Soldiers with 10th Mountain Division test new machine gun optic
The new optic, which adds a three-times magnifier, was used with the Mk 19 grenade launcher.
By Todd South
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Soldiers screened for appearance and politics ahead of Trump visit
Trump's partisan comments received cheers or jeers from the crowd, an expression of political views in uniform that would typically result in a reprimand.
By Todd South
Contract pilots in F1B Mirage suffer non-life-threatening injuries in Tyndall AFB crash
The pilots are recovering in a local hospital.
By Howard Altman
New four-star command allows US general to ‘coordinate closely’ with NATO allies in Africa
Close geography and economic ties between Africa and Europe means that regional security issues can quickly spread across the regions.
By Kyle Rempfer
Shoot-house video is full of ‘flagging’; 10th Mountain senior enlisted vows problems will ‘get fixed’
The 10th Mountain Division rebuked a viral video showing troops from the unit flagrantly pointing weapons at one another during live-fire room clearance training.
By Kyle Rempfer
Army’s new Arctic strategy takes shape in Alaska’s frigid interior
"Up here, in a matter of hours, if you haven’t taken steps to make sure you’ve got liquid water, you’ve got an ice block.”
By Kyle Rempfer
Fort Riley aviation unit tapped for Europe rotation
The majority of equipment and personnel will be stationed in Germany, with a forward presence in Latvia, Romania and Poland.
By Kyle Rempfer
After Army Alaska’s alleged suicides, one battalion gets ‘sensing sessions’
Army Alaska has acknowledged grappling with suicide in the past.
By Kyle Rempfer
Long field exercises, deployments led to low morale in missing soldier’s unit, investigators say
The investigation was launched after Pvt. Richard Halliday went missing in July.
By Kyle Rempfer
Several pounds of C-4 explosives allegedly missing from California Marine base
Roughly 10 pounds of the plastic explosives reportedly “disappeared during a long training exercise two weeks ago."
By Philip Athey
Paratroopers raise alarms about COVID contagion amid brigade exercise with Brazilian soldiers
Officials stressed that the COVID-19 positivity rate for the exercise is under 5 percent, and what cases do crop up are quickly sequestered.
By Kyle Rempfer