SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 - Soldiers from the Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment detected, tracked, engaged and defeated multiple drones at ranges between 500 and 800 meters using the Ballistic Low Altitude Drone Engagement (BLADE) system from a Stryker vehicle at the Bemowo Piskie Training Area in northeast Poland during a live fire event for Project Flytrap 4.0 on Aug. 1. “Some of those … [Read more...]
Trump Moves Space Command to Huntsville
SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 - During a press conference at the White House yesterday, President Donald J. Trump announced that U.S. Space Command — one of the Defense Department's 11 unified combatant commands — would be relocating from Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, to the Army's Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. "I am thrilled to report that the U.S. Space Command … [Read more...]
Medal of Honor Monday: Henry
SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 - During the early days of the Korean War, Army Capt. Frederick Funston Henry chose to take the brunt of an enemy attack alone so the rest of his platoon could survive. For his gallant actions and self-sacrifice, Henry received a posthumous Medal of Honor. Henry was born Sept. 23, 1919, in Vian, Oklahoma, to James and Ida Mae Henry as the third oldest of 13 … [Read more...]
80th Anniversary of the End of World War II
SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 - Access to Ford Island and other areas on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickman are usually off limits to the general public, but from Aug. 30 to Sept. 2, Hawaii residents had an opportunity to visit the base to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The open base event included ceremonies and activities on Ford Island, at the Pearl Harbor … [Read more...]
New Helmets for Flight School Classes
SEPTEMBER 2, 2025 - Fort Rucker flight students have started receiving new models of flight helmets. The HGU-56/P Rotary Wing Helmet (RWH) is an improved version of the HGU-56/P helmets previous flight school classes were issued. The RWH version of the helmet still has many of the same features of the previous version like impact protection, mounting points for night vision … [Read more...]