Army approves first new offensive hand grenade in nearly 60 years
The M111 relies primarily on blast overpressure rather than fragmented inner pieces to incapacitate, making it better suited for close-quarters combat.
By Eve Sampson
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Officials OK some hand and neck tattoos for airmen, Guardians
Airmen and Guardians are now allowed tattoos up to 1 inch long on the hands and back of the neck.
Is it hoarding or panic buying? Some military stores are limiting quantities of sanitizing products
One commissary customer saw a couple with a "large shopping cart bulging" with hand sanitizers and related products.
By Karen Jowers
Military stores working to replenish depleted stocks of hand sanitizer, masks
Military store officials are scouring the globe looking for items in high demand during the coronavirus outbreak
By Karen Jowers
No more hands in pockets: Army scientists testing how to keep warm without gloves
If successful, the device could help soldier dexterity in cold temperatures.
By Todd South
Naval Academy: Hand gestures ‘sophomoric game’
The midshipmen's "OK" signs appeared in the background during an ESPN segment at last week's Army-Navy football game.
West Point opens investigation into controversial hand gestures flashed by Army, Navy cadets
The West Point superintendent has launched an administrative investigation into hand gestures used by a few cadets.
By Kyle Rempfer
West Point and Annapolis officials probe possible ‘white power’ hand signs at Army-Navy game
The Army and Navy academies are looking into hand signs flashed by students that can be associated with “white power” and were televised during the Army-Navy football game on Saturday, school officials said.
US special operations secrets could fall into hands of Russians and Syrians in pullout
A former U.S. military intelligence operator who spent years working with special operations forces told Military Times that the potential spillover of sensitive tradecraft or information by the SDF was “super problematic," but also a symptom of the lack of a genuine strategy in the region.
By Shawn Snow
North Korea: No more talks until US ends ‘hostile policy’
North Korea said Sunday that it won’t meet with the United States for more “sickening negotiations” unless it abandons its “hostile policy” against the North, as the two countries offered different takes on their weekend nuclear talks in Sweden.
This could be the Corps’ next grenade
The grenade is modular, so a Marine can increase or decrease explosive power by adding grenade bodies.
By Shawn Snow