What to Expect at AUSA 2016 Conference U.S. Army leaders will meet this week at the annual AUSA conference to discuss readiness and modernization challenges.
Army Sees Lasers, Hoverbikes and Nano Drones in Future Force A technology official described her pursuit of a future force that includes high-powered lasers a self sustaining combat...
US Faces 'Enduring Presence' in Afghanistan, 'New Reality' in Russia The U.S. will likely keep a force in Afghanistan past President Obama's deadline for withdrawal at the end of 2016, Defense...
Army Draws up List of Possible Family Programs to Cut Army officials have developed a priority list to identify which programs can be safely downsized or cut at the base level.
US Army's Mission in Europe Requires Guard, Reserve Units, Hodges Says When it came to conducting exercises to practice for the defense of Europe, the U.S. Army couldn't have done the last five...
Army Needs Reservists to Meet Threats from Russia, China: Milley The U.S. Army's new chief of staff outlined goals for the active and reserve components to deter growing threats from Russia...
Military Health Officials Consider Fast Food, Vending Machine Changes Officials want to make vending machines and fast food on base healthier by changing menus and bringing in nutritional options...
Army Leaders to Base Commanders: Pick Your Own Family Programs Base commanders are being given the freedom to choose which family programs to keep at their base and which to downsize as...
Despite Downsizing, Army Remains Decisive Service in War, Chief Says Airpower and naval might can shape the battlefield, but troops on the ground will always be the decisive force in war, top...
Women Will Likely Have to Register for the Draft, Army Secretary Says Women will probably have to register for the draft as the military becomes more gender-neutral, Army Secretary John McHugh...
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...
