What started as a First Army initiative to track information about their partners in the National Guard and Reserve has ...

Jim speaks with Lt. General Mark Landes, the Commander of the First Army, about Memorial Day, the future of the Rock Island Arsenal, and recruitment rates in the armed forces. Lt.

From left, Reps. Eric Sorensen and Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll walk at the Rock Island Arsenal on Monday, June 30, 2025. COURTESY OF REP. ERIC SORENSEN'S OFFICE ...

Local News Local lawmakers call US Army secretary's visit to the Rock Island Arsenal a success A merger proposed by the U.S. Department of Defense could cut up to 400 jobs from the base.

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. — Leadership for the U.S. Army Sustainment Command (ASC) at the Rock Island Arsenal officially changed hands Thursday during an assumption of command ceremony. Maj. Gen ...

There’s going to be a great deal of noise in Rock Island on Wednesday and Thursday morning, but there’s no need to panic. The Arsenal is using its cannons in a command change ceremony. They ...

U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll said during a Senate subcommittee hearing earlier this week that he plans to visit the Rock Island Arsenal. The comments were made during a Defense ...

Federal lawmakers in the Quad-Cities are urging the U.S. Army Secretary to protect the Rock Island Arsenal from potential cuts. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, released a letter her office ...

The Arsenal, located on a large Mississippi River island between Davenport, Iowa and Rock Island, Illinois, is the only active U.S. Army foundry.

ROCK ISLAND, Iowa (KWQC) - A long-standing Quad Cities tradition rolled out with a patriotic twist this Father’s Day as more than 800 riders pedaled through the Rock Island Arsenal for the first ...