AUGUST 10, 2026 - Army Sgt. William Shemin, a rifleman, posthumously received the Medal of Honor in 2015 for extraordinary heroism during World War I combat operations in France. Shemin was born Oct. 14, 1896, in New York City. Soon after his birth, the family moved to Bayonne, New Jersey. He was born to Russian Jewish immigrants Harris and Bessie Shemin. He had one sibling, … [Read more...]

AUGUST 10, 2026 — Staff Sgt. Austin Waring stood on Sabre Airfield Aug. 7 surrounded by family, fellow Soldiers and a fellow participant in the Department of War’s COVID-19 reinstatement effort as he marked the return of a career he once thought was over. Col. William Zielinski, a military intelligence officer who connected with Waring through the Department of War COVID-19 … [Read more...]

AUGUST 10, 2026 — In a major effort to accelerate the delivery of critical capabilities to the warfighter, the U.S. Army announced today it is opening four premier stateside military test ranges and collaborating with partners to open an international military test range to private industry for their internal research, development and rapid experimentation. Spearheaded by … [Read more...]

AUGUST 8, 2026 — USAG Ansbach conducts an unannounced Black Start Exercise sometime between Aug. 15 – Sept. 15, 2026, resulting in power outages across all its installations. A Black Start Exercise, or BSE, is a planned power outage where electricity to the installation is temporarily shut off to test and access the installation’s readiness and power resilience. USAG … [Read more...]

AUGUST 7, 2026 — The Department of the Army officially approved the Army-wide wear of the Jungle Tab as an official Skill Tab, formally recognizing the elite jungle warfare expertise of our Soldiers across the entire force. The tab is now authorized for any current Active, Reserve, and National Guard Soldiers who successfully graduated from the grueling Jungle Operations … [Read more...]