SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 - At Fort Rucker, Alabama, Air Force Capt. Hanna Born trains the next generation of rotary-wing aviators in the TH-1H training helicopter. Outside the cockpit, she is leading a personal mission to honor the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks by running 2,977 miles — one mile for each person killed that day. Born, an instructor pilot assigned … [Read more...]
Paratroopers Open Training with Airborne Jump
SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 — Over 200 U.S. and partner-nation paratroopers parachuted into a Baturaja training area Sept. 4, 2026, beginning field training during Exercise Super Garuda Shield 2026. The aircraft departed Gatot Subroto Airfield in Lampung, and the paratroopers landed on a drop zone in South Sumatra. The mission required participating forces to align airborne … [Read more...]
Sailors Join Multiagency Disaster-Response Exercise
SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 - Sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Yokosuka, Japan, joined U.S. and Japanese military, government, medical and emergency response organizations for Exercise Big Rescue Kanagawa 2026, Sept. 1, at the Kanagawa Prefectural Comprehensive Disaster Prevention Center and Fire Academy in Atsugi City, Japan. USNMRTC Yokosuka … [Read more...]
Overview of Army Futures and Concepts Command
SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 — The United States Army is transforming to meet future threats head-on. The Futures and Concepts Command, or FCC, is the Army’s answer to staying at the forefront of military innovation. Activated on Feb. 12, 2026, the establishment of FCC as a command comes after Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll announced theArmy Transformation Initiative, an effort … [Read more...]
Navy, National Guard Break Ground on Machine Gun Range
SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 — The Oregon National Guard and U.S. Navy broke ground Sept. 9 on a new Multi-Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) Range at the Naval Weapons Systems Training Facility, marking the start of construction on a project more than two decades in the making. The $12 million range will become the first and only Army Standard crew-served weapons range in Oregon, allowing … [Read more...]