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08/29/2026

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08/28/2026

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While not definitive, here are the leadership lessons from the Army Reserve that lay the foundation for my direct-leader style.

🔗Click the link to read the full story from Staff Sgt. Thaddeus Vines
📸: Sgt. Alexandria Romanack

U.S. Army Reserve

While not definitive, here are the leadership lessons from the Army Reserve that lay the foundation for my direct-leader style.

08/27/2026

🚨Who has it harder: active duty, guard, or reserves?

Christopher Chaos' YouTube episode garnered plenty of attention. “I think the real answer is... which hard thing fits your life better?” the veteran asked.

🔗Click the link to read the full story from Noelle Wiehe.

Christopher Chaos

The YouTube episode garnered plenty of attention. “I think the real answer is... which hard thing fits your life better?” the veteran asked.

08/25/2026

The USAA National Military Monument opened July 28th, located at the base of the Lincoln Memorial. This is the first monument that attempts to honor every US service member from the Revolutionary War to those currently serving.

"The monument was originally slated to remain through Aug. 23, but USAA announced that due to an outpouring of public response and support from the National Park Service, the monument will remain at the National Mall through Veterans Day.

The extension comes in time for the 25th anniversary of 9/11, offering D.C.’s first-ever single source honoring the generation of heroes who chose to serve after 2001."

🔗Click the link to read the full story from Noelle Wiehe.

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Since the National Military Monument opened, people have waited in lines as long as three hours so they can see loved ones’ names.

08/20/2026

Sweet home, Chicago.

Army National Guard veteran Lorenzo Fiorentino built the first-of-its-kind place to honor veterans, educate visitors, and provide community.

🔗Click the link to read the full story from Crystal Kupper.

Crystal Kupper, Freelance Writer I Illinois Army National Guard I Illinois National Guard I Chicagoland Veterans Campus

Army National Guard veteran Lorenzo Fiorentino built the first-of-its-kind place to honor veterans, educate visitors, and provide community.

08/18/2026

Did you know this was something that National Guard Soldiers do?

Airlifting dinosaur fossils.

"The IRT website outlines parameters and specifics of the program, which includes serving as a Department of War (DoW) military training opportunity throughout the U.S. and its territories, while delivering joint training opportunities to increase deployment readiness. On the flip side, IRT also provides key services like healthcare, construction, cybersecurity, and transportation (like shuttling dinosaur bones)."

🔗Click the link in the comments to read the full story from Rick Stedman.
📸1️⃣Parachute riggers assigned to 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) stack an encased duck-billed dinosaur skeleton and tools to prepare for an aerial hoist near Escalante National Monument, June 12, 2026. Photo by Staff Sgt. Ian Tracy
📸2️⃣Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Wenzl, a soldier assigned to 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), positions encased dinosaur fossils for an airlift in southern Utah. The Utah National Guard trains on aerial hoist missions to maintain the proficiency needed to operate in areas inaccessible by traditional means. This capability supports search and rescue and disaster response efforts, while also enabling Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) missions that provide essential services to communities and strengthen military readiness. Photo by Staff Sgt. Alejandro Lucero
📸3️⃣Utah Army National Guard parachute riggers assigned to 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne) rope and net the fossilized remains of an Ornithomimid dinosaur in preparation for aerial hoisting by a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Kane County, Utah. Photo by Maj. Jeffrey Brenchley

Innovative Readiness Training I Utah National Guard I Nevada National Guard I Natural History Museum of Utah

08/17/2026

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08/13/2026

For military pilot Jimmy Stewart, coming home from war broken built his influence on the big screen. While many know the man from his 60-year acting career, few realize that Stewart served 27 years in the U.S. military — including during WWII. Now, his own story comes to the big screen, thanks to film producer and director Aaron Burns.

🔗 Click the link to read the full story from Noelle Wiehe.
📸 Burns & Co/Andrew McPherson

Jimmy Movie I Air Force Reserve

Few know that actor Jimmy Stewart served 27 years in the U.S. military — including during WWII. Now, his own story comes to the big screen.

08/11/2026

"A military-centered nonprofit is bringing awareness to 'one of the most immediate risks facing American service members' in modern warfare: blast wave brain injuries."

🔗Click the link to read the full story from Crystal Kupper.
📸A combat medic assigned to 3rd Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, operates an intercranial hemorrhage assessment device during a Soldier touchpoint event. Battlefield traumatic brain injury assessments and a refreshed Warfighter Brain Health initiative were focal points of discussion during the 2026 Annual Brain Health Symposium, hosted by the Traumatic Brain Injury Center of Excellence. Photo by T. T. Parish

Crystal Kupper, Freelance Writer I Military Health I Invisible Wounds Foundation

The Invisible Wounds Foundation is sounding the alarm on the number of blast wave brain injuries affecting those serving in Epic Fury.