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.

Deploying U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the 510th Regional Support Group, 7th Mission Support Command, participated in a farewell ceremony Oct. 24, at Daenner Chapel on Daenner Kaserne. The 510th RSG is scheduled to mobilize across the European theater, assuming base support and life-sustainment operation responsibilities from the 297th RSG of the Alaska National Guard, reinforcing the Army’s deterrence posture along the eastern flank.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth today announced a series of 10 new directives aimed at strengthening the War Department's people and culture during an in-person speech in Quantico, Virginia, to the U.S. military's most senior leaders.

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.

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.

Fort Indiantown Gap was the busiest National Guard training center in the nation in fiscal year 2025.

Dr. Shang-Su Wu and Dr. Collin Koh discuss the ties between the Philippines and Taiwan and how the Philippines would be affected in a conflict between Taiwan and China. Their discussion also delves into topics such as military modernization in the Philippines and US involvement in the Philippines.