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Soldiers suspended on allegations they fired blanks at Florida beach
The 18 Ranger instructors are not part of the 75th Ranger Regiment.
By Todd South
Stryker troops prepped the first Filipino BCT before going to fight Abu Sayyaf militants
U.S. soldiers helped prepare Filipino troops before they deployed to the turbulent southern province of Sulu where ISIS-aligned militants are active.
By Kyle Rempfer
Down-range retention is really high: Afghan War, deployments still boost recruiting
When people enlist in the military, they want to go to war.
By Kyle Rempfer
Food trucks coming to these six bases for soldiers out on the range
Soldiers can purchase meals with their common access cards or with cash.
By Kyle Rempfer
Tech’s nice, but to fire artillery’s big guns soldiers must break out maps, charts and darts
Soldiers have to go through legacy training before they see new ways of firing.
By Todd South
Soldiers will run a platoon attack of robot vehicles from a Bradley in a test
After next year's event the Army plans to do a company-sized experiment by 2021.
By Todd South
Airborne Rangers test new civilian rucksack designed for parachute operations
The Rangers used three different sizes of the ruck in their equipment load for the jump.
By Todd South
Pentagon scientists are making talking plasma laser balls for use as non-lethal weapons
Sounds can now move through the laser frequencies, and developers expect a usable weapon in the next five years.
By Todd South
Army researchers building ‘smart’ land mines for future combat
The service is finding ways to give soldiers land mine-like tools to shape the battlefield.
By Todd South
VP Pence lauds Coast Guard crew for massive cocaine haul
The Coast Guard cutter Murno returned this week from a three-month drug interdiction deployment in the Eastern Pacific.
Afghanistan remains a dangerous place
The recent deaths of three more service members and two more contractors serve as a painful reminder that while much of the nation might have forgotten, Afghanistan remains a deadly place for the men and women who serve there.
By Howard Altman