Pentagon needs more resources to meet requirements for assessing blast exposure, GAO finds
The Pentagon needs more resources to meet new requirements for assessing the effects of blast exposure, a government watchdog found.
By Patricia Kime
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Army buys Virginia facility to stable The Old Guard’s caisson horses
The Army will relocate its 73-member herd to a horse farm an hour from Washington, D.C.
By Patricia Kime
‘Extraordinary circumstances’ facing hungry military families
Congress and the Defense Department can take action to help bring relief to struggling military families and service members experiencing food insecurity.
By Abby J. Leibman and Retired Maj. Gen. John Ferrari
Test scores drop, disqualification rates rise at Army recruiting shops
More potential recruits can’t meet weight or academic standards and more are using substances banned by the military.
By Todd South
US Navy increasingly factoring climate change into exercises
The U.S. Navy's climate strategy paints climate change as one of the “most destabilizing forces of our time,” aggravating other national security issues.
See the US Air Force test launch a nuclear missile
It was the second test in less than a month, after another launch was delayed to lower tension with China over Taiwan.
National Defense Service Medal won’t be awarded after December
The National Defense Service Medal is going into retirement on Dec. 31.
F-35B jets out of Japan make debut at Australia’s Pitch Black exercise
The 12 F-35B fighters were practicing the U.S. Marine Corps’ concept known as Expeditionary Advanced Basing Operations while Down Under.
By Mike Yeo
Meet the Army surgeon teaching combat life-saving skills to schools
The training taught school staff the same skills service members and medics are taught in basic combat lifesaver courses.
‘Prep course’ pilot breaks basic training norms — and just might work
The Army’s top initiative to address its recruiting shortfall is throwing the basic training playbook out the window, but early data shows it may work.
By Davis Winkie