Army Growth May Not Keep Pace with Deployments: General Even as the Army prepares to grow, Lt. Gen. Joseph Anderson still worries about units not having enough time between...
Researchers Evaluate True Effects of Hearing Loss for Soldiers Research will attempt to determine effects of hearing loss on military readiness
Army Close to Breakthrough in Night Marksmanship U.S. combat troops are comfortable operating at night but still struggle to hit enemies on the run with accurate rifle fire.
Military Hospitals Are Key to Keeping Medical Staff Combat-Ready Lawmakers are looking for ways to balance combat readiness of hospitals and clinics with reforming military health care.
Spare Parts Shortage Grounds Many Marine Corps Aircraft 60 percent of the total are considered temporarily non-mission capable, either awaiting maintenance, in-service repair or...
Commanders Worry Budget Cuts Will Hurt Readiness Commanders told lawmakers they were concerned that spending reductions proposed in the budget would cut down on readiness.
Army Defends Cutting Aviation Assets in Budget Plan Members of Congress questioned U.S. Army leaders on Thursday about their budget plans to cut deep into the service's aviation...
Missile Shortage, Hiring Freeze Spur Readiness Woes: Generals U.S. Army generals told lawmakers that a shortage of missiles and the federal hiring freeze create readiness headaches.
Marines Open Experimental Combat Unit to Women The Marine Corps will open a combat unit to women to collect data for the overall effort to integrate them into combat roles.
Army Reserve Chief: Boost Reserves With Active-Duty Troops Again The chief of the Army Reserve on Wednesday recommended that Regular Army soldiers be assigned to Reserve units to boost...
Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as...
'He Was Great Before He Came to Us': Air Force Leaders Speak at Funeral of Florida Airman Killed by Police The military connection and the attendance and participation by Air Force officials made the service for Roger Fortson an...
Iran's President, Foreign Minister and Others Found Dead at Helicopter Crash Site Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and several other officials were found dead, hours after...
Officers with Higher Rank Get Better Care than Those with Lower Ranks at Military Hospitals, Study Finds A look at 1.5 million emergency room visits in the military health system shows that, in addition to racial bias, disparities...
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...