MARCH 26, 2025 - On a chilly and dusty morning at Fort Irwin, aka the “Sandbox,” four Oregon Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook helicopters are loaded up with Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division’s Combat Aviation Brigade and equipment from the Army Futures Command, as they begin testing on a field training exercise March 9-14. The Army Futures Command, headquartered in … [Read more...]
Army Collaborates with Ride-Share Companies
MARCH 25, 2025 — The U.S. Army launched a pilot ride-share access program to improve installation access for over 600,000 military members, their families, retirees and civilians living at six Army installations. Over the next two months, ride-share access will be re-envisioned at Fort Bliss, Texas; Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington; Schofield … [Read more...]
The Army’s Space Training Strategy
MARCH 24, 2025 - The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, in close collaboration with U.S. Army Forces Command and U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, released the latest iteration of the Army Space Training Strategy, or ASTS, in late 2024. The updated ASTS provides a framework that focuses on how Army space will help build the Army of 2030 and beyond through space … [Read more...]
Soldiers Flex Their Drone Skills
MARCH 21, 2025 - The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, in collaboration with 7th Army Training Command, Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine and the 173rd Airborne Brigade, led an innovative unmanned aircraft system project at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Feb. 17 –20, 2025. Coined “Project Shiv,” the innovative exercise involved flying first … [Read more...]
Army Packs Extreme Cold Weather Gear
MARCH 20, 2025 - Deployed soldiers are constantly loaded with gear, but nowhere more so than when operating in a cold weather environment. In addition to their conventional weapons, Soldiers need to utilize heavy equipment like space heaters, cooking stoves, fuel, and heavy-duty thermal tents to survive operations in the Arctic. The Army’s Arctic Mobility Sustainment … [Read more...]