Marine training chief wants to ‘let NCOs loose’ with more drone access
The Marines’ new Attack Drone Team is tackling the challenge of turning drones into weapons. And they want to get more personnel in on the action.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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Soldiers 10 times more likely to use nicotine pouches, study finds
Nearly one-fourth of Fort Liberty soldiers surveyed in new research study reported using nicotine pouches.
By Todd South
Opinion
Military supplement users: Beware of tigers masquerading as dogs
With high rates of supplement use among troops, the authors of this op-ed present measures to ensure service members know what ingredients are safe.
By Andrea T. Lindsey and Steve Mister
US soldiers in S. Korea investigated for smuggling synthetic marijuana
South Korean investigators this week raided the homes of five civilian accomplices and 17 U.S. troops based at Camp Humphreys and Camp Casey.
Fentanyl takes lives at the Navy’s boot camp base
Multiple sailors have suffered fentanyl-related deaths at the base housing the Navy's boot camp, and at least two sailors now face criminal charges.
VA’s opioid treatment program is failing veterans, IG reports
VA officials routinely missed opioid use disorder diagnoses when developing treatment plans for personnel leaving the military.
Army Reserve officers are bailing out, this general has a plan
Practices that fed the mobilization machine during recent wars now bedevil the Reserve as those wars end and the Pentagon preps for bigger fights.
By Davis Winkie
Fentanyl deaths among troops more than doubled from 2017 to 2021
Overall overdose deaths also doubled in the Navy and Marine Corps.
Senate eyes repeal of Iraq war authorization
The Senate will vote this month to repeal two decades-old measures that approved American military action in Iraq.
Former Army sergeant gets life sentence in murder of fellow soldier
The second soldier defendant awaits sentencing.
By Staff Reports
Congress needs to do better by troops deployed during holidays
Deployment during the holidays takes a toll on American service members.
By Jason Beardsley
Army approves $162 million for new ‘terrain-shaping’ system
The close terrain shaping obstacle is one of the multiple devices the Army is building to replace legacy landmine systems.
By Todd South