FEBRUARY 20,2026 — The Apache Attack Helicopter AH-64 has reached a new milestone in battlefield capability with the successful live fire test of the 30x113mm XM1225 Aviation Proximity Explosive, or APEX, ammunition at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. In December 2025, the Apache demonstrated its first-ever air-to-air engagement using 30mm proximity ammunition against unmanned … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 19, 2026 - The process of writing Army doctrine, traditionally measured in years, is getting a 21st-century upgrade. Thanks to digital tools, some enabled by artificial intelligence, authors at the Combined Arms Doctrine Directorate are examining processes and gaining efficiencies without sacrificing their high standards for quality and precision. "We have had … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 13, 2026 - There’s a new sheriff in town. That’s a phrase often heard to describe new leadership. For U.S. Army Recruiting Command, commonly called USAREC, it’s the same old sheriff but the territory is new. Today, USAREC manages the entire process from first contact to first unit of assignment, known as the Force Generation Pipeline. The recruiters and drill … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 12, 2026 — Soldiers from Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command conducted air defense training and live fire in Capu Midia during Exercise Dynamic Front 26, the U.S. Army’s largest fires interoperability exercise in Europe. The training strengthened how allied and partner forces integrated offensive … [Read more...]

FEBRUARY 12, 2026 - For most of its history, artillery testing has been the core mission at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG). As artillery technology evolved across previous decades, YPG was on the cutting-edge testing guided and semi-guided munitions capable of hitting within mere meters of a target kilometers away. Today, the proving ground is testing prototypes of … [Read more...]