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Body camera footage shows arrest of Army reservist on AWOL charge
The sergeant first class faces a court martial trial at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on March 18.
By Todd South
Women in Army SOF resorted to buying their own armor, study finds
Nearly half of the women in U.S. Army Special Operations Command reported problems with the way their gear fits and some have resorted to buying their own.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Energy-saving airlift prototype to be built by JetZero for Air Force
JetZero and Northrop Grumman will ready a full-scale prototype for its first flight in 2027.
Military services can’t agree on where service members’ waists are
No two services can agree on where to measure a service member’s waist when deploying the hated, but hard-to-eliminate tape test.
All Veterans Affairs police to get body cameras by the end of 2023
Dashboard cameras in cars will also record officers interactions with visitors to VA property.
No more neck or hip tape test to measure body fat, Army declares
The new waist-only tape test will be more accurate — and less forgiving.
By Davis Winkie
New skills and qualification identifiers ahead for Army health program
The additional skill identifier would be a four-week home station course. The special qualification identifier would take 12 weeks.
By Todd South
Fatter recruits now welcome as Air Force revises its rules
The change could allow up to 100 more Americans to join the Air Force each month.
Get the score, skip the tape: This fitness score waives body fat test
Soldiers must hit at least 80 points in each Army Combat Fitness Test category.
By Todd South
Retired Navy captain sentenced for role in ‘Fat Leonard’ scandal
A federal judge sentenced Jesus V. Cantu to 30 months behind bars.
Army reviewing proposed changes to tape test, body composition
A more accurate tape test and a body fat waiver with a 540 or higher fitness test score.
By Todd South