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Defense.gov | Oct 22, 2026
The Air Force Research Laboratory tested the Rocket Cargo project's point-to-point delivery capabilities during a commercial rideshare launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
U.S. Army | Oct 22, 2026
FORT POLK, La. — Getting patients to the right care during a mass casualty incident requires a coordinated response across hospital teams, first respond...
U.S. Army | Oct 22, 2026
CRANE, Ind. – Tim Miller is no stranger to the importance of Crane Army Ammunition Activity's mission, and the role that readiness plays in being able t...
U.S. Army | Oct 22, 2026
WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii – An Army sergeant pleaded guilty to possessing and distributing child pornography during his trial Oct. 7 at the Wheeler...
U.S. Army | Oct 22, 2026
FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kan. - Many U.S. Army Command and General Staff College International Hall of Fame induction ceremonies have a moment where the induct...
U.S. Army | Oct 22, 2026
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — The U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) recognized the winner of its fourth annual ATEC AI Challenge during the...
U.S. Army | Oct 22, 2026
FORT SILL, Okla. — A disagreement does not have to become a crisis, and asking for help does not have to begin with knowing exactly what kind of help is...
U.S. Army | Oct 22, 2026
Hundreds of Fort Jackson football fans lined up to meet and greet members of the Carolina Panthers National Football League team during a visit to post,...
U.S. Army | Oct 22, 2026
Fort Jackson and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers broke ground Oct. 20 on a new child development center that is a sign of the commitment to its familie...
U.S. Army | Oct 22, 2026
FORT KNOX, Ky. — Two dozen distinguished visitors from key military and government organizations gathered at Fort Knox’s St. Vith Range Oct. 15 to witne...
U.S. Army | Oct 22, 2026
MCALESTER ARMY AMMUNTION PLANT, Okla. - The McAlester Army Ammunition Plant recently executed a rigorous multi-agency antiterrorism exercise utilizing d...
U.S. Army | Oct 22, 2026
BEMOWO PISKIE TRAINING AREA, Poland — Spc. Patrick Pierson, assistant gunner, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery (2-3 FA), NATO Forward...
DVIDS | Oct 22, 2026
AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy— In a moment, an ordinary drive to work became an emergency. On the morning of August 26, 2026, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Danielle Smith, 31st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron medical technician, witnessed a vehicle accident in he…
U.S. Army | Oct 22, 2026
ANSBACH, Germany — When Col. Michael D. Cookey took command of the Army garrison here in July, he assumed leadership of an installation supporting comba...
DVIDS | Oct 22, 2026
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — 86th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters hosted Fire Prevention Week Oct. 5 - 10, engaging with the Kaiserslautern Military Community to promote fire safety and preparedness while demonstrating the unit’s dedication to readiness.
DVIDS | Oct 22, 2026
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Far East District (USACE FED) Contracting Division hosted its first Reverse Industry Day (FEDRID), Oct. 6, 2025, in Suwon, South Korea. Over 250 attendees attended the event.
DVIDS | Oct 22, 2026
Before Staff Sgt. Lacey Spencer became the noncommissioned officer in charge of inpatient behavioral health at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, she faced a period of profound personal hardship. As a single mother, Spencer struggled to provide for her four-y…
DVIDS | Oct 22, 2026
U.S. Marines with 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group, evaluated Japan Ground Self-Defense Force joint terminal attack controllers during training at Camp Hansen and the W-174 Joint Okinawa Training Range Co…
U.S. Army | Oct 22, 2026
CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — Eighth Army began its annual Best Medic Competition here Oct. 5, 2026, testing Soldiers from various medical military occu...
U.S. Army | Oct 22, 2026
Fresh from the Fire Academy, 14 probationary firefighters from the city of Zama visited Camp Zama to meet the Directorate of Emergency Services fire cre...
DVIDS | Oct 22, 2026
Marines with the III Marine Expeditionary Force Expeditionary Operations Training Group (III EOTG) and service members from the Republic of Korea (ROK) military will conduct the Multi Domain Reconnaissance Course (MDRC) 26.1 throughout South Korea from 21 Oct…
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – Helicopter pilots in the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade are continually finding ways to improve their cognitive abilities to meet th...
