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.
Marines Already Revamping Close Combat Ahead of Mattis' Initiative "I think we are completely in line where the secretary of defense is taking us," Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh said.
M27s and 'Head-to-Toe' Gear Overhaul on the Way for Marine Grunts Grunts, including those outside the squad, are getting the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle -- and a whole lot of other goodies.
Marines Eye Carl Gustaf to Replace SMAW for Bunker Breaching The Marine Corps is getting ready to equip every infantry squad with a Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle for added range and...
Upcoming U.S. Troop Deployment Could Be Last for Afghanistan The Army’s 4th Infantry Division will be sending a total of about 2,800 soldiers to Afghanistan in separate deployments this...
First 10 Women Graduate From Infantry Officer Course Ten female lieutenants graduated from the first gender-integrated class of Infantry Officer Basic Leader Course.
Opening Marine Infantry Jobs to Women Will Raise Recruiting Cost: Rand Opening infantry jobs to female Marines may cost the Marine Corps nearly $2 million per year in additional recruiting and...
The Marine Corps Is Experimenting With a New Service Rifle The Marine Corps' experimental battalion has been conducting exercises with the M27 to evaluate it as the new rifle for...
US Army Wants Smart Optics for Infantry Squads, Sources Say The U.S. Army is considering buying smart optics for infantry squads, sources said.
First Female Infantry Marines to Graduate Boot Camp in January To date, 31 female Marines have signed enlistment contracts for previously closed combat arms military occupational...
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
Hegseth Wants 'Male Standard' for Combat Roles. Many Female Veterans Say That's Already the Case Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in an address to the military’s top leaders waded back into a topic that nearly derailed his...
The Forgotten Military Vehicles of ‘M*A*S*H’ Between all the martini-fueled hijinx and medical drama, “M*A*S*H” featured some pretty special military vehicles.
Hegseth's Decision on Wounded Knee Medals Sparks Outrage in Native American Communities Native American communities that had long wanted the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the 1890 Wounded...
Airman Confronts and Shoots Armed Neighbor on Deadly Rampage, Iowa Officials Say Harrison Friar, a senior airman, was with his wife and children at their home in Glenwood on the evening of Aug. 6 when they...
