Blast Pressure Injuries May Affect More Than the Brain of Troops, New Data Shows Data from a live-fire mortar exercise by U.S. Army troops indicates that simply standing near mortars can significantly...
New Mortar and Rocket Training Simulators Could Shield Marines from Blasts Linked to Brain Injury The Indoor Simulated Marksmanship Trainer, which is currently in use at five Marine Corps bases across the world, allows...
Army Wants 120mm Mortar Systems That Can Fire Out to 12 Miles The U.S. Army wants to replace its current mounted and towed 120mm mortars with new systems that will shoot farther.
Afghan Forces Need More Mortar Training, Army Advisers Say U.S. Army advisers in Afghanistan have learned they may want to focus more on training Afghan forces.
Marines in the Hunt for a Mortar Round That Can Fire Up to 12 Miles The Marine Corps is investing heavily in long-range fire systems as it prepares itself for future battles.
Marines to Receive Precision-Guided Mortar Round in 2018 The Marine Corps inked $98 million contract this month for a GPS-guided mortar round that officials said will travel twice as...
This World War II POW Endured More Than 50 Years in Captivity When Anna Gabulya saw a television report of a POW’s return to Hungary a half-century after he served during World War II...
Retired 4-Star Navy Admiral Sentenced to 6 Years in Prison for Bribery Plot Retired Adm. Robert P. Burke, once the second-highest uniformed officer in the Navy, was commanding its forces in Europe and...
Pentagon Says Troops Can Only Be Exempt from Shaving Their Facial Hair for a Year Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered that troops who need an exemption from shaving their facial hair for longer than a...
Black Vietnam Veteran’s Story Reveals War’s Harsh Realities 50 Years Later It was May 1970, deep in the jungles of Vietnam, and 19-year-old infantryman John Smith stepped to the edge of a hill to...
Trump Says US Forces Sank Third Suspected Drug Boat off Venezuela President Donald Trump did not say how many people were killed in the third strike.