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Army PT uniform
Army

Army PT uniform isn’t going away, but more options coming, service says

The Army is clarifying that it is not replacing its current PT gear. Rather, it is developing new optional items for soldiers to wear.

Army Basic Training
Army

Army revamps basic training to simulate battlefield stalked by drone swarms

The capstone event of Army basic training now includes lessons on how soldiers can conceal themselves from drones.

A US. Air Force B-2 Spirt assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman Air Force Base receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard in the sky over northwest Missouri on August 29, 2018. U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot
Air Force

B-2 bombers strike Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen

The Air Force and Navy launched a coordinated set of airstrikes on five locations inside Yemen.

220309-N-DU622-1001 PACIFIC OCEAN (Mar. 9), An F/A-18F Super Hornet, from the "Flying Eagles" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122, flies over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is underway conducting routine operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin McTaggart)
Navy

Growler crew still missing as Navy searchers locate crash site near Mount Rainier

Navy spy planes and sub hunters were among the searchers who spotted the Growler wreckage Wednesday afternoon in remote mountains. The crew remains unaccounted for.

U.S. Army air defenders assigned to 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Delta Battery pose on a 10th Army Air Missile Defense Command Patriot launching station Aug. 15 in Poland with the outgoing commander Capt. Robert Knabel. Alongside our allies and partners, 10th AAMDC systems demonstrate the readiness, capacity and resolve to deter and, if necessary, defeat aggression. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Smith)
Army

Army more than doubled soldiers re-assigned to its ‘most deployed formation’

Over 170 soldiers transferred to air defense from other fields, as the Army looks to meet increased deployments for air defenders among growing conflicts.

Combat Infantry Badge
Army

Army announces ‘Master Combat Badge’ to combine CIB and EIB for infantry soldiers

Equivalent awards will be issued for medics and other soldiers who have earned both a combat and expert badge in their field.

New Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), 82nd Airborne Division conduct physical training (PT) with the Brigade command team and Holistic Health and Fitness team on Fort Liberty, NC, September 19, 2024. Following PT, Paratroopers attended the welcome brief, where they were introduced to the CAB's history, staff, and resources for Paratroopers. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Vincent Levelev)
Army

The Army is redesigning its PT uniform: ‘If we’re going to be fit, then we’re also going to look good’

The Army’s top enlisted leader said the current PT gear does not “represent who we are as warfighters.”

An AH-64E Apache Guardian and UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter conduct a multi-ship capabilities demonstration at Fort Rucker, Alabama, October 27, 2022. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Andy Thaggard)
Army

With new bullets, the Army wants to turn Apaches and Bradleys into drone killers

The new rounds will be built to take-down drones with timed fuses.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct cold load training on UH-60 Blackhawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters as part of exercise Saber Junction 24 in Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 29, 2024. Saber Junction 24 is a multinational rotational exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with more than 4,500 participants from the U.S. and Allied and partner nations at Hohenfels training area. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is the U.S. Army's Contingency Response Force in Europe, providing rapidly deployable forces to the United States European, African, and Central Command areas of responsibility. Forward deployed across Italy and Germany, the brigade routinely trains alongside NATO allies and partners to build partnerships and strengthen the alliance. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joskanny J. Lua)
Army

The Army is giving all soldiers a $240 special pay while deployed

All soldiers on "operational" deployments will get the pay bump, regardless of rank. Training deployments will not count.

Soldiers stand in formation during the 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment, 194th Armored Brigade, Basic Combat Training Graduation Ceremony on the Inouye Parade Field at the National Infantry Museum in Columbus, Ga., June 19, 2019. The parade field, which was built in 2009, is sprinkled with soil from the battlegrounds of Yorktown, Va., Antietam at Sharpsburg, Md., Soissons and Normandy, France, Corregidor Island, Philippines, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Now, every infantryman who graduates from Fort Benning, Ga., receives the honor of walking across the hallowed ground that heroes before them fought on during every major American conflict. Educators from Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee attended the ceremony during the U.S. Army, Baton Rouge Recruiting Battalion Education Tour at the Maneuver Center of Excellence in Fort Benning, Ga., from June 19 to June 21, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Adam Garlington, Baton Rouge Recruiting Battalion)
Army

Army ups recruiting goal to 61,000 soldiers in 2025, an 11% jump

After meeting its 2024 recruiting goals, the Army wants to recruit 6,000 more soldiers in 2025.

A F-22 fighter jet takes off a runway, air visibly disturbed by its speed.
News

Drones swarmed a military base for days. The Pentagon still doesn’t know why.

The military and the Pentagon’s UFO investigating arm have tried to determine the source of the drones that flew over Langley Air Force Base.

A THAAD rocket battery fires, with one munition launching from the system in a plume of fire into the sky.
Middle East

Pentagon to send anti-air battery, dozens of troops to Israel

The THAAD anti-ballistic missile system is being sent to bolster the country’s defenses against rockets and drones.

Four people in skydiving gear, wearing Americna flag-patterned helmets, walk towards a plane to skydive.
Army

Army soldiers, veterans, help Team USA win gold at World Skydiving Championships

This year’s 8-Way competition team saw soldiers and civilian skydivers break the world record for completed formations in one jump.

US forces bomb ‘multiple’ ISIS camps in Syria
Middle East

US forces bomb ‘multiple’ ISIS camps in Syria

The coordinated airstrikes are the latest in a series of recent operations against the terror group.

Army cav scout sentenced to 14 years for plot to help ISIS ambush troops
Army

Army cav scout sentenced to 14 years for plot to help ISIS ambush troops

Cole Bridges attempted to provide material and logistical support to the terror group while serving in the 3rd Infantry Division.

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Army

New York Guard helicopter crashed in Texas after ‘unanticipated’ spin, review board finds

The March crash killed both New York National Guard pilots and a Border Patrol agent. A safety report found the helicopter spun but redacted the cause.

Navy SEALs Ingram and Chambers
Navy

Investigation into SEALs’ deaths underscores dangers of ship-boarding missions

A Navy investigation found that two SEALs were lost in a matter of seconds after one fell into the water and the other jumped in to save him.

Clayton and Brett Davenport
Navy

Inspired by son, father reenlists in Navy 20 years later

Brett Davenport left the Navy in 1998. Twenty years later, he had to lose 57 pounds to reenlist.

Data Analysis and Protect Insights to Improve Your Business Process with Software Development. A female software engineer on software project development to analyzing and ensuring reliability in a tech business office.

Everything veterans need to know about post-military security clearances

Maintaining your clearance is a path to future employment.

Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) Soldier Sgt. 1st Class Thomas A. Foster, HIARNG drug testing coordinator, demonstrates how to properly place a seal on a testing bottle during a Unit Prevention Leader (UPL) Certification Training course, Pearl City, Hawaii, November 14-15, 2022. As a certified UPL they are expected to be the Commander’s subject matter expert on all areas of the Army Substance Abuse Program, to conduct urinalysis collections and assist the Commander in the administration of Unit drug testing. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Mariah-Alexsandra K. Manandic-Kapu)
Army

Army says to avoid poppy seeds and targets delta-8 in substance abuse regs

Updates to the Army’s substance abuse regulations tells soldiers not to eat poppy seeds and targets delta-8.