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4 days ago | 
audacy.com | Jack Murphy
It's called Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) and the Army thinks it is a potential game changer. GenAI is a type of artificial intelligence that uses generative models to produce new content like images, videos, pictures and so on. Such technology can be used to create so-called "deep fakes" and be used for various types of cybercrime in the wrong hands.
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1 week ago | 
audacy.com | Jack Murphy
The Army Transformation Initiative is intended to reevaluate Army requirements and eliminate any that are unneeded in order to "empower leaders to take risks and learn from failure," according to Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll. "The Army Transformation Initiative will make us into an Army that is lean, agile and relentlessly focused on empowering its soldiers.
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1 week ago | 
audacy.com | Jack Murphy
Colonel Michael Solovey has painted a depiction of soldiers from the Revolutionary War through current times in watercolors, in part to commemorate the Army's 250th birthday. Solovey currently serves as the assistant chief of staff at U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM). Solovey began working on his watercolor print in 2024 after consulting with Army historians. The catalyst for the print coming about has a lot to do with Solovey's multi-decade relationship with Gen. John W.
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2 weeks ago | 
audacy.com | Jack Murphy
For many years now, the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) has been publishing its immensely popular Medal of Honor graphic novel series, but today they are taking a brief divergence to celebrate the Army's 250th birthday with their latest issue, "The Birth of the U.S. Army."The AUSA "celebrates this milestone of American history with its latest graphic novel.
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2 weeks ago | 
audacy.com | Jack Murphy
Special Operations Forces Arctic Medic (SOFAM) 2025 was recently held at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, bringing together over 100 combat medics from 30 different organizations, including two partner nations. The exercise aimed to train medics how to operate in arctic conditions, an environment that is unforgiving to say the least.
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3 weeks ago | 
audacy.com | Jack Murphy
President Donald Trump announced through Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth this week that Vice Adm. Frank M. Bradley has been selected for promotion to Admiral and nominated to command Special Operations Command (SOCOM) after Gen. Brian Fenton steps down from the role. Bradley currently serves as the commander of the secretive Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), which includes SEAL Team Six and Delta Force.
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3 weeks ago | 
audacy.com | Jack Murphy
Kenya's Rapid Response Unit (RRU) recently graduated its first batch of graduates through its newly formed joint training pipeline conducted in conjunction with the U.S. military. The training program focused on some key skills related to the search and rescue mission, including combat medicine, personnel recovery, technical rescue and mass casualty response, according to a recent Army press release. The training was patterned on U.S. Air Force Pararescue (PJ) training.
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3 weeks ago | 
audacy.com | Jack Murphy
They call themselves the "Dragonflies" inside the so-called Monster Garage run by the Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS) Innovation Platoon within 6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division. In the monster garage, small quad-copter drones buzz through a custom-made obstacle course as soldiers experiment with the drones, including outfitting them with specially 3D-printed parts.
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1 month ago | 
audacy.com | Jack Murphy
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth recently attended All-American week at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where he made a big announcement. "For the first time in [decades], here [as] the Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Army, we are increasing jump pay," he declared during his speech to the 82nd Airborne Division. Hazardous Duty Pay, more often known simply as jump pay, will increase for all paratroopers from its current rate of $150 to $200.
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1 month ago | 
audacy.com | Jack Murphy
This month, ROTC cadet Jill Abell commissioned into the United States Army, following a family tradition of military service. A senior at St. Francis University, her brothers, who are currently serving, were present to pin on her rank. Abell followed in her family's footsteps as her father was also an ROTC cadet at St. Francis, and her mother was a graduate of West Point. Her brother, Hank, attended ROTC at Florida Tech and currently serves as a Captain.
