Mattis Wants Ground Combat Units to Be More Lethal in the Close Fight The U.S. Military's top leader has launched an effort to make ground forces deadlier in close combat.
Army to Stress More Emergency-Deployment Training in 2018 Soldiers can expect to go on more exercises designed to test a unit's ability to deploy with no notice.
Low Recruit Discipline Prompts Army to Redesign Basic Training The U.S. Army will soon launch a redesign of Basic Combat Training intended to build more discipline.
US Troops Learn 'Law of Jungle' Skills for New Threats Jungles are less familiar sights for this generation's soldiers who patrolled in deserts, mountains and urban landscapes.
First Two Women to Graduate Friday from Army Ranger School The West Point graduates, who have not been identified, are in their final days of the grueling two-month training program.
Two Women Make History by Graduating Army Ranger School Two female officers made history by becoming the first women to graduate from the traditionally all-male U.S. Army Ranger...
Report: Future Army Must Hone Forced-entry Edge As Afghanistan operations wind down and the Army looks ahead to shrinking defense dollars, planners have released a blueprint...
One General's Vision: Replacing the Army Physical Fitness Test The Army is operating a pilot program, the Army Combat Readiness Test, designed to better prepare troops for the rigors of...
Army Training Cuts Could Spur Soldier Exodus The Army may be returning to the pre-9/11 years when readiness was reserved for a handful of select units.
Crusader Image a 'Propaganda Bonanza' for Jihadists: Watchdog Group A Crusader Knight image on an Army training center sign violates the ban on promoting a particular religion and plays into...
Army Planners Are Weighing Force Reductions of Up to 90,000 Active-Duty Soldiers The Army is quietly considering a sweeping reduction of up to 90,000 active-duty troops, a move that underscores mounting...
Commander of Air Force Weather Wing Fired After Legal Troubles Earlier This Year Col. Joseph Coughlin, commander of the 557th Weather Wing at Offutt, was removed from his position Tuesday "due to a loss of...
Top US General Argues Against Giving Up Command of NATO at Senate Hearing Giving up American military leadership of the NATO alliance would be "problematic," Gen. Christopher Cavoli told senators...
Capitol Hill Wants $15 Billion for Weapons Pentagon Didn’t Seek: Report The spending directions from Congress are included in tables that Republican Defense appropriators sent the department last...
'Psychological Warfare': Veterans Fired from Federal Government Speak Out at Informal Hearing Air Force veteran Shernice Mundell was testifying at a "shadow hearing" organized by Senate Veteran Affairs Committee ranking...