Matthew Cox

Matthew Cox has been a defense reporter since 1998. He covers all the services, with a close eye on Army weapons development and procurement, body armor testing, camouflage, ammunition as well as readiness and training issues. He previously worked for 12 years for Army Times. He traveled to Afghanistan and Iraq numerous times from 2002 to 2008, covering Stryker and light infantry units in combat. He also spent four years in the U.S. Army during the second half of the 1980s, serving as an infantryman in the 82nd Airborne Division.

Email: matthew.cox@military.com

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A U.S. Army soldier receives his first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine.

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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Rogers, adjutant general, Michigan National Guard.

Military Reviewing Request to Keep Guard Troops in DC Another 2 Months

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Commanding General District of Columbia National Guard Major General William J. Walker.

Guard General Blames Pentagon Restrictions for Delayed Military Response to Capitol Riot

Maj. Gen. Walker told a Senate committee that he could have sent Guard members to support law enforcement hours earlier.

Flight tests and maneuvers at the FTUAS Rodeo.

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Army Drone Rodeo Will Feature Textron's Vertical Takeoff UAS

The event at Fort Benning, Georgia, is for companies competing to replace the service's RQ-7B Shadow.

Members of the media wait outside of the Bernie Beck Gate, an entrance to Fort Hood.

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Staff Sgt. Lesly J. Lindor is in pre-trial confinement, accused of killing 34-year-old Rachelle Lindor on Sept. 3, 2018.

Apache Helicopter Crash Injures Two Army Aviators

The two aviators in the gunship did not suffer life-threatening injuries, a Fort Rucker spokesman told Military.com.

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Martin is conducting an assessment of how the service investigates and adjudicates military justice under Project Inclusion.

Cars wait to enter Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, Tuesday Sept. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca)

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U.S. Army soldier wearing a WHOOP device

Paratroopers in Alaska Are Wearing Wrist Sensors to Track Their Stress Levels

The Army has struggled with morale issues unique to Alaska.

U.S. Marines assume the kneeling position before firing on static targets.

Why It's Going to Be Much Harder to Make Expert Under the Marines' New Rifle Qual Standard

Under the current standard, 65% of Marines qualify as expert; only 6% will do so with the new Annual Rifle Qualification.

Marines with Weapons Training Battalion conduct the Annual Rifle Qualification

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Beginning Oct. 1, all active-duty Marines and sailors assigned to Fleet Marine Force will qualify with the demanding new ARQ.

A Marine sergeant passes final instructions before assaulting an objective during the Infantry Integrated Field Training Exercise at Camp Geiger, N.C.

New Marine Infantry Training Course Aims to Make Deadlier, More Independent Grunts

The 14-week course is part of efforts to redesign the Marine infantry battalion.

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