Army Will Add 2 Months to Infantry Course to Make Grunts More Lethal The U.S. Army is refining a plan to extend by two months the service's 14-week infantry one station unit training, or OSUT.
Marines Already Revamping Close Combat Ahead of Mattis' Initiative "I think we are completely in line where the secretary of defense is taking us," Lt. Gen. Robert Walsh said.
M27s and 'Head-to-Toe' Gear Overhaul on the Way for Marine Grunts Grunts, including those outside the squad, are getting the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle -- and a whole lot of other goodies.
Marines Eye Carl Gustaf to Replace SMAW for Bunker Breaching The Marine Corps is getting ready to equip every infantry squad with a Carl Gustaf recoilless rifle for added range and...
Upcoming U.S. Troop Deployment Could Be Last for Afghanistan The Army’s 4th Infantry Division will be sending a total of about 2,800 soldiers to Afghanistan in separate deployments this...
Army Approves 22 Women to Become Infantry and Armor Officers The U.S. Army has approved requests from 22 women to attempt to become 2nd lieutenants in infantry and armor units.
Army: Future Infantry BCTs to Stay on Their Feet The U.S. Army is currently developing four new combat vehicles, but maneuver officials here maintain that infantry brigades...
Corps Receives First Infantry Request from Female Marine The Marine Corps has received its first request from an enlisted female Marine to join the infantry ranks, an official...
Chief: 44 Women Have Volunteered to Become Army Infantry Officers The Army could have 44 of the first female infantry officers this time next year, Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told...
All Marines to Get 'Unconscious Bias' Training as Women Join Infantry Marines will be challenged on their unconscious prejudices and presuppositions as women get the opportunity to become grunts.
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...
