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.

Soldiers assigned to the 2-382nd Logistic Support Battalion, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, conducted their 11-lane “Mustangs Challenge” event, December 14, 2025, at Fort Hood, Texas to enhance individual and collective readiness levels.

The Department of the Army announces its five winners of the 10th Annual Army Community Partnership Awards.

Maj. Prasert Ammartek has lived a life shaped by discipline and service. He spent 19 years as a Buddhist forest monk and has served 14 years in the U.S. Army. Today, he brings both paths together in his role as a chaplain and mentor to Soldiers.

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.

Soldiers assigned to the 2-382nd Logistic Support Battalion, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, conducted their 11-lane “Mustangs Challenge” event, December 14, 2025, at Fort Hood, Texas to enhance individual and collective readiness levels.

Presidential management style, foreign policy preferences, and domestic political interests all affect the national security agenda. International crises, however, are particularly likely to garner the attention of the National Security Council. This article analyzes a novel data set of all the issues raised at National Security Council meetings from 1947 to 1993 and finds that contemporaneous crises are very likely to be discussed, but that crisis management attenuates the Council’s attention to noncrisis national security matters. The results suggest presidents focus on crises at the expense of other strategic matters, and they do so when political conditions favor crisis management.