DVIDS | Oct 21, 2026
In July of this year, the Department of War identified specialized units to test the NeuroTrainer cognitive development system and determine its effectiveness for integration into aviation training. The 101st CAB kicked off its 32-week pilot test of NeuroTrai…
DVIDS | Oct 21, 2026
NORAD F-16 fighter aircraft intercepted a general aviation aircraft over Clemson, South Carolina, on Oct. 21, 2026, at approximately 5:39 p.m. EST.
DVIDS | Oct 21, 2026
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) Pacific recognized the legacy of its Guam Program Management Office (GPMO) during an Oct. 14 ceremony marking the office’s formal mission conclusion.
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
New Army recruits are the future warfighters U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground’s (YPG) developmental test mission will serve. Most prospective recruits’ kno...
DVIDS | Oct 21, 2026
U.S. Army Yuma Test Center Commander Lt. Col. Kevin Hicks spoke to a large assembly of Army Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets at Yuma High School on October 21, 2026.
DVIDS | Oct 21, 2026
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — After months of severe weather that brought destructive storms, flooding and repeated pressure on communities across Hawaii, Navy Region Hawaii is reinforcing hurricane readiness, supported in part by the reserve Sailo…
DVIDS | Oct 21, 2026
Edwards Air Force Base recently tested its readiness by staging a grueling disaster simulation centered around a mock magnitude 7.8 temblor.
DVIDS | Oct 21, 2026
Commander and U.S. ambassador address about 200 business leaders at Freedom 250 luncheon SEOUL, South Korea (Oct. 21, 2026) -- Gen. Xavier T. Brunson, commander of United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea, told Korean and American…
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
For Lt. Col. Brandon Collins, becoming the first commander of the 98th Army Reserve Readiness Training Center (ARRTC) represents both a significant lead...
DVIDS | Oct 21, 2026
For Lt. Col. Brandon Collins, becoming the first commander of the 98th Army Reserve Readiness Training Center (ARRTC) represents both a significant leadership responsibility and an opportunity to bring multiple training organizations together under a unified…
DVIDS | Oct 21, 2026
The California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing deployed its new HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter to support wildfire operations in Yosemite National Park, Oct. 9-12, marking the aircraft’s first wildfire mission since the wing began transitioning from…
DVIDS | Oct 21, 2026
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Andrew L. Landers, director of Defense Health Network Pacific and commanding general of Medical Readiness Command, Pacific, addressed service members and staff during a Defense Organizational Climate Survey town hall meeting at Tripler Ar…
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
As the 98th Army Reserve Readiness Training Center (ARRTC) officially activated Oct. 21 at Fort McCoy, Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Walter McCall, garrison chapl...
DVIDS | Oct 21, 2026
As the 98th Army Reserve Readiness Training Center (ARRTC) officially activated Oct. 21 at Fort McCoy, Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Walter McCall, garrison chaplain for U.S. Army Garrison-Fort McCoy, provided an invocation recognizing the significance of the occasion…
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
Soldiers, leaders, family members, and representatives from organizations across the Army Reserve gathered Oct. 21 at Fort McCoy to mark the formal acti...
DVIDS | Oct 21, 2026
Soldiers, leaders, family members, and representatives from organizations across the Army Reserve gathered Oct. 21 at Fort McCoy to mark the formal activation of the 98th Army Reserve Readiness Training Center (ARRTC), establishing a new chapter in the organi…
DVIDS | Oct 21, 2026
Montana State University presented Nicole Lerner, a technical project manager at Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Keyport, with a 2026 Norm Asbjornson College of Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni Award during a ceremony at the university’s Bo…
DVIDS | Oct 21, 2026
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) returned to their Base Alameda homeport on Coast Guard Island Oct. 9, 2026, following a 112-day Alaska patrol that covered more than 23,000 nautical miles across the Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean…
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
FORT HOOD, Texas – Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, began a battalion missio...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
CECOM ASIC transformation campaign is enabling satellite communication engineers to operate more rapidly and efficiently.
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
Key stakeholders align security baselines and accelerate the delivery of robust capabilities to the warfighter.
