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Mechanized Force to Syria
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An M1 Abrams tank scans its sector at the Udairi Range Complex in Kuwait, Dec. 8, 2018. (Spc. Jovi Prevot/Army National Guard) The U.S. military is planning to send some kind of mechanized force to help keep oil fields in eastern Syria from slipping into the hands of a resurgent ISIS as American troops withdraw from the […]
Changes to Special Forces Training
This doesn’t look quite like upgrades to me. It looks more like accommodation, although adapting to new target structures ahead of time is always a good idea. I’ll leave the judgment call up to those of you with more training in this area. https://news.yahoo.com/big-changes-grueling-special-forces-125819070.html?soc_src=community&soc_trk=ma From the article: The changes that are beginning now have led to […]
22 Soldiers Hurt After Parachuting Into Trees
At least 22 soldiers were injured in a Wednesday night parachuting exercise in Mississippi when they missed a designated drop zone and landed instead in a group of trees, according to officials. Of those hurt, 15 were treated at the scene by medics and seven were taken to a local hospital, Army spokesman John Pennell […]
A First: Sisters Make General
An article at Newser.com reports that Maria Barrett and Paula Lodi are the first-ever sisters in a military branch to both achieve the rank of general. Siblings are always trying to pull rank on each other, but these sisters have taken it to a whole new level. Meet Maria Barrett and Paula Lodi, who’ve both […]
Army Rolling Out New Marksmanship Qualification Test
When the Army rolled out its new physical fitness test, it was just getting started. The physical fitness test, covering situps, push-ups, and a 2-mile run is making way for a new physical fitness test that tests muscle groups used in the battlefield. Enter battle focused weapons qualification. The current qualification process starts as a […]
Be More Than You Thought You Could Be
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Paratroopers assigned to the 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, plan a maneuver at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, on March 6, 2019. (Army) The Army is looking for a lot more good people. https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2019/07/29/the-army-needs-thousands-more-infantrymen-by-spring/ From the article: The Army is short more than 5,000 junior enlisted infantrymen, with the military occupational specialty manned at roughly […]
The Army is considering overturning Bowe Bergdahl’s sentence- UPDATE
The Army’s appeals court is weighing whether to throw out Bowe Bergdahl’s conviction. (Andrew Craft /The Fayetteville Observer via AP) UPDATE: Bowe Bergdahl loses unlawful command influence appeal based on Trump tweets One of our ninjas informs us that Bergdahl and his lawyers have lost the appeal, and plan to take the case to civilian […]
Army Revives Antiques
That sounds like Big Army is bringing back horse-drawn field artillery, doesn’t it? Well, not quite. The Army is reviving some of the weapons systems it discarded in favor of newer, more ‘glamorous’ stuff, upgrading the old with new materials and functions and training incoming troops to use MANPADS, which the newbies have never heard […]
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