Army Yanks XM25 'Punisher' From Warzone The Army halted testing of its 25mm airburst weapon after a soldier suffered minor injuries when the weapon "malfunctioned".
Army Round Triggers Problems in Marine M27 Auto Rifle The Army's M855A1 5.56mm round causes reliability problems in the Marine M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle, testing shows.
Army Set to Kill Improved Carbine Competition The U.S. Army plans to cancel its Improved Carbine competition before conducting the final, soldier-evaluation portion of...
Army Chief Content With Improved M4 Gen. Raymond Odierno would not confirm if the Improved Carbine competition has been canceled, but said he "feels very good"...
Senators Question Army Chief on Supposed Polymer Magazine Ban Several senators want the Army's chief of staff to explain why the service supposedly banned GIs from using polymer magazine...
House Blocks Cancelation of Carbine Competition The House passed an amendment Thursday aimed at preventing the Army from canceling its improved carbine competition.
US Army to Search for New 7.62mm Rifle The U.S. Army soon will begin searching for a 7.62mm rifle to become its formal squad designated marksman rifle.
Army Kills Competition to Replace M4 The Army is formally concluding its Individual Carbine competition without selecting a winner to replace the M4 Carbine.
Marine Unit in Norway First to Deploy with Rifle Suppressors Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, were the first Marine infantry unit to deploy with suppressors on every service...
Army Chief: Infantry Needs New 7.62mm Rifle The U.S. Army's chief of staff revealed Thursday the M4 carbine's 5.56mm round can't penetrate modern enemy body armor plates...
Army Dramatically Expands Combat Patch Eligibility The policy shift, issued last week, covers soldiers who served in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon...
Plans for Mass VA Firings Scuttled, But Department Still Expects 30,000 Employees to Leave on Their Own The announcement walked back previous plans, first revealed in a leaked memo in March, to fire as many as 83,000 employees as...
Colonel Retaliated Against Major for Talking to Congress About Red Hill Contamination, Report Says The report said that investigators substantiated an allegation that an Air Force colonel had retaliated against Army Maj...
Air Force Academy Cutting 140 Positions; Majors Affected? As the Air Force works to cut 5,000 positions before October, the Air Force Academy expects to eliminate 140 jobs.
Mystery on Pacific Seafloor Proves to Be Part of Daring WWII Saga, US Navy Says A mysterious object spotted on the South Pacific seafloor has been identified as the bow of a torpedoed World War II ship...
