SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 - The U.S. military must continue to integrate its warfighting capabilities across all domains while maintaining its forward presence in the Pacific region, leaders said Wednesday. With multi-domain operations, the military must integrate air, land, sea, space and cyberspace efforts in order to achieve overmatch quickly, said Lt. Gen. Eric Wesley, deputy … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 - The U.S. Army awarded two contracts as it advances the fielding of a prototype hypersonic weapon by Fiscal Year 2023. The Army Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) will introduce a new class of ultrafast, maneuverable, long-range missiles that will launch from mobile ground platforms. "Delivering hypersonics to a unit of action will provide a critical … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019 - The Army is built upon the individual Soldier, and the battlefield of the future demands Soldiers who can excel under intense physical and cognitive demands. The new Army Combat Fitness Test breaks with over three decades of the Army Physical Fitness Test. The Army plans to roll out the test by October 2019 and replace the APFT as the Army's fitness test of … [Read more...]

AUGUST 27, 2019 - As Staff Sgt. Amanda Kelley made her way through mountainous terrain in the midst of a scorching Georgia summer in 2018, she admittedly struggled, carrying more than 50 pounds of gear during a patrol exercise. Tired and physically drained, her body had withstood nearly a month of training in the Army's most challenging training school. She had already … [Read more...]

AUGUST 27, 2019 - Effective Sept. 9, Soldiers willing to reenlist in some of the Army's most in-demand careers have the chance to receive up to $81,000 in lump-sum bonuses -- the highest amount in more than five years, officials announced today. In addition to critical fields, this latest announcement also offers a wide range of cash options for Soldiers re-upping for longer … [Read more...]