Vets Behind 'HITT Lockers' Roll Out Rappel Towers, O-Courses and More BeaverFit's new Air Delivery Platform lets troops rappel from 60-foot towers built to mimic helicopter exits and skids.
Close Combat Task Force Prioritizes Virtual Training over New Weapons Leaders realize the services will have to rely on video-game technology to meet their training needs.
Air Force Wants to Use Artificial Intelligence to Train Pilots The head of Air Force training said the service wants artificial intelligence to help airmen learn faster than ever before.
Afghan Forces Need More Mortar Training, Army Advisers Say U.S. Army advisers in Afghanistan have learned they may want to focus more on training Afghan forces.
The Military Is Overhauling Troops’ Chow as Obesity Rates Soar Even the Marines are facing problems with overweight troops.
More Marines May Head to Alaska for Cold Weather Training: Senator The Marine Corps could soon be sending Marines to Alaska, one of the state's senators told reporters here this week.
Lawmakers Want to Know if US Troops Are Ready for Arctic Warfare Lawmakers want Mattis to submit a report to Congress on whether the U.S. military service have the equipment and training...
Army Has Spent 18 Months Preparing for War in Korea: Milley Members of the House Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee expressed a keen interest in possible contingency plans.
Air Force Sets Goal of 20 Flight Hours Per Month for Pilots Gen. David Goldfein said there is a push to get pilots more flight time, in tandem with producing more pilots in the ranks.
No Plans to Open West Coast Boot Camp to Women, Top Marine Says The Marine Corps is the only service that still keeps separate entry-level training units for men and women.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
