May 28, 2026 - Rows of yellow school buses filled the parking lots of Sadowski Field as the booming echoes of drill sergeants resonated in the air. Mixed with the exhausted but determined breathing of high school athletes, the familiar sound of military discipline reverberated as students pushed past their limits and navigated an Army obstacle course.

May 11, 2026 - The bright lights of Desert Diamond Arena shone on a new class of recruits as Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers and the Mayor’s Military Mission hosted the annual Military Induction Ceremony. This is a grand, community-wide "sending off" for the Valley’s bravest sons and daughters before they march toward the horizon of basic training.

April 29, 2026 - The U.S. Army Recruiting and Retention College hosted a graduation and promotion ceremony April 16, recognizing the achievements of the Army’s newest Recruiters. This graduation showcased legacy, leadership and generational service within the Army.

March 13, 2026 - The tarmac at Kansas City International Airport is usually a place of practiced routine, a landscape of humming engines and choreographed ground crews. But on March 2, 2026, the routine gave way to reverence as the “Freedom Plane” taxied to a halt. Inside the fuselage sat the "Documents That Forged a Nation"—original founding-era artifacts traveling under the watchful eye of the National Archives.

Feb. 10, 2026 - A High-Impact Visit to Strengthen Recruiting Operations