Soldiers trained on diverse combat and defense skills during Exercise Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Mich., to boost battlefield readiness.
AI:Army Reserve engineers participated in Exercise Northern Strike at Camp Grayling, Michigan, sharpening their tactical edge through various combat and defense mission sets designed to bolster overall battlefield readiness. This training underscores the military's ongoing push to ensure specialized units can execute complex operations in diverse environments.Open
Reese Witherspoon's 84-year-old father, a retired Army Reserve lieutenant colonel and surgeon, was rushed to a Nashville hospital Friday after a fellow resident spotted him lying face down on concrete near his condo's pool. John Draper Witherspoon, a retired otolaryngologist who once held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserves, was […] The post Reese Witherspoon says father is recovering after 84-year-old was found face down near Nashville pool appeared first on American Almanac .
Reese Witherspoon's 84-year-old father, a retired Army Reserve lieutenant colonel and surgeon, was rushed to a Nashville hospital Friday after a fellow resident spotted him lying face down on concrete near his condo's pool. John Draper Witherspoon, a retired otolaryngologist who once held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Reserves, was found motionless by a neighbor who saw him from a balcony above the pool area of his Nashville condominium building. The neighbor called downstairs to alert the doorman, who located the elder Witherspoon on the ground. The doorman and the building manager rolled him over. A source familiar with the scene described what happened next: they asked, "Dr. Witherspoon, are you OK?" He…Open
The Pentagon is relying on closed-door hearings to kick out transgender service members. An Army Reserve lawyer is one of the few who have seen how they really work.
Army Reserve soldiers assigned to the 401st Engineer Company conducted a multiday bridge-building exercise designed to train new troops and refresh skills at Bardwell Lake, Texas.
The U.S. Army has introduced a major update to its recruiting policies amid the Iran war, increasing the maximum enlistment age to 42. Alongside the age adjustment, the Army will now permit some applicants with marijuana possession convictions to join without having to obtain a waiver. The post U.S. Army Raises Enlistment Age to 42 and Relaxes Rules on Recruiting Drug Convicts. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The U.S. Army increased its maximum enlistment age to 42 and changed its policy on recruiting people with marijuana convictions amid the Iran war . WHO WAS INVOLVED: The U.S. Army, including the Regular Army, Army National Guard, and Army Reserves. WHEN & WHERE: Announced March 2026, effective April 2026, across the United States. KEY QUOTE: “The policy change is meant to better align the service with Defense Department standards.” – Army spokesman IMPACT: Aligns Army enlistment policies with other military branches and expands eligibility for potential recruits. IN FULL The U.S. Army has introduced a major update to its recruiting policies amid the Iran war, increasing the maximum enlistment age to 42.…Open
The service said Major Jeffrey O'Brien, who was 45-years-old, was commissioned in the Army Reserve as a Signal Corps Officer in 2012 and was stationed in Kuwait in 2019.
Four U.S. soldiers were killed in the Iran war on Sunday and IDed Tuesday by the Pentagon; two soldiers haven't yet been publicly identified. Their unit kept troops supplied with food and equipment.
The Pentagon announced the identities of four Army Reserve soldiers who died after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran. Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, Sgt. Declan J. Coady and Capt. Cody A. Khork were among those killed in the operation. Speaking to NewsNation, Coady's family remembers their final moments with him. “I really wish I told him that I love him one more time,” says sister Keria Coady. #Iran #Attacks #Military Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
