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Tactics (Page 16)

News, explainers, and analysis on military tactics.

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Male And Female Marine Recruits To Train Together At Parris Island, But Not For The Reason You Think
Training

Male And Female Marine Recruits To Train Together At Parris Island, But Not For The Reason You Think

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jan 5, 2019

These Troops Hanging With President Trump In Iraq Are Ready To F*cking Operate, Bro
Tactics

These Troops Hanging With President Trump In Iraq Are Ready To F*cking Operate, Bro

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Dec 27, 2018

The Number Of Challenge Coins That Are Passed Out Is Too Damn High
Tactics

The Number Of Challenge Coins That Are Passed Out Is Too Damn High

By Carl Forsling

Posted on Dec 22, 2018

‘When Your Brother’s Down, You Go To Your Brother’ — Fatally Shot, This Marine Rendered Aid To Fellow Officer For As Long As He Could
Rescue

‘When Your Brother’s Down, You Go To Your Brother’ — Fatally Shot, This Marine Rendered Aid To Fellow Officer For As Long As He Could

By James Clark

Posted on Dec 21, 2018

Here’s All The Sweet Gear US Troops Will Rock Downrange In 2019
Tactics

Here’s All The Sweet Gear US Troops Will Rock Downrange In 2019

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 20, 2018

How A Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Exercise Led To An Airman Shooting A Door 5 Times
Training

How A Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Exercise Led To An Airman Shooting A Door 5 Times

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 20, 2018

The Taliban Are Watching US Troops With Drones ’24/7′ In Afghanistan
Intelligence

The Taliban Are Watching US Troops With Drones ’24/7′ In Afghanistan

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 14, 2018

Russian Mapping Service Reveals Secretive Military Bases Across The Middle East
Intelligence

Russian Mapping Service Reveals Secretive Military Bases Across The Middle East

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 12, 2018

Army Guard Investigating Whether Training, Equipment Lapses Led To Death Of EOD Soldier In Afghanistan
Training

Army Guard Investigating Whether Training, Equipment Lapses Led To Death Of EOD Soldier In Afghanistan

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 10, 2018

An Insurgency Reading List From Max Brooks, Author Of ‘World War Z’
Warfare

An Insurgency Reading List From Max Brooks, Author Of ‘World War Z’

By Tom Ricks

Posted on Dec 4, 2018

Iran Is Sending Its New Homegrown ‘Stealth’ Destroyer To Tangle With The US
Stealth

Iran Is Sending Its New Homegrown ‘Stealth’ Destroyer To Tangle With The US

By Jared Keller

Posted on Dec 1, 2018

Swedish Pilots Awarded US Air Medals For Classified Cold War Blackbird Escort Op
Intelligence

Swedish Pilots Awarded US Air Medals For Classified Cold War Blackbird Escort Op

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 29, 2018

Operation Molotov: Why NATO Just Flat Out Collapsed In The Summer Of 2024
Warfare

Operation Molotov: Why NATO Just Flat Out Collapsed In The Summer Of 2024

By John T. Kuehn

Posted on Nov 27, 2018

CIA Officer William Francis Buckley Deserved A Better Book Than The New ‘Beirut Rules’
Intelligence

CIA Officer William Francis Buckley Deserved A Better Book Than The New ‘Beirut Rules’

By Tom Ricks

Posted on Nov 23, 2018

Female Marines First To Graduate Boot Camp Wearing New Dress Blue Coat
Training

Female Marines First To Graduate Boot Camp Wearing New Dress Blue Coat

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 21, 2018

5 Pieces Of Military Tech Powering The Warfighters Of The Future (You Can Only Eat One)
Tactics

5 Pieces Of Military Tech Powering The Warfighters Of The Future (You Can Only Eat One)

By Team T&P

Posted on Nov 20, 2018

Here’s Why It Will Take Until 2028 To Make Soldiers Look Like They Did In 1945
Tactics

Here’s Why It Will Take Until 2028 To Make Soldiers Look Like They Did In 1945

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 20, 2018

US Military’s Computers Are Vulnerable To Hackers, Audit Finds
Intelligence

US Military’s Computers Are Vulnerable To Hackers, Audit Finds

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 16, 2018

First Female Soldier In Decades Selected For Green Beret Training
Training

First Female Soldier In Decades Selected For Green Beret Training

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 15, 2018

The US Military Would Suffer A ‘Decisive’ Defeat In A War With Russia Or China, New Report Says
Warfare

The US Military Would Suffer A ‘Decisive’ Defeat In A War With Russia Or China, New Report Says

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 14, 2018

Army Adopts World War II ‘Pink And Greens’ Uniform For All Soldiers
Tactics

Army Adopts World War II ‘Pink And Greens’ Uniform For All Soldiers

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 12, 2018

Clueless Journalist Gets Dragged For Saying ‘America Isn’t At War’ In Election Day Tweet
Warfare

