Army Speeds AI Warfighting Push as US Troops are in Active Combat
A sweeping wartime shift is underway inside the Army, with officials saying the service is accelerating AI-driven targeting and rushing weapons from “factory to frontline” as soldiers are engaged in active combat. The remarks, delivered Wednesday by officials at the Association of the United States Army’s Global Force Symposium in Huntsville, Alabama, come as leaders […]
Active Duty Troops and Minnesota National Guard Placed on Standby as Minneapolis Protests Escalate
Pentagon Signals Rare Domestic Readiness The Department of Defense has placed roughly 1,500 active-duty Army soldiers on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota following escalating unrest in Minneapolis tied to federal immigration enforcement operations and a fatal shooting involving an ICE agent. Defense officials confirmed the troops were given prepare-to-deploy orders as a contingency measure […]
Fort Stewart Entered Lockdown After Reported Active Shooter Alert
Initial Reports and Shelter in Place Order Fort Stewart issued a shelter-in-place order on Tuesday after receiving reports of a possible active shooter in a residential area on the installation. Base officials stated the incident involved a “person in distress” in the Bryan Village housing area, prompting an immediate lockdown while military police and local […]
1 Dead, Suspect Arrested After ‘Active Shooter’ Situation at Georgia Army Base
One person is dead and a suspect is in custody following a shooting at an Army base in east Georgia Saturday morning. The victim, whose identity has not been released, was shot “in on-post housing” at Fort Eisenhower, just outside Augusta, in what the base described as an “active shooter” situation. An alert issued on […]
Army National Guard Can’t Retain Enough Soldiers, Even as Active Duty Meets Goals
It was a celebratory moment for the Army in April when it hit its retention goal for the fourth year in a row. The achievement signaled that, despite a historic recruiting slump, once soldiers are in, they like the service and tend to stay. “I do love our soldiers. They joined a great team, and […]