Netherlands Buys Excalibur Ib Precision 155 mm Rounds
The Netherlands Ministry of Defense is purchasing Raytheon Excalibur Ib 155mm artillery rounds for its PZH 2000 self-propelled howitzers under …
Land Forces
Marines Train on MRZR “Razors” | Video
In this video by Pfc. Erick Galera of II MEF Public Affairs, Marines of the 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion undergo training …
Gen. George C. Marshall Eliminates the “Dead Wood”
“The difficulties of leadership which existed in 1917-18 have been enormously multiplied today by the increased mobility and fire power …
Oshkosh Defense Wins JLTV Contract
The U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) Life Cycle Management Command (LCMC) announced yesterday that Oshkosh Defense, LLC, has …
XM30 Bridge Erection Boat: The Army’s New Boat
By Michael Clow and Rae Higgins
While boats don’t normally (if ever) come to mind when one thinks …
Theodore Roosevelt’s Medal of Honor
A century after his July 1, 1898, charge up San Juan Hill in Cuba, the nation awarded the Medal of …
Book Review – Hallowed Ground: A Walk at Gettysburg
Renowned Civil War historian James M. McPherson’s Hallowed Ground: A Walk at Gettysburg first came out some 12 years ago, …
USACE and Emergency Management
If you watch the news, you might have the impression that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) experience …
D-Day: Sam Gibbons and the First Two Schlitz Beers in Normandy
“My equipment was typical for the jump that night,” wrote Capt. Sam Gibbons of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st …
Sikorsky’s S-97 Raider Begins Flight Testing
The first of Sikorsky’s two prototype S-97 Raider compound helicopters left the ground for the first time May 22, …