Arlington Cemetery Takes Visitors Through Army History for America250 

The Arlington National Cemetery partnered with the National Museum of the United States Army to host a “History Hike” series, bringing guests through historic military gravestones reaching back to the American Revolution. According to an Arlington National Cemetery release, 50 attendees walked through the tour, hosted by the cemetery’s historians, and visited six gravesites and two memorials. The program is run as part of America 250. 

Arkansas Breaks Ground on Academic Training Center 

Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Arkansas broke ground on a new academic training facility for F-35 pilots. The center will house four advanced F-35 flight simulators in a 44,000-square-foot center. According to an Army report, the center took $75 million from the $600 million allocated to the full training center. 

Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser