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Here is the training that the Army says is no longer mandatory
The changes come as part of a broader focus shift toward war fighting, readiness, and removes “burdens” on soldiers to do extra training in other categories, Army officials announced.
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Mold in privatized housing cost this Navy family their health and reenlistment bonus
Jackie and Anthonie Talarico say their family developed chronic health issues and spent an entire reenlistment bonus to replace furniture ruined by mold in Navy housing. They have joined a lawsuit against Balfour Beatty, the private contractor.
Hegseth directs service chiefs to conduct ‘sex-neutral’ review of combat arms standards
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that the standards for combat arms jobs must be “based solely on the operational demands of the occupation and the readiness needed to confront any adversary.”
Navy destroyer helps apprehend 13 people for border security mission
The USS Spruance used its radar to help the Coast Guard and agents with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to intercept a vessel.
More A-10 Warthogs deploy to the Middle East
“Several” Warthogs and more than 300 airmen are deploying as the U.S. military builds up forces in the region amid ongoing fighting with Houthi militants in Yemen.
Iraq War movie ‘Warfare’ is a beautiful depiction of an ugly war
Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland’s recreation of a mission in Ramadi gone wrong hits with visceral and personal details.
Green Beret killed in Niger awarded Silver Star after new footage emerges
Staff Sgt. Bryan Black’s award was upgraded after the Army obtained new footage of his actions in the deadly firefight.
When are classified war plans neither ‘classified’ nor ‘war plans’
“It’s dumbfounding to even contemplate an argument that this would not be classified,” said national security attorney Mark Zaid.
Those ‘Hegseth bodyguards’ are actually there for the Air Force’s ‘Doomsday’ plane
Members of the Air Force’s National Airborne Operations Center Security Forces team travel with the E-4B Nightwatch aircraft — not as personal guards to the Secretary of Defense, as some speculated.
Ranger School’s new fitness test is tougher than ever, but nixes sit-ups
Earning a Ranger Tab will now include a sandbag lift, a buddy carry, crawls and other ‘functional fitness’ events — but no sit-ups.
Marine vet buys sword that slayed the lava monster in the iconic 90s recruiting ad
Marine veteran Jackson Dodd recently bought the iconic sword from the original blacksmith who forged it for the legendary “Rite of Passage” recruiting commercial.
Army locates Hercules vehicle that missing 3rd Infantry Division soldiers were in
The Army confirmed that searchers had found the M88 Hercules the soldiers were assigned to submerged in a body of water. No update was available on the soldiers.
Troops in Stryker armored vehicles to patrol southern border
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has authorized U.S. troops deployed to the southern border to use Strykers and other tactical military vehicles for patrols.
This photo of Air Force special ops pool training is chaos. There’s a reason for that.
This picture of an underwater drill at a selection course for Air Force Special Tactics Officers is confusing as hell and that’s by design.
Army wants junior officers to fix quality-of-life issues that drive soldiers out
The Army’s Junior Officer Counsel pilot program aims to get officers to come up with solutions for quality of life problems that are driving soldiers out of the Army.
When rank-and-file troops leak secrets, they often end up in the brig
“Oh, I’d be court-martialed for that,” said a former military judge after news broke that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may have texted strike plans to a journalist.
‘100% OPSEC’ apparently means texting military plans to a reporter
Defense officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, discussed the plans and intelligence sources behind a U.S. airstrike on Houthi rebels in a group chat that included a reporter.
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