U.S. Army Air Defenders assigned to Alpha Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 52D Air Defense Artillery Brigade, conduct short-range air defense operations in support of the 173rd Mobile Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) during Saber Junction 26 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 27-Sept. 3, 2026. Employing SGT STOUT Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense systems, 5-4 ADAR Soldiers protected field artillery positions from simulated UAS and other aerial threats during the exercise (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Zedekiah Kitchens & Luis Garcia).
U.S. Army medical leaders in Europe are fielding a new handheld diagnostic tool that can identify traumatic brain injuries in as little as 15 minutes. The i-STAT Alinity uses a small blood sample to detect biomarkers released after a brain injury occurs.
