Army Planning Big Boost to Pacific Operations Next Year with More Training, Deployments and Equipment The Army is seeking to better prepare itself for a potential conflict in the Pacific, with increased spending on regional...
How the Army Is Getting the Lead Out and Going to 'Green' Ammo The Army is getting the lead out -- of small-caliber ammunition, that is. Tungsten eventually will replace lead in all small...
The Army Isn't Getting Rid of Its M4s and SAWs Any Time Soon, General Says The Army is moving quickly toward a replacement for the M4 carbine and M249 Squad Automatic Weapon machine gun.
Army Wants Deadlier Land Mines that Attack Enemy Tanks from Above The Army's search for a deadlier anti-tank mine system is part of a larger effort by the service to prepare for a future war.
Army Wants Tens of Thousands of New Night Vision Devices for Drivers, Support Soldiers The service awarded a $22 billion contract to Microsoft to produce IVAS for about 120,000 soldiers in close-combat units.
Army Investigating After National Guard Loses Rifle During Virginia Training Event Special agents with Army Criminal Investigation Command are investigating an incident in which the National Guard lost a...
Army Units to Deploy with Less Equipment, Use More Prepositioned War Stocks for Missions The Army has five caches of combat vehicles and other large warfighting equipment prepositioned around the world.
Plans for Army's Stryker-Mounted Laser Shoot-Off Enter Final Stages Teams from Northrop Grumman and Raytheon will take their Stryker vehicle prototype to Fort Sill, Oklahoma this spring.
The Army’s Newest Vehicle Is Actually a Heavy-Duty Bridge The U.S. Army just finished operational testing of a new, mobile assault bridge, designed to cross battlefield barriers.
Army Cost Estimates on Next-Generation Vehicle Programs Need Work, GAO Finds The GAO recommended that the Army direct the OMFV and MPF programs to update their cost estimate.
Troop Pay Safe After Congress Approves Extension of Government Funding Troop pay is no longer in jeopardy after Congress approved legislation to keep the government funded through mid-March and...
They Fought in Iraq’s Bloodiest Battle. Will Their Kids Be the Next Generation of Marines? No matter the profession, parents and children in both civilian and military families must navigate delicate decisions about...
14.5% Junior Enlisted Pay Raise, Restriction on Care for Transgender Military Kids Headed to Biden's Desk The 4.5% raise will be added to all service members' paychecks at the beginning of January, while the remaining 10% extra for...
Army Set to Debut Master Combat Badges in Spring, Memo Says The Army is set to begin awarding Master Combat Badges, which will combine expert and traditional combat badges, next spring...
Police Say Marine Charged with Escort's Murder Googled Whether It's Possible to Scream While Being Strangled In what a local official called a "chilling" case, an active-duty Marine stationed in Florida was arrested and charged with...
![The Army's current training ammunition, known as the M-862 Short Range Training System will eventually be replaced with a new, "green" ammunition that will contain no lead and be more environment friendly. (U.S. Army photo)](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/media/news/equipment/2017/08/m862-short-range-training-system-800x533.jpg?itok=NDLUwtrZ "The Army's current training ammunition, known as the M-862 Short Range Training System, will eventually be replaced with a new, "green" ammunition that will contain no lead and be more environment friendly. (U.S. Army photo)")
![Washington Army National Guard soldiers during squad live-fire and tactical movement training](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2021-06/mil-Army-National-Guard-training-1800.jpg?itok=qJj760eJ "Washington Army National Guard soldiers, assigned to 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment "Dark Rifles", 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, defend an offensive position during squad live-fire and tactical movement training, on March 4, 2021, at Yakima Training Center, Washington. (Adeline Witherspoon/U.S. Army National Guard)")
