Matthew Cox

Matthew Cox has been a defense reporter since 1998. During his time with Military.com he covered all the services, with a close eye on Army weapons development and procurement, body armor testing, camouflage, ammunition as well as readiness and training issues. He previously worked for 12 years for Army Times. He traveled to Afghanistan and Iraq numerous times from 2002 to 2008, covering Stryker and light infantry units in combat. He also spent four years in the U.S. Army during the second half of the 1980s, serving as an infantryman in the 82nd Airborne Division.

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The teal ribbon is a national symbol of support for victims of sexual assault.

Experiencing Sexual Assault Doubles Odds That Troops Will Leave Military, Report Finds

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Army Spc. Raul Hernandez Perez was charged Feb. 4 with the murder of 25-year-old Selena Roth.

Pvt. Richard Halliday of the 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command.

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Soldiers from 1st Combat Aviation Brigade at Fort Riley

Army Taps Fort Riley Combat Aviation Brigade for Deployment to Europe, Africa Region

The 1st Infantry Division's CAB will replace the 101st Airborne Division's CAB in April.

paratroopers Joint Readiness Training Center Fort Polk

82nd Airborne Disputes Claims of 'Mass Outbreak' of COVID-19 at Training Center

Prior to leaving Fort Bragg, every paratrooper was tested for the virus.

Extended Range Cannon Artillery, or ERCA.

Head of Army Europe and Africa Wants a New Command for Long-Range Fires

A theater fires command is among the additional assets Gen. Chistopher Cavoli wants to bring to the region.

Jesse Anderson, George “Geoff” Laubhan, Matthew Peltzer.

Idaho National Guard Identifies 3 Soldiers Killed in Black Hawk Crash

All of the soldiers were pilots with experience in flying missions in adverse weather conditions.

Idaho Army National Guard crewmembers fly a UH-60 Black Hawk

Idaho Guard Halts Flight Operations After Black Hawk Crash in Bad Weather Kills 3

The three pilots took off from Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho, at approximately 6:50 p.m. to conduct a routine training mission.

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Steven Skoda, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Daniel Prial Chief Warrant Officer 4 Christian Koch were New York National Guard pilots who died when their UH-60 medevac helicopter crashed Jan. 20, 2021. (Army)

Army Identifies 3 New York National Guard Pilots Killed in Black Hawk Crash

They died when their aircraft went down while conducting night-vision goggle proficiency training.

UH-60 Black Hawk Idaho Army National Guard

3 Idaho Guardsmen Die in Second Fatal National Guard Black Hawk Crash This Year

All three were pilots flying in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that went down south of Lucky Peak near Boise, Idaho.

Sig Sauer's NGSW-AR, top, and NGSW-R, bottom, have been delivered to the Army as Next Generation Squad Weapon prototypes. (Courtesy Sig Sauer)

Sig Sauer Delivers Final Next-Generation Squad Weapon Prototypes to Army

Soldiers and Marines have been participating in soldier touchpoint evaluations.

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