JUNE 24, 2025 - Lifelong Chicago Cubs fan Sgt. 1st Class Robert Zalabak, who is the executive assistant for the command group at the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, was honored, June 12, 2025, at Wrigley Field during a Military Salute at a Chicago Cubs home game. Zalabak began his military service with the U.S. Marine Corps after graduating from Hinsdale Central High … [Read more...]

JUNE 24, 2025 — Two U.S. Army Soldiers, Sgt. 1st Class Robert "Bobby" A. Haran and Staff Sgt. John C. Pinnock, both assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), were awarded the Soldier's Medal during a ceremony on Fort Carson, May 28, 2025. Both "Originals," as members of 10th Group are known, demonstrated uncommon valor in separate harrowing situations, ultimately … [Read more...]

JUNE 23, 2025 - After Allied troops landed in France in 1944, Army 2nd Lt. John Edward Butts and his unit faced heavy fighting as they tried to seize the continent back from German occupation. Butts gave his life so his fellow soldiers could accomplish that mission. For his sacrifice, he received a posthumous Medal of Honor. Butts was born Aug. 8, 1922, in Medina, New York, … [Read more...]

JUNE 19, 2025 - The saying “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” describes the experience of West Point cadets, who have built on their strengths and leadership abilities through summer training. During Cadet Field Training, members of the Class of 2028 faced various levels of situational fears as they navigated the Marne Confidence Course and the Water Confidence … [Read more...]

JUNE 19, 2025 - The Army Transformation Initiative will reexamine all requirements and eliminate unnecessary ones, prioritize initiatives that contribute to lethality, and empower leaders to take risks and learn from failure, said Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll today during a hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee in Washington. In a May … [Read more...]