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Soldiers Tell Industry What They Want from Exoskeleton Technology

The U.S. Army is stepping up efforts to develop soldier-worn exoskeletons designed to relieve burdensome weight.

Soldiers line up their Humvees before a vehicle gunnery exercise at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, on Nov. 16, 2015. The U.S. Army’s Mobile Protected Firepower system, coming online in 2025, will provide enhanced firepower capable of destroying hardened targets. (U.S. Army/Sgt. Youtoy Martin)

Here's Why It Will Take Six More Years to Field the Army's New Light Tank

U.S. Army modernization officials defended the rapid prototyping strategy for the Mobile Protected Firepower system.

Soldiers assigned to 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division walk towards UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters during exercise Combined Resolve XI in Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Dec. 5, 2018. (U.S. Army photo/Matthew J. Marcellus)

Hundreds of Soldiers in Europe to Get Ticket Refunds After Holiday Leave Snafu

The Army has negotiated refunds for the majority of 250 soldiers on rotation in Europe.

October 2016: BAE Systems displays its Mobile Protected Firepower prototype at AUSA's meeting and exposition in Washington. Events such as this provide industry with opportunities to showcase technologies and discuss requirements for new capabilities. (Photo courtesy of BAE Systems)

Army Taps Two Firms to Build Light Tank Prototypes for the Infantry

The U.S. Army awarded contracts Monday to two defense firms to build prototypes of a new lightweight tank.

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-In at the Lotte New York Palace hotel during the United Nations General Assembly, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump's Supportive Tweet of Former Green Beret Might Derail Murder Case: Expert

The president's support for Maj. Matt Golsteyn stems from charges over the death of an Afghan native.

Yards & Stripes: Service Academy Football Podcast

"Yards & Stripes: Service Academy Football" is a weekly podcast during the college football season devoted strictly to coveri...

Army West Point football coach Jeff Monken leads the Army football team as they "Sing Second". (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Josephine Pride)

Yards and Stripes Football Podcast: Episode 18

It was another down-to-the-wire Army-Navy game and for the third-straight season the Black Knights came away victorious.

Sergeant Hailey Falk, combat engineer with 39th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, receives her Sapper tab from Capt. Timothy Smith during the Sapper Leader Course graduation ceremony Dec. 7, 2018, at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. (Photo: U.S. Army)

First Female Enlisted Soldier Graduates from Sapper School

Sgt. Hailey Falk graduated from the 28-day combat engineer leadership course and received her Sapper tab on Dec. 7.

Lt. Col. Khallid Shabazz, right, participates in his Change of Stole ceremony inside the Lewis Main Chapel at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., May 23, 2017. Shabazz became the chaplain for the 7th Infantry Division during the ceremony, making him the Army's first Islamic chaplain at the division level. (Courtesy photo)

He's the Army's Highest Ranking Muslim Chaplain

Born as Michael Barnes, Khallid Shabazz grew up in a large Lutheran family in Alexandria, Louisiana.

Staff Sgt. Justin Gallegos received a posthumous medal upgrade Dec. 15, 2019 from the Silver Star to the Distinguished Service Cross for acts of valor at COP Keating. (U.S. Army.)

Soldier Killed at COP Keating Receives Distinguished Service Cross

Army Staff Sgt. Justin Gallegos was posthumously upgraded to the Distinguished Service Cross Dec. 15.

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