Clueless Journalist Gets Dragged For Saying ‘America Isn’t At War’ In Election Day Tweet

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Nov 7, 2018

The Coast Guard Is Going To Train With This Airsoft Gun
Training

The Coast Guard Is Going To Train With This Airsoft Gun

By Jared Keller

Posted on Nov 6, 2018

How To Find Meaning After The Military: Grow Your Own Identity
Training

How To Find Meaning After The Military: Grow Your Own Identity

By Tom Ricks

Posted on Nov 2, 2018

A Porn-Watching Employee Got Government Networks Infected With Russian Malware
Intelligence

A Porn-Watching Employee Got Government Networks Infected With Russian Malware

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Oct 30, 2018

The Way To Fix The Military Decision-Making Process Is To Fix Your Own Self With More Tough Training
Training

The Way To Fix The Military Decision-Making Process Is To Fix Your Own Self With More Tough Training

By Tom Ricks

Posted on Oct 30, 2018

Navy Training Commander Fired ‘Due To Loss Of Confidence In His Ability To Command’
Training

Navy Training Commander Fired ‘Due To Loss Of Confidence In His Ability To Command’

By Adam Linehan

Posted on Oct 28, 2018

DoD Wants More Hackers To (Legally) Break Into Its Websites
Intelligence

DoD Wants More Hackers To (Legally) Break Into Its Websites

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Oct 24, 2018

South Carolina Inmates Allegedly Posed As Underage Girls To Blackmail Soldiers On Dating Apps
Intelligence

South Carolina Inmates Allegedly Posed As Underage Girls To Blackmail Soldiers On Dating Apps

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 22, 2018

The Air Force Still Can’t Explain Why It Spent $1,280 On A Coffee Cup
Tactics

The Air Force Still Can’t Explain Why It Spent $1,280 On A Coffee Cup

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Oct 22, 2018

Sergeant Becomes First Female Marine To Get Through 2nd Phase Of MARSOC Training Pipeline
Training

Sergeant Becomes First Female Marine To Get Through 2nd Phase Of MARSOC Training Pipeline

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 22, 2018

The MDMP Actually Provides Flexibility — You Just Have to Know How To Do It
Training

The MDMP Actually Provides Flexibility — You Just Have to Know How To Do It

By Capt. Paul Hill, U.S. Army

Posted on Oct 22, 2018

Ecuador To Julian Assange: Clean Up After Your Damn Cat
Intelligence

Ecuador To Julian Assange: Clean Up After Your Damn Cat

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Oct 16, 2018

The Military Decision-Making Process Is An Inflexible Mess. Here’s How To Fix It
Training

The Military Decision-Making Process Is An Inflexible Mess. Here’s How To Fix It

By Jamie Schwandt

Posted on Oct 16, 2018

The Pentagon’s Travel Records Were Hacked, Possibly Affecting 30,000 Personnel
Intelligence

The Pentagon’s Travel Records Were Hacked, Possibly Affecting 30,000 Personnel

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Oct 13, 2018

Pentagon Orders Entire F-35 Fleet Grounded
Stealth

Pentagon Orders Entire F-35 Fleet Grounded

By James Clark

Posted on Oct 11, 2018

New Report Says Pentagon Cyber Security Is A Huge Dumpster Fire
Intelligence

New Report Says Pentagon Cyber Security Is A Huge Dumpster Fire

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Oct 9, 2018

Military Leaders Are Starting To Freak Out Over Russia’s Information Warfare Dominance
Intelligence

Military Leaders Are Starting To Freak Out Over Russia’s Information Warfare Dominance

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Oct 9, 2018

‘We Have No Way Of Addressing This’: Ex-NSA Scientist Reacts To China Sneaking Microchips Into DoD Servers
Intelligence

‘We Have No Way Of Addressing This’: Ex-NSA Scientist Reacts To China Sneaking Microchips Into DoD Servers

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Oct 4, 2018

China Snuck A Tiny Microchip Inside Servers Used By The DoD And CIA
Intelligence

China Snuck A Tiny Microchip Inside Servers Used By The DoD And CIA

By Jared Keller

Posted on Oct 4, 2018

The Air Force Used VR To Train Pilots In Half The Time At A Fraction Of The Cost
Training

The Air Force Used VR To Train Pilots In Half The Time At A Fraction Of The Cost

By Paul Szoldra

Posted on Oct 2, 2018

HUMINT Isn’t Dead, It Just Smells That Way. Time For Us To Learn From the Past
Intelligence

HUMINT Isn’t Dead, It Just Smells That Way. Time For Us To Learn From the Past

By Caesar Kalinowski

Posted on Oct 2, 2018

What ‘Jack Ryan’ Reveals About How Popular Culture Impacts Our Understanding Of War
Warfare

What ‘Jack Ryan’ Reveals About How Popular Culture Impacts Our Understanding Of War

By James Fahy, Emma Moore

Posted on Oct 1, 2018

The Map And Compass Preferred By Navy SEALS — And The German Air Force
Tactics

The Map And Compass Preferred By Navy SEALS — And The German Air Force

By Chief Kristin Beck (Ret.)

