The Short-Range Reconnaissance (SRR) quadcopter is a small drone platoon-level unmanned aircraft. The soldier’s from the NJARG 2nd Battalion 254th Regiment, from Sea Girt, NJ, are completing training on Range 86. This small UAS is used to recon/scout platoons during training or real-time combat. It provides the Warfighter an enhanced situational awareness and has the capability … [Read more...]

AUGUST 27, 2025 – If you are an active-duty Army Soldier or Army civilian who received PCS orders and had a Transportation Service Provider deny shipment of lithium batteries, you may be able to file a claim with the Army’s Center for Personnel Claims Support (CPCS) for the loss of those lithium batteries or lithium battery items. According to Reginald King, the chief of … [Read more...]

AUGUST 26, 2025 — Soldiers from the 11th Airborne Division conducted port opening and operations at Panjang, Indonesia to support Super Garuda Shield 25, ensuring the timely arrival of equipment and supplies critical to the multinational exercise. Super Garuda Shield 25 brings together forces from the United States, Indonesia and other regional allies to strengthen … [Read more...]

AUGUST 26, 2025 - For 1st Lt. Francesco La Torre, the Army’s first drone-on-drone kill wasn’t the Hollywood moment most would imagine. “In A New Hope, Luke Skywalker flies an X-Wing through the Death Star trench and blows it up,” La Torre said. “This wasn’t like that. It was way harder. Honestly, it felt more like Darth Vader shooting down rebel pilots. He might be the … [Read more...]

AUGUST 26, 2025 - When I began to notice lapses in memory and lingering brain fog, I chalked it up to getting older. But those subtle shifts - carrying a notepad everywhere, losing track of time, missing things I should have remembered - were early signs of something more serious. After 20 years in the Army, most of it as a master breacher in the 75th Ranger Regiment, I was … [Read more...]