Story by Staff Sgt. Avery Cunningham | 181st Multifunctional Training Brigade | 08.05.2025
FORT MCCOY, Wisconsin – First Army’s 181st Infantry Brigade (Multifunctional Training Brigade), responsible for partnering with the reserve component to advise, assist, and train units to mobilize and meet combatant commander requirements, hosted a change of command to welcome a new commander August 5....
Courtesy Story | First Army | 07.18.2025
As the Army transitions from a focus on Counter-Insurgency Operations to Large Scale Combat Operations, First Army Observer Coach/Trainers are tailoring their approach to meet this new need while maintaining close relationships with their Reserve Component partners. Those partners include the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division, which this summer worked alongside members of the......
Story by Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony L Taylor | 85th Support Command | 07.10.2025
First Army’s commanding general, Lt. Gen. Mark Landes, along with U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Garrett Bisinger, currently assigned to First Army as a physical security non-commissioned officer, and members of their color guard team received a military honor during a Chicago White Sox home game, July 9, 2025....
Story by Matthew Wheaton | Joint Munitions Command | 07.02.2025
At the end of June, Dan Driscoll, the 26th Secretary of the Army, made his first official visit to the Rock Island Arsenal – an installation that has supported Army readiness since 1862....
Story by Spc. Danielle Rayon | 145th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 04.08.2025
Fort McGregor, N.M. – Twenty-six observer coach/trainers with First Army Division West went head-to-head to determine which team is the “Best in the West” during this year’s Best OC/T Competition, held at Camp McGregor, New Mexico, April 7-9, 2025. The 13 teams—each consisting of one officer and one noncommissioned officer—put their technical and tactical skills to the test over......
Story by Staff Sgt. Avery Cunningham | 181st Multifunctional Training Brigade | 04.02.2025
The 181st Infantry Brigade’s (Multifunctional Training Brigade) third annual Eagle Best Observer, Coach, and Trainer (OC/T) Competition was held at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, from March 12 to March 14, 2025. The event allows competitors to demonstrate their OC/T proficiency through the competition while building unit cohesion and pushing themselves to their limits. It encourages OC/Ts across the......
Story by Staff Sgt. Marlana Cureton | 188th Infantry Brigade | 03.31.2025
FORT KNOX, Ky. – 11 two-man teams from across First Army Division East competed in the “Beast in the East” Best Observer Coach/Trainer (OC/T) Competition to test their physical endurance, tactical proficiency, and leadership skills, March 24-27, 2025....
Story by Staff Sgt. Marlana Cureton | 188th Infantry Brigade | 03.11.2025
FORT STEWART, Ga – The 188th Infantry Brigade, a First Army training support brigade, partnered with 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team (2nd ABCT), 3rd Infantry Division (3rd ID), to validate training during Marne Focus on Fort Stewart March 4-10, 2025....
