Mattis Wants Ground Combat Units to Be More Lethal in the Close Fight The U.S. Military's top leader has launched an effort to make ground forces deadlier in close combat.
Mattis: Pay, Maintenance, Training to Halt in Government Shutdown Military pay, maintenance, intel ops and Reserve training would essentially stop in a government shutdown.
Doctors' Group Protests Corps' Use of Live Animals for Trauma Training An organization of physicians who oppose cruelty to animals is asking for an investigation of two incidents in recent years.
US Troops to be Trained on Reporting Child Sex Abuse by Afghans The new policy will be aimed at the practice of "boy play," in which boys dance at parties and are passed around among...
Navy: Training for Surface Warfare Officers Is Failing Them at Sea In the space of 12 months, three Navy surface ships have collided with three civilian vessels and one has run aground.
Navy Aims to Change 'Myopic' Culture with New Pacific Watchdog Group The U.S. Pacific Fleet is creating a new group to ensure that no ship leaves port until it is trained and ready to do so.
Marine Grunts Will Train With F-35 Ahead of First Deployment Senior Marine Corps leaders hope the entry of the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter into the fleet will change the way the force...
Civilians on the Battlefield: Actors of War Dubbed "COBs," for civilians on the battlefield, these "extras" have been roleplaying on U.S. military installations since...
Iran-Iraq Deal Challenges US Fight Against ISIS Militants Iran and Iraq have reached a cooperation agreement that complicates the U.S.-Iraq arrangement to combat Islamic State...
On the Scent: A New Approach to Tactical K9 Training Veteran K9 trainer Shawn Deehan shadows a Czechoslovakian shepherd named Bojar as he searches a large field, following hints...
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...
Camp Pendleton Officer, Wife Sue Military Housing Company over Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old Son A Marine Corps family whose 8-year-old son died last year after he was struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle on Camp...
Coast Guard to Launch Service-Wide Physical Fitness Test for All Members Next Year Coast Guard men and women must take a preliminary assessment by the end of this year and a mandatory PFT starting in 2026.
How the Men on a Navy Submarine Survived After Sinking 240 Feet in the Atlantic Trapped 240 feet beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, Lt. Oliver Naquin could not ensure the crew of the USS Squalus...
Rubio Says US Is Designating 2 More Gangs as Foreign Terrorist Groups The two new designees, Los Lobos and Los Choneros, are Ecuadorian gangs blamed for much of the violence that began since the...