Posted on Sep 19, 2018

The Air Force Must Embrace The Suck Ahead Of The Next Big War, Goldfein Says
Warfare

The Air Force Must Embrace The Suck Ahead Of The Next Big War, Goldfein Says

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Sep 18, 2018

These Ingenious Marines Developed A Money-Saving New Use For The Reflective Belt
Tactics

These Ingenious Marines Developed A Money-Saving New Use For The Reflective Belt

By Jared Keller

Posted on Sep 12, 2018

Watch Troops In Afghanistan Try The MRE Pizza For The First Time
Tactics

Watch Troops In Afghanistan Try The MRE Pizza For The First Time

By Jared Keller

Posted on Sep 6, 2018

This Ralph Lauren Peacoat With Chief Petty Officer Insignia Costs More Than A Chief’s Pay
Tactics

This Ralph Lauren Peacoat With Chief Petty Officer Insignia Costs More Than A Chief’s Pay

By Matt Ufford

Posted on Aug 27, 2018

LikeWar: How Social Media Became The Locus Of 21st Century War
Warfare

LikeWar: How Social Media Became The Locus Of 21st Century War

By Crispin Burke

Posted on Aug 27, 2018

The F-35 Lightning II Can’t Handle Lightning
Stealth

The F-35 Lightning II Can’t Handle Lightning

By Jared Keller

Posted on Aug 27, 2018

One Reason We Have Endless War: We Pay For Conflict Differently Than We Used To
Warfare

One Reason We Have Endless War: We Pay For Conflict Differently Than We Used To

By Sarah E. Kreps

Posted on Aug 21, 2018

What Is The US Military’s Oldest Piece Of Gear?
Tactics

What Is The US Military’s Oldest Piece Of Gear?

By Tom Ricks

Posted on Aug 21, 2018

Urban Outfitters Is Selling The Military’s Most Reviled Piece Of Gear
Tactics

Urban Outfitters Is Selling The Military’s Most Reviled Piece Of Gear

By James Clark

Posted on Aug 15, 2018

10 Essential Fieldcraft Survival Tips, According To A Veteran
Survival

10 Essential Fieldcraft Survival Tips, According To A Veteran

By Team T&P

Posted on Aug 14, 2018

What The Fresh Hell Is Going On With This Air Force Uniform Photo?
Tactics

What The Fresh Hell Is Going On With This Air Force Uniform Photo?

By Jared Keller

Posted on Aug 12, 2018

Army Pumps Brakes On Discharging MAVNI Recruits Amid Accusations Of ‘Purging Immigrants’
Training

Army Pumps Brakes On Discharging MAVNI Recruits Amid Accusations Of ‘Purging Immigrants’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 11, 2018

The Navy Is ‘Preparing For Battle’ In The North Atlantic
Training

The Navy Is ‘Preparing For Battle’ In The North Atlantic

By Jared Keller

Posted on Aug 9, 2018

Underwater torpedo was pioneered by a group of Marine special operators as a way to practice remaining calm and controlled while diving.
Training

A Group Of Marine Raiders Created An Underwater Sport For Training — And It’s Gaining Traction

By James Clark

Posted on Aug 8, 2018

6 Marine Officers Bounced Amid Allegations Of Cheating On TBS Land Navigation Course
Training

6 Marine Officers Bounced Amid Allegations Of Cheating On TBS Land Navigation Course

By Jared Keller

Posted on Aug 8, 2018

Army Looking At New Arctic Footwear That Could Replace ‘Mickey Mouse/ Bunny Boots’
Tactics

Army Looking At New Arctic Footwear That Could Replace ‘Mickey Mouse/ Bunny Boots’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 3, 2018

9 Ways To MacGyver Your Life With A Rip It Can
Survival

9 Ways To MacGyver Your Life With A Rip It Can

By Team T&P

Posted on Aug 3, 2018

The Pentagon Condemns The State Of US Professional Military Education
Training

The Pentagon Condemns The State Of US Professional Military Education

By Tom Ricks

Posted on Aug 2, 2018

Aspiring Lieutenants Practice Getting Lost On Land Navigation Training
Training

Aspiring Lieutenants Practice Getting Lost On Land Navigation Training

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Jul 31, 2018

The Future Of Information Warfare Is Here — And The Russians Are Already Doing It
Intelligence

The Future Of Information Warfare Is Here — And The Russians Are Already Doing It

By Tom Ricks

Posted on Jul 31, 2018