U.S. Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery Regiment, 7th Infantry Division/Multi-Domain Command-Pacific fire an M28A1 Reduced Range Practice Rocket from an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System after rolling off a runnymede-class large landing craft during maritime key terrain security operations as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026, at Balabac Island, Palawan,, May 2, 2026. HIMARS in Balabac can be used to protect shipping going into the Sulu and Celebes Sea. The HIMARS was moved into position via Army Water Craft, the HIMARS shot, and then exfilled via Army Watercraft. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military that represents the strength of our alliance,...
Staff Sgt. Kolby Kapsner, a Combat Medic Specialist at 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division was just recognized as one of the best medics in the U.S. Army after winning first place at the 2026 U.S. Army Best Medic Competition at Camp Bullis, Texas, Jan. 29, 2026.
Sgt. Matthew Winters, a Combat Medic Specialist at the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, was recently recognized as one of the best medics in the U.S. Army after winning first place at the 2026 U.S. Army Best Medic Competition at Camp Bullis, Texas, Jan. 29, 2026.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency solemn mission is to identify and return the remains of U.S. service members who never came home. This work fulfills the nation's enduring promise: to leave no Soldier behind. Recently, that promise was fulfilled for the 7th Infantry Division with the identification and reinterment of four Soldiers who lost their lives during the Korean War: Cpl. John Spruell, Cpl. Frederick Higgins, Cpl. William Colby,...
