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.
USS George Washington Heads to Japan, Ending Troubled Shipyard Stay That Included String of Suicides The aircraft carrier USS George Washington is finally underway to its new homeport in Japan, following six arduous years in a...
New Marine One Helicopters Aren't Allowed to Carry the President Because They Could Scorch the Lawn The VH-92's lawn-scorching problems were first discovered in 2018 during the Trump administration.
Navy Investigating More Than 100 'Secretly Shot' Sexual Videos of US Troops Uploaded to Adult Website The documents say the Naval Criminal Investigative Service became aware of the videos, some of which contained names and...
The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to Combat Enemy Drones A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out...
VA Opens Door for More Vets with Other Than Honorable Discharges to Receive Health Care and Benefits Under the new regulation, the VA plans to remove a bar against benefits for those dismissed for homosexual acts, as well as...