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
FORT SILL, Okla. — Orders can mean moving a family across the country. An identification card can mean access to benefits and services. Retirement paper...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
by Jennifer Swift AstheArmy modernizes itsequipmentto moveand sustain itsforces, it is simultaneouslyoverhaulingthe systems that keep those forces hydra...
Defense.gov | Oct 21, 2026
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali signed a landmark agreement at the Pentagon, creating an enhanced defense partnership between the two countries.
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
By MSG Adam Ross 11th Airborne Division Public Affairs FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – The arctic is an unforgiving environment for the warriors who train and...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
SITKA, Alaska — U.S. Army and Coast Guard leaders joined community members at Sitka National Cemetery on Oct. 18, 2026, to commemorate Alaska Day and ho...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY, UNITED STATES 10.20.2026 Photo by Donald Preston Ireland Army Health Clinic U.S. Army Captain Ronald J. Zappendorf III recei...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
FORT CARSON, Colo. – The Colorado Army National Guard hosted Eager Lion 2026 last month, marking the first time the exercise, which focuses on planning...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
FORT LEE, Va. -- Staff Sgt. Justin Daley, Alpha Company, 832nd Ordnance Battalion, 59th Ordnance Brigade, is nominated as a CASCOM Champion for transfor...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
By Belinda Bazinet, Apache Helicopter Project Office REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala--In a major milestone for Army expeditionary mobility, the Apache Project Man...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
The Rock Island County Board has proclaimed November 2026 as National Veterans and Military Families Month, recognizing the service and sacrifice of vet...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
FORT BELVOIR, Va. (October 21, 2026)--During National Healthcare Quality Week, Oct. 18–24, the Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center (ATAMMC) is...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
FORT RUCKER, Ala. — After learning just before the race how fast Fort Rucker’s last Army Ten-Miler was, eight runners set to beat that eight years later...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
STEAD, Nev. — The Nevada Army National Guard’s 1859th Light-Medium Transportation Company mobilized 125 Soldiers to support the Department of Homeland S...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Sustainment Army leaders across the acquisition and sustainment enterprise met late September t...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
The Colorado Army National Guard hosted Eager Lion 2026 at the 168th Regional Training Institute, Fort Carson, Colorado, Sept. 15–25, 2026. Historically...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- The Keller Army Community Hospital Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Research team, led by Kenneth L. Cameron, PhD, MPH, ATC, FNATA, D...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
Leadership from the U.S. Army and the local building authority shoveled a ceremonial earth to officially start of construction of the Hohenfels DFAC annex.
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
FORT DRUM, N.Y. (Oct. 21, 2026) -- Winters in the North Country can be both a snow-capped wonderland and a test of personal fortitude. To ensure Soldier...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
Nominations are now open for the Class of 2027 C5ISR Hall of Fame through Jan. 15, 2027. The C5ISR Hall of Fame celebrates its 12th class and seeks nomi...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
In the Department of War (DOW) memorandum, Army Transformation and Acquisition Reform, the Secretary of War challenged the Army “to implement a comprehe...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
Operation Epic Fury (Feb. 28 to May 5, 2026) has highlighted familiar bugaboos with contingency contracting: lost or incomplete contract records and inc...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
Continuous transformation has become a defining priority across the Army sustainment enterprise. Discussions often center on artificial intelligence (AI...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
The Army Transformation Initiative (ATI) has challenged the force to modernize at a pace not seen since the days of World War II. Headquarters have been...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
As the Army continues its transformation amid the paradigm shift to large-scale combat operations, 3D printing, technically known as additive manufactur...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
In the opening phase of modern conflict in 2026, actions observed at locations like the Strait of Hormuz, Naval Support Activity Bahrain, Port of Ash Sh...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
The enemy rocket barrage lasts less than 60 seconds, but the operational impact is catastrophic. When the smoke clears over the brigade support area (BS...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
This article outlines the strategy implemented in a deliberate certification process at the forward support battery (FSB) level. The process validates t...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
Imagine a battlefield where every logistics convoy is hunted by enemy unmanned aircraft systems and targeted by long-range precision fires within minute...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
1st Armored Division (1AD) at Fort Bliss, Texas, became a leader in predictive sustainment analytics. In less than a year, the 142nd Division Sustainmen...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
