Army Training

A soldier with the 3rd Infantry Division’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team peers around a corner during a May 8 urban training battle at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California. The opposing force (OPFOR) armored vehicle has a flashing amber light indicating that it has been knocked out during the battle. Matthew Cox/Military.com

NTC in Pictures: A Look at an Army Brigade's Decisive Action Rotation

"The National Training Center shows a unit what it's like to fight a formidable enemy on its own turf."

Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division, attached to the 3rd Infantry Division’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin California, pull security for civil affairs teams from the 448th Civil Affairs Battalion out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. (Matthew Cox/Military.com)

Army's National Training Center Poses Amped-Up Challenge for Reserve Units

Army Reserve units find a sobering reminder of just how difficult it is to prepare for the National Training Center.

Infantrymen from the 3rd Infantry Division’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team sprint for cover during a May 8 attack on the fictional town of Razish at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California. (Matthew Cox/Staff)

At National Training Center, Soldiers Now Train for What They Dread: A Fair Fight

"This place is designed to defeat us."

Army Medical Research and Materiel Command is testing commercially-available headsets like this one to connect a medic with a surgeon in the rear area. (Matthew Cox/Military.com)

Army Medical Researchers Want Head-Up Displays for Combat Medics

The effort is designed to use augmented reality to guide a medic to perform advanced procedures.

Infantrymen prepare to enter a building during a squad training exercise, at Fort Stewart, Ga., Jan. 16, 2019. (U.S. Army Photo/Spc. Jordyn Worshek)

Most Army Squads Falling Short on Infantry Skills, Reports Find

Young sergeants in most infantry and close-combat units don't know how to maneuver their squads or do basic land navigation

U.S. Army Sfc. Joel Torres assigned to HHC AFSOUTH BN checks the target during qualification range at Lago Patria Italian range Feb. 12, 2019, Naples, Italy. (U.S. Army photo/Elena Baladelli)

New Army Marksmanship Test Will Require Range Upgrades

The new course of fire will feature a four-phase test designed to challenge soldiers with a more realistic scenario.

Soldiers from the Wyoming Army National Guard's Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment (Forward) try out the new Army’s new marksmanship qualification test at Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center in early March. (U.S. Army)

Army's New Marksmanship Qualification Test Ramps Up Difficulty

The new course will replace current marksmanship qualification course with one that requires soldiers to engage targets faste...

Sheriff's Deputy Accused of Using Wingdings Font to Forge Army Orders

The wrong font choice led to felony charges filed against a deputy who is accused of forging military orders.

A delegation from Brazil learn about the remotely piloted MQ-9 Reaper aircraft assigned to the 174th Attack Wing of the New York Air National Guard at Francis S. Gabreski ANGB, N.Y., March 13, 2019. Brazil is the newest country to partner with the New York National Guard. (Sean Madden/U.S. Air National Guard)

New York Signs Agreement with Brazil for Joint Military Training Missions

The agreement is the latest program that pairs the state National Guard with the militaries of foreign countries.

As part of the pilot to extend one-station unit training for Infantry Soldiers from 14 to 22 weeks, trainees received instruction on the M240-series medium machine gun Sept. 21, 2018 at Malone Range complex, at Fort Benning, Georgia. (U.S. Army/Patrick Albright)

More Army Combat Arms Specialties Will Soon See Extended Training

The Army is looking to extend entry-level training for armor, cavalry and other combat arms specialties as early as fall.

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