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Under the desert sun of Fort Irwin, Calif., Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery, endure intense annual training designed to sharpen their combat readiness, April 8-15, 2026. Through demanding live-fire exercises using the M142 HIMARS, Soldiers learned to operate with greater speed, precision and coordination under realistic battlefield conditions.

Dozens of cadets from the Wisconsin Challenge Academy played a key role in supporting Fort McCoy’s 2026 Armed Forces Day Open House on May 16, helping welcome more than 800 visitors to the installation’s historic Commemorative Area for a day of military appreciation, community engagement, and hands-on activities.

The 81st Readiness Division (RD), headquartered at Fort Jackson, SC, installed three new interpretive panels at U.S. Army Reserve Centers in Kentucky, Florida, and Georgia, respectively. The panels capture insights into the facilities, their locations, and fascinating historical events. These panels serve as an anchor to the past as they shine a light on the legacies that shaped...

F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft from the 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, will conduct a series of flyovers across the state in honor of Memorial Day. The Army Aviation Support Facility at Buckley Space Force Base, Aurora, Colorado, will also conduct a helicopter flyover of the Colorado Freedom Memorial’s Colorado Remembers America 250 – Colorado 150 Ceremony May 23, 2026,...

The annual Memorial Day Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath Ceremony occurs on May 25, 2026, at approximately 12 p.m., at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The wreath-laying ceremony is immediately followed by the 158th National Memorial Day Observance in Arlington National Cemetery’s Memorial Amphitheater.