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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.

Apache helicopters downed drones in air-to-air combat with 30mm proximity ammo

Gunship pilots test-fired APEX munitions, designed to pulverize targets with shrapnel.

Opinion

Supporting fathers is a readiness issue the Army can’t ignore

Despite progress in perinatal support in the Army, a critical population remains largely invisible and unconsidered: fathers and nonbirthing partners.

US Army leaders say future European fight could mean 1,500 targets daily

The projection, informed by the Russia-Ukraine war, is shaping how the service thinks about automation and speed on the battlefield.

Army officer communities face cuts in service-wide restructuring

Some Army officers are slated to be shuttled into new job specialties or even transferred to a different service as jobs are eliminated.

Army marks elevation of Futures and Concepts to full command

The move represents the organization’s shift from a center to a command under the Army’s Transformation and Training Command.

Louisiana National Guardsman leaves M4 carbine in Bourbon Street bathroom

A whole bouquet of oopsie daisies.

He hunted roadside bombs in Iraq. Now he hunts adventure to combat PTSD.

Veteran retreats taught him how to kayak, ski and forgive himself.

This Army Motor T operator is also an Olympic figure skater

Pvt. Spencer Howe aspires to be an Army chaplain someday — but for now, his day job involves doing synchronized spin jumps on ice.

I decided not to go on a patrol in Iraq. An IED killed my friends

Nearly 20 years later, a soldier still grapples with his decision. "Their deaths were a failure. My failure."