The Army’s black and gold PT uniforms are here to stay
Here are some changes enlisted leaders are considering for soldier PT gear.
By Todd South
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Army to award Master Combat Badge to expert, combat-tested soldiers
The service will combine expert and combat achievements and is issuing mariner and mountaineering badges.
By Todd South
War with robots: how battle bots will define the future of ground combat
From pocket-sized drones to remote-controlled breaching vehicles, the Army is injecting robots across formations.
By Todd South
Seventy-five years later, the Netherlands honors the ‘Black Liberators’ who helped end the Nazi occupation
In 1944, Allied forces began liberating the Netherlands from Nazi occupation. Among these soldiers were black GIs whose role in the liberation had largely been overlooked in historical accounts. Now, the Black Liberators Project seeks to highlight the service and sacrifice of these soldiers, including the 172 buried in Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten.
By Dylan Gresik
Canadian military wants to attract women recruits by shortening, tightening its uniform skirts
This is what three years of work yielded.
By Jon Simkins
Soldiers now testing robot snakes, electric combat scooters and thermal-masking blankets
Soldiers are now running force-on-force exercises using novel tech.
By Todd South
Only 1 in 4 soldiers likely to see Army’s newest rifle in coming years
The Next Generation Squad Weapon is expected to begin fielding within two years.
By Todd South
Trump pays tribute to 2 soldiers killed in Afghanistan attack
President Donald Trump traveled Monday to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to pay respects to two U.S. soldiers killed Saturday in Afghanistan when a soldier dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire with a machine gun.
By Jill Colvin, The Associated Press
Turkey says it has retaliated after deadly Syrian shelling
Turkey said it retaliated Monday after “intense” shelling by Syrian forces killed five of its soldiers and wounded five others in Syria’s northern Idlib province, a marked escalation a week after a similarly deadly clash between the two sides.
No more hands in pockets: Army scientists testing how to keep warm without gloves
If successful, the device could help soldier dexterity in cold temperatures.
By Todd South
Pentagon identifies two soldiers killed in Afghanistan attack
The Pentagon has released the identities of a Green Beret and a former Ranger turned cryptologic linguist killed in combat.
By Kyle Rempfer