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.

The 445th Medical Detachment (Veterinary Services), based in Independence, Missouri, is used to a unique mission set of safeguarding food supplies, supporting military working dogs, and ensuring animal health by running vet treatment facilities. But at WAREX, a two-week field exercise designed to replicate the stress, friction and unpredictability of modern conflict, the unit focused on sharpening basic soldiering skills and practicing how to operate tactically under austere conditions.

U.S. Army Reserve “Blood and Fire” Soldiers assigned to the 63rd Readiness Division held a change of command ceremony, Sept. 27, 2025, on Moffet Field. The ceremony was hosted by U.S. Army Reserve Command Commanding General Lt. Gen. Robert E. Harter, who led Soldiers, community members, families, and distinguished guests in honoring Maj. Gen. Tracy L. Smith, as she bid farewell to her role as the 63rd RD commander and welcomed Maj. Gen. Windsor S. Buzza as he assumes his readiness division role.

Soldiers assigned to the 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command partnered with the Arlington Heights Police Department to conduct an active shooter training exercise Sept. 6, 2025, at the 85th USARSC headquarters.

Welcome to the Autumn 2025 issue of Parameters. We open with two In Focus commentaries. The first, “A Case for Military Proportionality: Disabling Nuclear Plants” by Henry Sokolski, offers practical ways in which military planners can disable civilian targets, such as nuclear infrastructure, without undermining operational goals, alliance cohesion, or long-term political objectives. Our second commentary, “The Consequences of Declining Patriotism in the United States” by Neil N. Snyder, presents findings from a national survey showing a decline in patriotism, especially among Generation Z nonveterans. His article highlights a growing civil-military values gap with implications for recruitment and national cohesion.

To avoid fighting “the last war,” strategic planners have tried to characterize the next fight, particularly as it relates to optimizing conventional forces and special operations forces (SOF) to be adept at large-scale combat operations (LSCO). However, a clearly articulated vision or guidance on how to evolve has not been consistently communicated.

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