Soldiers Won't Have to Pass Army Combat Fitness Test to Graduate Initial Training The COVID-19 outbreak forced Army leaders to pause all fitness testing in late March to prevent the spread of the virus.
General Wants More Army Divisions to Get Rugged Training at NTC Last year, Army leaders placed a greater emphasis on sending more brigade combat teams to decisive-action rotations at NTC.
No More Drill Sergeant 'Shark Attack': Army Moves Toward Kinder Basic Training Start The Army began creating this new approach to the beginning of BCT during the spring.
Army Sees Spike in COVID-19 Cases as Training Reaches Full Strength The Army’s cases of coronavirus have spiked in recent months.
Pandemic May Force Army to Close Pathfinder School, Relocate Others The U.S. Army may close or drastically alter its Pathfinder School at Fort Benning, Georgia
Army Resumes Large-Scale Combat Training Despite Nationwide Surge in Virus Cases The Army halted rotations to NTC and JRTC in mid-March to limit the spread of the virus.
Army Halts SERE Course after 90 Students Test Positive for Coronavirus Out of the 110 students in the course, 82 students, along with eight instructors, tested positive for COVID-19.
Army's 1st Cav Stresses MOPP Gear as It Resumes Training Amid COVID-19 The pandemic is changing the way U.S. troops train for warfare, a general says.
Some Soldiers Now Authorized to Wear the New Army Jungle Tab The U.S. Army has finally approved an official tab for soldiers who finish the Jungle Operations Training Course.
With Training Reopened, Army Shipping Recruits to Basic Even Faster Than Before Army officials now say they have reduced the backlog of trainees waiting to move safely through the training pipeline.
The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to Combat Enemy Drones A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out...
Fired After 6 Months: Army Sacks Commander of Germany Unit Meant to Bolster NATO Against Russia Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command, the service...
Toxic Exposure Screenings: Vets Report Spotty Follow-Up on Questionnaire Meant to Boost Health Care and Benefits Rolled out with great fanfare in November 2022, toxic exposure screenings for all VA patients were mandated by the PACT Act...
Feds Settle Case for $2 Million After Skydiving Plane Took Out Marine Corps Osprey on Runway Nearly four years after a civilian skydiving aircraft collided with a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey sitting on a San Diego runway...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...