Opinion
The Army’s body composition policies must evolve
In this op-ed, the author argues the Army’s outdated body composition policies are quietly eroding the readiness, health and performance of the force.
By Jordan DeMay
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Hegseth orders review of military grooming and fitness standards
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered senior Pentagon leadership to review how and why grooming standards, including beards, have changed since 2015.
By Riley Ceder
How saving soldiers’ lives influenced the Army’s new kit options
From bomb suits to parachutes, body armor and helmets, this gear protects soldiers.
By Todd South
Why the US Army wants one more hypersonic weapon test by year’s end
One major end-to-end test stands between the Army's decision to field hypersonic weapon rounds to the first unit.
By Jen Judson
Army’s blunt trauma tests on pigs, cadavers may aid body armor designs
Grisly though some of the experiments might be, they get closer to simulating the real effects of body armor blows on live personnel.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Army’s successful hypersonic missile test puts fielding on horizon
The Army is one step closer to fielding its long-range hypersonic weapon after a successful end-to-end flight test in May.
By Jen Judson
US to send Tomahawks, hypersonics, other long-range fires to Germany
The move is in-line with the Army's plan to provide such capability to its Multidomain Task Force there.
By Jen Judson
Air Force extends enforcement deadline for new body composition test
Airmen and guardians have at least six more months before they can be punished for failing to meet the new body composition standard required in PT tests.
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