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.

For more than a decade, the U.S. Army Reserve–funded installation Fort Hunter Liggett has steadily advanced one of the Department of the Army’s most resilient and forward leaning energy and water programs. Through sustained investment in modern technologies, the installation has positioned itself as a leader across the Army’s enterprise, routinely sharing its expertise in microgrid operations, cybersecurity, and installation level resilience.

The Army Reserve has groups entering its ranks at many stages in their careers: fresh out of high school, newly graduated from college, or, more often, later in life. Supporting this increasingly common later-life transition, the Army has increased its maximum non-prior-service enlistment age to 42. Army policies like this have helped many achieve their dream of service, even if they didn't take the same path as those who started earlier in life.

The 81st Readiness Division welcomed its newest commanding general as Maj. Gen. Karen S. Monday Gresham relieved Maj. Gen. Patricia R. Wallace during a change of command ceremony on Fort Jackson, S.C., on Sept. 13.

AULI, India — U.S. and Indian Army forces officially opened Exercise Yudh Abhyas 2026 during a ceremony at Auli on Sept. 15, officially beginning two weeks of bilateral training focused on readiness, interoperability and cooperation.

Built on the ideas that stories are important and bind civilizations, which results in human societies working as information networks, Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI, by Yuval Noah Harari, is the third book exploring the evolution of humanity. Harari unpacks the idea that the networks people create have flaws and people tend to exploit these flaws to misuse power. Though the topic is heavy, the reviewer notes, Harari “presents deeply complex issues in ways that people from all walks of life can understand and appreciate.”

Death, Dominance, and State-Building: The US in Iraq and the Future of American Military Intervention, by Roger D. Petersen, analyzes America’s strategy in Iraq over the last 20 years and offers lessons learned for future US military interactions and state-building ventures. Reviewer Connor Halliday notes, “Military practitioners, strategists, and scholars of civil wars and state-building will all find Petersen’s work insightful and thought-provoking. The book’s value lies not just in its analysis of Iraq, but in its broader lessons for future US military interventions. ”