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U.S. Army Pfc. John A. Walko

Army News, Soldier Stories

Lost in 1944, WWII Soldier returns home

May 16, 2026 — 0 Comments

On June 11, 2025, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency identified the remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Cpl. John J. Ginzl, missing from World War II.

Army News, Soldier Stories

Lost in 1944, WWII Soldier’s Remains Returned to Wisconsin

May 16, 2026 — 0 Comments

U.S. Army Ordnance Corps inducted 10 individuals into the 2026 Hall of Fame in a ceremony May 15 at the Ordnance Training Support Facility at Fort Lee, Va. The Ordnance Corps Hall of Fame was established on May 9, 1969 to recognize and honor persons who have made a significant contribution to the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps.

Army News, Soldier Stories

Ordnance Inducts 2026 Hall of Fame Members

May 16, 2026 — 0 Comments

Major Michael Dunbar, 65th Medical Brigade (center), poses for a photo after being awarded the Army Meritorious Service Medal by Lt. Gen. Joe Hilbert, Eighth Army commanding general (left), for winning first place at the Fiscal Year 26 Pacific Victors Innovation Challenge. Far right is Col. Edgar Arroyo, 65th Medical Brigade commander.

Army News, Modernization & Innovation

AI mosquito traps take top honors at Eighth Army’s Pacific Victors Innovation Challenge

May 14, 2026 — 0 Comments

An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) drone operator assigned to 1st Special Forces ommand (Airborne) pilots a UAV at a counter- drone range in Ellerbe, North Carolina, May 5, 2026. This range was conducted to test Soldiers on precise execution of UAVs targets in vast combat areas. (U.S. Army photo by Ssg. Gabriel E. Davis)

Army News, Modernization & Innovation

Learning Lessons from Ukraine: Cost-Effective Solutions to Counter Drone Operations

May 14, 2026 — 0 Comments

U.S. Air Force pararescuemen with the 406th Air Expeditionary Wing, Moroccan military mountaineers, and Moroccan Civil Protection recovered the second of two U.S. Soldiers who went missing May 2, near the Cap Draa Training Area, during African Lion 26. The Soldier was identified as Spc. Mariyah Symone Collington, 19, of Taveres, Florida. Collington served as an air and missile defense crewmember and was assigned to Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command.

Army News, Soldier Stories

US Army recovers, identifies second Soldier near Cap Draa, Morocco; search and rescue operations conclude

May 13, 2026 — 0 Comments

After struggling to reopen after a devastating fire last year, Yuma County’s American Veterans post is about to resume full operations thanks to the transfer of abandoned trailers left behind at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground. “It was a benefit to the government to have a no-cost disposal of these items,” said Jonathan Olbert, Operations Division Chief. “A private firm was able to do the relocation from our range to their facility at no cost to the government."

Army News, Joint Forces News

Abandoned trailers give new life to local veterans’ organization

May 13, 2026 — 0 Comments

U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii wildland firefighters and members of the U.S. Forest Service conduct a prescribed burn of the Schofield Barracks training area May 11, 2026. Prescribed burns are an essential part of U.S. Army Garrison Hawaii’s natural resource management program and provide a safe and effective method for reducing invasive vegetation that can fuel dangerous wildfires.

Army News, Training & Readiness

Army, Forest Service complete annual prescribed burn with drone support

May 13, 2026 — 0 Comments

Multiple U.S. Army units best field artillery teams participate in the Army Fitness Test first as required to compete in the Gen. Raymond T. Odierno Best Redleg Competition on Fort Sill, Oklahoma on May 4, 2026. Teams must be fully qualified, organic artillery sections according to their Modified Table of Organization and Equipment as well as meet specific professional, administrative, and team-based requirements. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Emaney Wilson)

Army News, Training & Readiness

Second annual Best Redleg Competition helps Soldiers adapt to contemporary warfare

May 12, 2026 — 0 Comments