DECEMBER 10, 2025 - The Mississippi River’s newest addition is making positive waves. A man-made island is being constructed to protect and preserve critical habitats while enhancing resilience along the waterway. Nick Castellane, project manager, shared insights into the Pool 2 protective island and collaborative efforts between the Corps and its contractors to build the … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 9, 2025 — The U.S. Army’s Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Regiment demonstrated its rapidly expanding role in the modern information warfare environment during a recent Innovation Day, where Soldiers from across the Regiment showcased solutions designed to fill operational gaps, outpace near-peer adversaries and increase lethality in competition and conflict. The … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 9, 2025 — Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Army David Fitzgerald, and U.S. Representative Thomas Kean Jr. visited Picatinny Arsenal on November 6 to see first-hand the innovative work being by the Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition (JPEO A&A), U.S. Army Combat … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 9, 2025 — Secretary of the Army Daniel P. Driscoll addressed the 121 newest Ranger-qualified Soldiers during a graduation ceremony Dec. 5, 2025, at Fort Benning's Victory Pond. "You are now part of an elite warrior class, forged through voluntary hardship, that moves further, faster, and fights harder than any other Soldier,” Driscoll said. The secretary’s … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 8, 2025 - On his third deployment to Vietnam, Army Sgt. Ray McKibben went after the enemy on numerous occasions when his unit was unable to do so themselves. McKibben didn't survive his tour of duty, but his courage and dedication to the mission led him to receive a posthumous Medal of Honor. McKibben was born Oct. 27, 1946, in Felton, Georgia, to Albert and Dottie … [Read more...]