The 5 Top Concerns of Army Families - and What the Service Plans to Do About Them Army leaders said they are taking steps to address family issues that may cause soldiers to leave the service.
Secretary Wormuth Wants the Army Combat Fitness Test to Stay as Congress Debates Its Fate Army Secretary Christine Wormuth took a stand for the test in an exclusive interview with Military.com at the annual...
How the Army Plans to Prevent 'Another Fort Hood' by Dispatching Survey Teams to Brigades Cohesion Assistance Teams, or CATs, which were first stood up in 2020, have been fine-tuned to help commanders with the...
Army Basic Leader Course Will Soon Be Longer and Have Graded Land Navigation Soldiers aiming to get their stripes will soon need to brush up on their map-reading skills and grid plotting.
The Army Is Working Toward Better Physical Training and Mental Health Care for Its Dogs Working dogs typically get playtime and time set aside to socialize with other dogs, but the goal of the Canine H2F is...
Soldiers Need Friends and Family to Help Amid Mental Health Provider Shortage, Army Leaders Say The theme of whole health was woven this year throughout the Association of the U.S. Army annual meeting.
Army Hopes Identifying Suicide 'Red Flags' Earlier Will Finally Ease Crisis The active-duty Army saw 175 suicides in 2020, a rate of 36.4 per 100,000, up from 30.7 per 100,000 in 2019.
Army Field-Testing Quieter Drones to Avoid Enemy Detection The Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System is being developed to replace the current RQ-7B Shadow UAS.
Army Commanders Will Soon Be Able to Track 'Risky Behavior' Trends Across the Service The New Commanders' Risk Reduction Toolkit (CRRT) is currently being fielded to active-duty units.
Army to Outfit 110 Active Brigades with Fitness Experts to Boost Soldier Performance The Holistic Health and Fitness strategy is designed to work with unit leaders and individual soldiers to hone performance.
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...