POINT MUGU, Calif. (Aug. 5, 2015) -- Small, unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS, are easy to obtain and launch and they're hard to detect on radar, making them of particular concern to the Department of Defense, according to officials taking part in the Black Dart 2015 counter-UAS demonstration. Black Dart 2015, which began July 26, and runs to Aug. 7, is DOD's largest live-fly, … [Read more...]

FORT BENNING, Ga., (Aug. 5, 2015) -- The U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence announced, July 31, that 125 men and two women met the standards to complete the Mountain Phase of the Ranger Course. These students will move onto the Swamp Phase of Ranger School, Aug. 2, located at Camp Rudder in Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Additionally, 60 men and one woman will be … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 4, 2015) -- If Soldiers were still unsure of what bad behavior looks like online, the Army clarified it for them in an "All Army Activities" message -- commonly called an ALARACT -- that went out force-wide last week. Online misconduct, it says, is "the use of electronic communication to inflict harm. Examples include, but are not limited … [Read more...]

ADAZI MILITARY BASE, Latvia (Aug. 3, 2015) -- For many Soldiers, the Europe-wide Operation Atlantic Resolve, or OAR, may appear to be merely a composition of combined training and exercises held between the U.S. and NATO allies. However, Soldiers from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization participate in these combined training and exercises, honing their multinational … [Read more...]

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, N.M. (August 3, 2015) -- Over 100 artillery rockets were launched June 16 at White Sands Missile Range, or WSMR, to test an improved version of the M270A1 Multiple Launch Rocket System, or MLRS. The test, conducted at WSMR's G-16 impact area, saw an M270A1 MLRS vehicle equipped with a new armored cab, fire 138 rockets to ensure the improvements … [Read more...]