Soldiers to Get Advanced Virtual Training Tools Next Year, Army Says The U.S. Army is gearing up to launch the first iterations of its new virtual reality simulators.
Army Researchers to Track Heat Injuries in Ranger, Airborne Training Researchers recently began collecting data from 2,000 soldiers in Ranger, Airborne and Basic Combat Training at Fort Benning.
Army Wants Extended Training for Armor, Engineers, Other Combat Jobs Basic training programs for combat arms specialties such as armor and engineers will soon start a pilot program.
Inside SecDef Jim Mattis’ $2.5 Billion Plan to Make the Infantry Deadlier DoD is investing in weapons, unmanned systems, body armor, training and new technology for close-combat forces.
Summer Surge at Fort Benning Delays Basic Training for 423 Recruits More than 400 recruits are on hold at Fort Benning, Georgia's reception station and may have to wait as long as three weeks.
Army Contests Claims of Discrimination Against Pregnant Officers The leadership at Army Command and General Staff College is pushing back on recent allegations of discrimination.
Army Does Away With Age-Specific Scoring in New Combat Fitness Test The new test does away with age-specific standards and sets requirements based on job demands, Army officials said.
Technology Gurus to Join Army Training Exercise at Fort Benning The Army is going to put technology innovators in the woods of Fort Benning, Georgia with small combat units.
Army Will Add 2 Months to Infantry Course to Make Grunts More Lethal The U.S. Army is refining a plan to extend by two months the service's 14-week infantry one station unit training, or OSUT.
Army Is Spending Half a Billion to Train Soldiers to Fight Underground The Army is training and equipping 26 of its 31 combat brigades for subterranean warfare.
Pentagon Blind to Troop Woes in Areas Across US with Limited Housing Options, Report Finds The report is just the latest in a long series of government reports and media coverage that shows the Pentagon has been...
Trump's Dangerous Words Demand Action Recent calls by political leaders for the deployment of military forces to manage Election Day unrest should deeply concern...
Senior Enlisted Marine Reduced to Sergeant for Wearing Unauthorized Awards, Including Purple Heart Per a plea agreement, then-Sgt. Maj. Charlie Clawson was reduced in rank after a Sept. 13 court-martial found him in...
National Guard on Standby in Many States as America Faces Tense Election Day Many of those deployed are "cyber specialists" and civil support teams, an official said, detailing that there are no...
VA Backtracks on Budget Shortfall Warning, Angering Lawmakers Who Vow an Investigation In a memo to lawmakers, VA officials said costs have been lower than expected, but that some of the things the department has...