Todd South
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Todd South has written about crime, courts, government and the military for multiple publications since 2004 and was named a 2014 Pulitzer finalist for a co-written project on witness intimidation. Todd is a Marine veteran of the Iraq War.
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Marines to field rifle-mounted smart scope to help counter drones
The tool is expected to get to troops in the coming months.
New, longer Army infantry training is making better shooters, soldiers and life savers, data shows
The new 22-week OSUT is now in place for all new infantry soldiers.
A big Army warfighting-focused exercise is planned for South America
While most military exercises in the region focus on humanitarian relief, this would look at combat power.
These armor soldiers will go through the new 22-week OSUT
The pilot program will be used to build permanent extended training for all incoming armor crewmen and scouts.
How the Army picks battalion commanders could get a major overhaul by next year
The new assessment would add writing, leadership and the new Army Combat Fitness Test.
Paratrooper with 82nd Airborne rushes into burning car to save driver’s life
The flight surgeon was coming off a night training exercise when he spotted the burning car.
Largest Middle East military exercise features Army, Marine ground troops in multi-domain and urban defense
Hundreds of U.S. soldiers took part in the largest military exercise in the Middle East.
Attorneys in Green Beret murder case headed to Afghanistan to interview relatives of alleged bombmaker
The trial is scheduled for Dec. 2 at Fort Bragg, N.C.
The plan to give soldiers a day’s worth of MREs in one ration. Seven days of food weighing less than 10 pounds
The Army is working on keeping dismounted troops fed for more than a few days without breaking their backs.
Marines ‘not optimized’ for the next great power fight, commandant says. This is how the Corps will need to change
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger spoke at The Heritage Foundation about force structure and great power competition.
