NOVEMBER 21, 2025 — On Oct. 2, 2025, U.S. Army Col. Kevin Bouren was administered the oath of office by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, formally returning Bouren to active duty. The event concluded his three-year separation from the service, a period initiated by the Department of Defense’s 2021 COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Bouren, a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 21, 2025 - The 19th Expeditionary Sustainment Command opened the Army's first autonomous dining facility, Nov. 12, in South Korea, to explore how automation can improve food service operations. The pilot dining facility, called Market 19, combines automated food preparation, cooking and serving with soldier oversight. "This pilot helps us evaluate how automated … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 19, 2025 — As part of next steps for the Janus Program, the Department of the Army has selected nine installations for consideration in which to site microreactor power plants, and the Defense Innovation Unit released an Area of Interest to solicit commercial solutions for advanced nuclear power technologies. The Janus Program, the Army’s next-generation nuclear … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 19, 2025 - The low hum of small rotors over Hunter Army Airfield, Savannah, Georgia, may sound routine, but within that hum lies a transformation. The 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, is not discarding helicopters it is augmenting them. Apache, Black Hawk and Chinook platforms remain indispensable to the force. What is evolving is how those … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 18, 2025 — U.S. Army Transformation and Training Command hosted xTechOverwatch for Unmanned Systems Oct. 27-29, at the Bush Combat Development Center – Innovation Proving Ground (IPG), Bryan, Texas, which provided industry partners and academia the ability to compete for opportunities to continue development integrated within the Army. This invitation-only … [Read more...]