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Soldier poses with gun on armored vehicle.

Sept. 25, 2018

Shok Valley Medic to Receive Medal of Honor

WASHINGTON — A former medic with the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) who heroically fought his way up a mountain to render aid to his Special Forces teammates and their Afghan commando counterparts will receive the Medal of Honor.

U.S. and Italian soldiers wait to load onto a C-17 Globemaster III as part of Exercise Saber Junction 18 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 19, 2018. Allies and partners use the opportunity provided by the exercises to work through their own training objectives while also working on interoperability solutions. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexis Schultz

Sept. 21, 2018

Air Force Assists Army During Saber Junction 18

HOHENFELS, Germany — During Exercise Saber Junction 18, part of an annual U.S. Army Europe-directed exercise series, the U.S. Air Force provided aircraft during training that promotes interoperability between U.S. troops and participating allies and partner nations.

Army Staff Sgt. Jason Millhouse, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, programs the frequencies needed to jam a notional enemy during training on the Army’s new electronic warfare tactical vehicle in Yuma, Arizona, Aug. 16, 2018. The new vehicle was developed to provide Army electronic warfare teams with the ability to sense and jam enemy communications and networks from an operationally relevant range at the brigade combat team level. Army photo

Sept. 11, 2018

‘Greywolf’ Brigade Tests Army’s First Electronic Warfare Tactical Vehicle

FORT HOOD, Texas — The 1st Cavalry Division’s 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team “Greywolf” soldiers fielded the Army’s new electronic warfare tactical vehicle, which was developed to give Army electronic warfare teams the ability to sense and jam enemy communications and networks from an operationally relevant range at the brigade combat team level.

U.S. Army Capt. William Parker and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Bryan Parker, activated members of the Kentucky Army National Guard 613th Engineering Facilities Detachment, serve as contract officer representatives for Area Support Group-Kuwait Directorate of Public Works at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, August 6, 2018.

Sept. 10, 2018

Face of Defense: Army Brothers Bring Civilian Expertise to Mideast Deployment

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait — Kentucky Army National Guardsmen Capt. William Parker and his brother, Staff Sgt. Bryan Parker, are employing their engineering expertise as contract supervisors assigned to Area Support Group-Kuwait Directorate of Public Works, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait.

On July 9, the U.S. Army announced a new physical fitness test -- the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT. The test is designed to replace the APFT with a gender- and age-neutral assessment that will more closely align with the physical demands Soldiers will face in combat. Field tests for the ACFT will begin in October 2018, and by October 2020, all Regular Army, Army National Guard, and U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers will be required to take the test.

Sept. 7, 2018

New Fitness Test Measures Combat Readiness, Army Secretary Says

WASHINGTON — The Army is changing from the 40-year-old Army Physical Fitness Test to the Army Combat Fitness Test after studies illustrated the new test shows greater relevance of what soldiers demand in combat, Army Secretary Mark T. Esper said.

Army Staff Sgt Robert Morneau, right, a crew chief assigned to 1st Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), embraces Army Sgt 1st Class Giovanni Ford, the 449th Combat Aviation Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company’s supply sergeant at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Aug. 21, 2018. The two noncommissioned officers are childhood comrades that haven’t seen each other for 30 years until they ran into each other on their 2017-2018 deployment in support of Operations Inherent Resolve and Spartan Shield. Army photo by Capt. Briana McFarland

Sept. 6, 2018

Face of Defense: Army NCOs Reconnect During Mideast Deployment

CAMP TAJI MILITARY COMPLEX, Iraq — Long-time friends Army Sgt. 1st Class Giovanni Ford and Army Staff Sgt. Robert Morneau were able to reconnect and discuss old times during their recent deployment to the Middle East.

Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division jump from a C-17 Globemaster III from McChord Field, Wash., during Exercise Predictable Iron at Pope Field, N.C., Aug 23, 2018. Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing worked alongside the Army to drop equipment and personnel during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh)

Aug. 29, 2018

Airmen Make it Rain Soldiers

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing and soldiers from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division participated in a joint exercise to airdrop equipment and personnel at two drop zones during Exercise Predictable Iron at Fort Bragg, N.C.’s Pope Field.

Army Sgt. Rodolfo Echeverria, left, a flight medic with Charlie Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, directs U.S. and Georgian soldiers during a medical evacuation training exercise at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Aug. 21, 2018. Army photo by Pfc. Matthew J. Marcellus

Aug. 27, 2018

Soldiers Prepare Georgian Troops for Afghanistan Deployment

HOHENFELS TRAINING AREA, Germany — Soldiers with the U.S. Army’s 4th Infantry Division conducted a series of aviation and medical evacuation training exercises for the Georgian military in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany.

Recovering service members, veterans, volunteers and their loved ones surf during the 12th Annual Operation Amped Surf Camp at San Onofre Beach at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Aug. 18, 2018. Operation Amped holds a surf camp for wounded, ill or injured service members at San Onofre Beach once a year.

Aug. 22, 2018

Wounded Warriors ‘Catch a Wave’ as Part of Recovery

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. — The annual Operation Amped Surf Camp held at Camp Pendleton, Calif., promotes surfing therapy to aid in the recovery of wounded, ill and injured veterans and active-duty service members.

Army Staff Sgt. David Marcet, with the 404th Civil Affairs Battalion, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, provides guidance during a practical exercise in ground reconnaissance for Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority game wardens in Ngwala, Tanzania, July 24, 2018. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Timothy M. Ahearn

Aug. 17, 2018

Civil Affairs Soldiers Enhance Tanzanian Operations to Counter Illicit Trafficking

NGWALA, Tanzania — Deep in one of the largest countries in East Africa, U.S. Army soldiers have been training Tanzanian game wardens in operations to deter poachers and prevent extremist organizations from profiting from illicit activities.

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