept. 4, 2025. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Madelyn Keech) SEPTEMBER 5, 2025 - You have endured, and when you endure, character is developed, which leads to hope, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the graduating class of Officer Candidate School at … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 4, 2025 – Michael Gunn, a former chef and lifelong foodie, led a mocktails instruction class at the Sentry Village United Service Organization (USO) Aug. 18, 2025. Gunn, who is also the center operations coordinator for the facility, has been teaching two cooking classes a month since May 2025. Military spouse Roxette Tuyor, says the classes have helped her expand … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 - The U.S. Army and Indonesian Armed Forces supported a multiday joint land strike with an Australian Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) underscoring continued partnership and interoperability at Super Garuda Shield 25. In the multilateral training strike during Super Garuda Shield 25 in Baturaja, Indonesia Sept. 1 and 3, 2025, under the control of the … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 - Soldiers from the Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment detected, tracked, engaged and defeated multiple drones at ranges between 500 and 800 meters using the Ballistic Low Altitude Drone Engagement (BLADE) system from a Stryker vehicle at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area in northeast Poland during a live fire event for Project Flytrap 4.0 on Aug. 1. “Some of those … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 - During the early days of the Korean War, Army Capt. Frederick Funston Henry chose to take the brunt of an enemy attack alone so the rest of his platoon could survive. For his gallant actions and self-sacrifice, Henry received a posthumous Medal of Honor. Henry was born Sept. 23, 1919, in Vian, Oklahoma, to James and Ida Mae Henry as the third oldest of 13 … [Read more...]