This article by Jennifer Judson was originally published by Army Times. Christine Wormuth has been nominated to serve as the first female secretary of the Army, part of a trio of defense nominees announced Monday by the White House. Wormuth previously served as the undersecretary of defense for policy during the Obama administration and was […]
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US Army’s extended-range guided rocket sees successful 80-kilometer test shot
TechThis article by Jen Judson originally appeared on Defense News The U.S. Army’s new extended-range version of its Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System had a successful 80-kilometer flight demonstration at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, on March 4, according to a Lockheed Martin announcement. Lockheed Martin is the manufacturer for the GMLRS munition and has worked with the […]
Guardians, the Space Force wants you to help determine your enlisted rank insignia
LifestyleThis article by Howard Altman originally appeared in the Air Force Times So now that the great name debate is over, Space Force wants its enlisted guardians to help determine how their rank insignia will look. To that end, the military’s newest service on Tuesday launched a survey complete with four choices of insignia for […]
Medal of Honor recipient, a chaplain who died in captivity, identified among Korean War remains
NewsThis article by Harm Venhuizan originally appeared in the Army Times The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has identified the remains of Chaplain (Capt.) Emil J. Kapaun, a Medal of Honor recipient who died as a prisoner of war in Korea. Kapaun was identified on Mar. 2, the DPAA announced Friday. His remains were among the 867 […]
This woman is the Army’s only female salvage diver
ArmyThis article by J.D Simkins was originally published by the Army Times Not many outside of the occupation are likely to associate the job of a salvage diver with the minimally aquatic United States Army. Even fewer would identify the job as one ordinarily occupied by an enlisted woman. But Sgt. Stephanie Johnson is no […]
Eyeing China, Indo-Pacific Command seeks $27 billion deterrence fund
Military AffairsThis article by Joe Gould originally appeared on Defense News U.S. military officials have outlined new spending requirements to boost deterrence against China, including new weapons, new construction, and closer military-to-military collaboration with America’s allies in the region. A report from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command delivered to Congress on Monday calls for roughly $27 billion in […]
Navy SEAL who oversaw Bin Laden raid pens children’s book
LifestyleThis article by J.D. Simkins was originally published by Observation Post. Navy SEAL memoirs have reached every person on the planet. The trident-fueled evangelism that spared no corner of the globe in its pursuit of educating people on the wondrous existence of frogmen has, at long last, reached its end. Films, documentaries, TV shows, memoirs, […]
Army seeks about 3,500 more infantry recruits this year
RecruitingThis article by Kyle Rempfer was originally published by Army Times. The Army wants to assess roughly 15,000 infantry recruits this fiscal year, and will likely continue offering cash incentives to potential soldiers in an effort to meet its goals, according to Army Recruiting Command boss Maj. Gen. Kevin Vereen. “The Army needs just an overabundance of infantrymen to […]
This ‘luxury resort’ nuclear bunker is probably nicer than your house
LifestyleThis article by Sarah Sicard originally appeared in the Observation Post Cormack McCarthy painted a pretty terrible picture of what the world might look like in the event of a nuclear holocaust. In “The Road,” he imagines a dark world, devoid of food, water, shelter or human contact, really. But if you’re a prepper who […]
Special operations forces must look and fight differently for future conflicts
Military AffairsThis article by Todd South was originally published by Military Times. The special operations forces community sees its contribution to the great power competition fight of tomorrow much differently than the past two decades of counterterrorism operations. But leaders, commanders and thinkers in U.S. SOF who spoke at the annual National Defense Industrial Association Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict conference on Friday […]
