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Odierno: Sequestration Could Hollow Army

Brig. Gen. Diana Holland receives the colors from U.S. Military Academy Superintendent, Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen, as she assumes command of the U.S. Corps of Cadets Jan. 5. (U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Vito T. Bryant)

First Female West Point Commandant of Cadets Assumes New Role

For the first time in its history, the Army has installed a female officer as the commandant of cadets at the U.S. Military...

An AH-64D Apache Longbow with the South Carolina Army National Guard releases flares during a test over Camp Tajo, Iraq, in 2011. (U.S. Army National Guard, Tracci Dorgan)

Army Europe to Request Additional Aviation Support

U.S. Army Europe is planning to request additional aviation support, through regionally aligned forces, to make up for...

An Intelligence and Sustainment Company team races through the snow transporting a simulated casualty to a landing zone during the Gauntlet Challenge on Fort Drum, N.Y., in this file photo. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Ferdinand Rejano)

Soldiers Can Mix Camo Patterns for Cold-Weather Gear

As winter weather approaches and temperatures drop, Soldiers turn to their cold-weather gear to keep warm outdoors while...

The Army Training and Doctrine Command has created a smartphone app

Army Training and Doctrine Command Launches App Store

The "TRADOC Application Gateway," or "TAG," will host unclassified, non-"FOUO" apps and interactive digital publications

Online misconduct is the use of electronic communication to inflict harm, including harassment, bullying, hazing, stalking, discrimination, retaliation, or any other types of misconduct that undermine dignity and respect. U.S. Army photo/ C. Todd Lopez

For Those Still Unsure, Army Defines 'Online Misconduct'

If Soldiers were still unsure of what bad behavior looks like online, the Army clarified it for them in an "All Army...

Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno speaks to Soldiers, assigned to Task Force 2-10th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, at the Joint Readiness Training Center, La., April 22, 2015. (U.S. Army photo)

Odierno: End-Strength Issue Still Unsettled

When the Army's chief of staff retires in August, he said one thing he will be leaving for his successor is the unfinished...

The M109 Paladin Integrated Management program is one of the Army's top 12 critical programs in the Fiscal Year 2016 budget. (U.S. Army photo)

Army Lists Top 12 Items in Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request

Topping the list of things the Army wants in its $127 billion Fiscal Year 2016 budget request are 12 critical programs that...

WWII Vet Awarded 'Order of the Rising Sun'

Army Aviation Concerned About Industrial Base

First Female Four-Star General Retires

Radar to Allow UAS to Fly in National Air Space

New Tactical Network Set to Begin in the Fall

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Pvt. Paul Douglas, age 50, performs a rifle inspection with his drill instructor aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot S.C., 1942. Douglas, at age 50 was the oldest recruit in the history of Parris Island, and went on to become a purple heart recipient and Chicago senator (DVIDS).

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Army Capt. Jeremy Kuykendall and his wife Kate, cradle their daughter

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Industry partners demonstrate an AI-enabled robotic combat system during Operation Hard Kill at Fort Drum, New York, Aug. 1, 2024. The Pentagon is racing to integrate artificial intelligence into military operations, with the Department of War investing $100 million to accelerate AI adoption across autonomous weapons systems and battlefield command decisions. The demonstration reflects the military's urgency to deploy AI before adversaries like China and Russia gain an irreversible technological edge. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Eric-James Estrada)

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WAVES pigeon trainers release homing pigeons during training, February 1944. These birds flew messages from Navy blimps hunting German U-boats when radio silence was critical to avoid detection. (U.S. Navy/National Archives)

How Pigeons Helped U.S. Navy Blimps Hunt German U-Boats in World War II

The U.S. Navy's use of pigeons began decades before World War II, but the birds found their most critical mission during the...

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A simulated beach assault in which artillery was fired from the sand toward the interior of the sprawling base was intended...

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A painting of a Defense Support Program satellite from the Air Force Art collection. DSP provides a variety of national security capabilities. Its flagship mission of launch detection was made famous during the Cold War. (U.S. Air Force image)

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