Major General Michelle Link shares a heartfelt message with the Soldiers and civilians of the 75th U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command.

In honor of Veterans Day, Maj. Gen. Michelle Link commanding general, 75th U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command, expresses her gratitude for all who served in America's armed forces.

Soldiers from the 75th U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command played a critical role in testing advanced aviation and autonomous systems at Experimental Demonstration Gateway Event 24, a high-profile Army exercise aimed at modernizing air capabilities for future battlefields. Through direct collaboration with industry experts at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, the Soldiers provided frontline insights to refine these cutting-edge technologies, bridging the gap between concept and real-world application.

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers participated in Holistic Health and Fitness Integrator Augmentation Training at the Army Reserve Medical Command from Jan. 21-25, as part of a Reserve-focused course designed to help leaders apply the Army’s Holistic Health and Fitness, or H2F, system at the unit level.

Spreading her wings, the Army’s newest “full-bird” colonel recently pinned on new silver eagles. Jennifer S. Pampuch Borden, U.S. Army Financial Management Command Reserve Component senior advisor and U.S. Army Reserve Medical Command assistant chief of staff for resource management, was promoted to the rank of U.S. Army colonel during a special ceremony at the Maj. Gen. Emmett J. Bean Federal Center in Indianapolis, Jan. 9.

 “I want you to view Valley Forge as a forward operating base,” said Stephen Harlan, command historian for the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Readiness Division, during the division's first staff ride of the year Jan. 23.

Welcome to the Winter 2025–26 issue of Parameters, which consists of an In Focus special commentary, two forums (Indo-Pacific Deterrence and Considerations for Modern Warfare), and the new Strategic Competition Corner.

On Feb. 5, Tobyhanna Army Depot memorialized its Wideband Integration Center (WIC) in memory of Tania Perciaccante, a respected engineer whose work was pivotal to America's national defense.

The U.S. Army is beating the drum of modernization and transformation. From combatant commands to the squad and team, every unit and Soldier feels the pace of change. Yet many training exercises remain tied to legacy formats developed during the Global War on Terror, producing scenarios and control processes that are increasingly misaligned with the demands of large-scale combat operations (LSCO), contested information environments, and accelerated decision cycles.