JULY 24, 2019 - For the first time in history, the 14 Best Warrior Soldiers performed a modified version of the six-event ACFT which included hurling medicine balls over their heads, performing dozens of push-ups and showing their strength on the pull-up bar. Capt. Vanessa LaGrange, the only level II ACFT administrator in the Oklahoma Army National Guard, was excited to see the … [Read more...]

JULY 23, 2019 - A loud cadence of gunfire echoed throughout the compound as the enemy-attacking force -- a team of five operators -- breached through the second floor. Unfazed by the commotion overhead, Sgt. David Blose maintained his composure as he crouched in a corner to hold his defensive position. Any "noob," or rookie, would have charged upstairs to engage the enemy … [Read more...]

JULY 19, 2019 - U.S. Army Col. Andrew R. Morgan, M.D., will launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, aboard a Soyuz (Union) MS-13 spacecraft on July 20 at 12:28 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time for a nine-month mission aboard the International Space Station. "Twenty-five years ago I made the decision to serve my country as a military officer. I view my nine-month mission … [Read more...]

JULY 18, 2019 - The Army has enlisted the help of some of the brightest minds in the tech industry to test and evaluate crucial decision-making skills of tank commanders on the battlefield. To achieve that goal, the service extended its reach thousands of miles west from Fort Benning's Maneuver Center of Excellence in Georgia -- where tank crews normally train -- to Los … [Read more...]