National Guard Soldiers of the North Carolina 109th Military Police Battalion, and U.S. Army Reservists of the 336th Military Police Battalion conduct a Relief in Place and Transfer of Authority Ceremony at Camp Kosciuszko, Poland, on April 9th, 2026. U.S. Army V Corps, headquartered in Fort Knox, Kentucky, is the Army’s only forward-deployed corps in Europe, providing command and control of rotational forces in support of NATO allies and partners. V Corps enhances regional security, strengthens interoperability, and supports deterrence efforts across the European theater. (U.S. Army Reserve Video by Spc.Thomas Madrzak)
WASHINGTON — The 75th U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command has completed a detailed research effort to inform the development of the next iteration of the Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport, or SMET, a robotic platform designed to reduce Soldier load and provide mobile power in contested environments.
The study, led by Lt. Col. Vikram Mittal and Lt. Col. Wesley Brown, acquisition officers in the 75th USARIC, was conducted from May to...
In recent conflicts, the tactical impact of inexpensive, commercially available drones has been undeniable. Adversaries are leveraging these readily accessible systems to innovate faster than traditional military procurement cycles can match. This creates a critical capability gap and increases risk to the force. The project called Rapid Attritable Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) Strike, or RACS framework, is intended to close this gap by...
