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Watchdog finds gaps in military response to missing service members
A new watchdog report found that unclear timelines and inconsistent processes across the services could delay lifesaving responses when time is critical.
By Eve Sampson
Army private sentenced to more than 20 years for barracks murder
A soldier was sentenced to more than 20 years for the killing of a fellow Army private.
By Eve Sampson
Average age of new Army recruits up from previous years
Beyond recruiting policy, experts say the data points raise broader questions about how and when Americans are choosing to serve.
By Eve Sampson
Brief scandal: Soldier without pants found in German nursing home
Breakfast at a German nursing home was interrupted by a surprise none of the residents had ordered: an American soldier, hold the trousers.
By Eve Sampson
Army redesignates unit for jungle warfare training in Panama
The Army’s focus on the Western Hemisphere is beginning to show in how it’s reorganizing the forces it sends abroad.
By Eve Sampson
101st Airborne soldiers hitch rides aboard Marine Ospreys in exercise
The exercise comes as the 101st Airborne Division prepares to soon train on its own tiltrotor aircraft, the Bell MV-75.
The US Army wants 11 business jets for ISR missions
The service is looking at buying up to 11 custom Bombardier Global 6500 aircraft for its High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System program.
By Michael Peck
Army opens applications for enlisted space operations roles
The new military occupational specialty is open to soldiers in grades E-4 through E-9 across the active-duty Army, National Guard and Army Reserve.
By Eve Sampson
Ukraine says more than 80% of enemy targets now destroyed by drones
One Ukrainian innovation has been a system to verify drone strikes that awards points to successful operators, with an online marketplace for bonus kit.
Opinion
Why the US Army must focus on winning the first battle of the next war
U.S. Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll writes that the service, despite raising standards and eliminating barriers in 2025, has "only scratched the surface."
By Secretary of the U.S. Army Daniel P. Driscoll