The Army-wide shift to focus on large-scale combat operations (LSCO) forced all sustainment proponents to reexamine anticipated support to the warfighte...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
Field Manual (FM) 4-0, Sustainment Operations, emphasizes the importance of improvisation: “Sustainment leaders must be able to improvise operational an...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
“Counter-fire mission, counter-fire mission. Target number Delta Foxtrot Wun-Niner-Fower-Fife.” As enemy artillery threatened the brigade’s flank, the...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
“The support area was just hit.” Everyone in the command post (CP) stopped what they were doing and looked at the radio operator. Pressing the handset...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
During a recent rotation at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC), the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team (BCT), 1st Cavalry Division, identified...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
During Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) Rotation 26-06, the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment (3-187 IN) experienced 478 Soldiers killed in a...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
To survive and win in large-scale combat operations (LSCO), the Army sustainment enterprise is undergoing continuous transformation. At the center of th...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
Developing Multifunctional Logisticians for Dynamic Environments The Army’s future operating environment is rapidly evolving and will challenge logisti...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
Select Army installations across the U.S. host Equipment Redistribution and Divestiture Sites (ERDSs) to accelerate transformation of formations to meet...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
There is a current capability gap in providing leaders with accurate, timely sustainment knowledge to enable combatant commanders’ dominance in enduranc...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
Shaping the leadership pool requires a combination of carefully selecting senior leaders with a high technical acumen. Most senior and mid-level Army su...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
The Requirement A shortfall in transportation capabilities can bring a unit and its mission to a grinding halt. A solution — a unit-run commercial driv...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
In the modern battlespace, a commander’s decisions are only as good as the data on which they are based. While Army sustainers have powerful systems of...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
For years, the most expensive equipment in the Pacific was the equipment no one was using. It sat in motor pool stalls and shipping containers across t...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
Background Aviation maintenance standards and procedures have always been revered as being the safest, strictest, and most closely managed maintenance...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
[Editor’s Note: This Blast from the Past article was initially published in Army Logistician (the former title of Army Sustainment) in the January–Febru...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
The modern battlefield has erased the line between tactical operations and strategic logistics. From Ukraine to the Indo-Pacific, our depots, supply cha...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
Multi-domain operations maintenance (MDO-M) is a framework to strategically restructure the Army’s maintenance enterprise to survive and win on the mode...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
The Army sustainment enterprise (ASE) must support warfighters and maintain the decisive advantage in a dynamic security environment defined by rapid te...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
To succeed in multi-domain operations, the Army sustainment enterprise must transition from a reactive network of legacy systems to a predictive, unifie...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
As the modern battlefield evolves into a highly transparent, contested, and hyper-lethal environment, the Army must transform its approach to fielding a...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — U.S. Army Western Hemisphere Command welcomed a 12-member Colombian senior enlisted delegation Oct. 20 to its headquarters as part of...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
CAMP HUMPHREYS, Republic of Korea — More than 200 military spouses gathered at the Morning Calm Center on Oct. 21, 2026, as MilSpouseFest made its first...
U.S. Army | Oct 21, 2026
CAMP HOVEY, Republic of Korea — The 3rd Cavalry Regiment, known as the “Brave Rifles,” officially marked the beginning of its mission as the 18th Korea...
Defense.gov | Oct 20, 2026
During the second of two stops on his Arsenal of Freedom tour, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth praised the progress the U.S. and its defense industrial base have made over the past two years under President Donald J. Trump's administration.
Defense.gov | Oct 20, 2026
In the first of two stops on his Arsenal of Freedom tour, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth thanked Ohio aerospace workers for working with a warfighter's urgency.
Defense.gov | Oct 20, 2026
Multilateral Exercise Keen Sword 2027 began on Ishigaki Island, Japan, involving about 45,000 Japan Self-Defense Forces troops, 11,000 U.S. service members and forces from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand and the Philippines.
Defense.gov | Oct 20, 2026
U.S. military personnel, scientists and international partners conducted live-fly testing in Alaska during the final event of a three-year Arctic air domain awareness experiment series, collecting data to assess technology that could help close surveillance g…