Over the weekend, the U.S. Army turned 251, counting the mandate from the Second Continental Congress to begin to replace the assorted colonial militia units besieging the British in Boston with an official army in the field, just 55 days after the Battles of Lexington and Concord and less than 72 hours before the Battle of Bunker/Breed’s Hill. Of note, the official order was to raise 10 companies of “expert riflemen” drawn from across the colonies and send them to Boston. Washington was selected to command said force the next day, on 15 June 1775. While the uniforms, tactics, arms, and training have changed, the Army remains. Army PFC Giovanni Tolbert fires a suppressed M7 NGSW-R during a Salaknib 2026 live-fire exercise at Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, June 2, 2026. Exercise Salaknib highlights the U.S.-Philippine alliance and supports efforts to maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific. (Army Photo 260602-A-PJ082-9481 by Spc. Justin Hicks)
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