AUGUST 20, 2026 - Since 1775, the United States Army has defended our republic and carried the torch of liberty through suffering and sacrifice. From the frozen Delaware at Trenton to the bluffs of Normandy, the jungles of Guadalcanal, and the winter hills of Chosin, American Soldiers faced enemies in brutal conditions and held the line. They answered the Nation’s call. One … [Read more...]
Airlift Group Launches New VR Partnership
AUGUST 20, 2026 - Despite having no aircraft assigned to its unit authorization document, the 913th Airlift Group is training maintainers as if an entire fleet is at its fingertips. Inside its newly established virtual reality training center, logistical limitations have given way to immersive, mission-ready instruction. By utilizing realistic, zero-risk simulations instead … [Read more...]
App Unifies Military Fitness Training Across Branches
AUGUST 20, 2026 - A newly developed fitness app is giving service members across the Department of War a single tool to build training programs tailored to their fitness test requirements at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 11. U.S. Air Force Capt. Zachary Hicks, a family medicine physician and emergency medical services medical director at Yokota Air Base, developed the app to … [Read more...]
Army Learns With Every Balloon Launch
AUGUST 20, 2026 - After more than 50 micro-high-altitude balloon launches over the past year, a specialized team of soldiers assigned to the Multi-Domain Command – Europe learned no two flights are exactly alike, though every launch provides lessons the team can apply to the next one. The team recently conducted a week of balloon launches in Poland during Exercise Cold … [Read more...]
Hackathon VI Cyber and Computer Challenge
AUGUST 19, 2026 – Soldiers and Civilians from Fort George G. Meade will host the first of three Hackathon events to encourage teen interest in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) at the Odenton Regional Library, Anne Arundel County Public Library, from 4 to 6:30 p.m., on September 29. The next two Hackathon events at the Odenton Regional Library are on … [Read more...]