The Army's nationwide “Skyfoundry” effort is turning depots and arsenals that once built tank parts and artillery shells into a network of drone factories.
A portrait in grit and self-sacrifice, retired Army Sgt. Ezra Maes did the unthinkable in order to try to help a teammate: He amputated his own leg after a tank accident.
According to his Coast Guard supervisor, two hikers would have almost certainly died had they not received help from then-Aviation Survival Technician 2 Trevor Salt.