Army Aviation Plays Central Role in Pacific
Chief Warrant Officer Wayne Griffin has spent 5-1/2 years of his decade-long career as an Army pilot based in Hawaii. The mountains, valleys and the long stretches of blue ocean between the islands serve up some of the most beautiful views a pilot can see — but they come with unique challenges, too. “Flying here can be extremely […]
New Tape Test: Here’s How the Army Is Measuring Body Fat Now
It’s official — the Army will now assess body fat using a tape measurement around the waist only. The service announced Monday it has simplified one of the key ways it judges soldier physical fitness following a broader overhaul of the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT. Previously, men were measured at their neck and […]
Pat Sajak Announces He’s Retiring After His 41st Season of ‘Wheel of Fortune’
“Well, the time has come,” Vietnam veteran and “Wheel of Fortune” host Pat Sajak wrote on Twitter. “I’ve decided that our 41st season, which begins in September, will be my last. It’s been a wonderful ride, and I’ll have more to say in the coming months. Many thanks to you all. (If nothing else, it’ll […]
DeSantis, Pence Campaign on Reversing Fort Liberty Designation
Two Republican presidential contenders took aim at the Army’s recent move to rename military bases that for decades honored Confederates who waged war against the U.S., saying that as president they would return to those rebel namesakes. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former Vice President Mike Pence promised to restore Fort Liberty, North Carolina, to […]
2 Veterans Set Out to Make Trip to Arctic Ocean in 1931 Model A Ford
Two adventure-seeking septuagenarians set out early Saturday on a 7,000-mile round trip from Cambria to the Arctic Ocean. Jay Burbank of Cambria, California, and South Carolina resident Charlie Enxuto will travel about 1,400 of those miles on the graveled Dempster Highway, driving a 1931 Model A Ford, a slant-window town sedan converted to look like […]
The US Military is So Worried About Generic Pills That it Reportedly Wants to do its Own Testing to Make Sure They’re Safe
Read the original article on Business Insider. The U.S. military is reportedly planning to take extra steps to test the quality of the generic drugs it buys for service members and their families. To do that, the Department of Defense is talking with Valisure, a lab that specializes in checking the quality of pharmaceuticals, Bloomberg’s Anna Edney and […]
Join the Military, Become a US Citizen: Uncle Sam Wants You and Vous and Tu
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Esmita Spudes Bidari was a young girl in Nepal, she dreamed of being in the military, but that wasn’t a real option in her country. Last week, she raised her right hand and took the oath to join the U.S. Army Reserves, thanks in part to a recruiter in Dallas who […]
It’s Not a Light Tank: Army Unveils New Armored Combat Vehicle
For the first time in decades, the Army is fielding a new capability to support infantry units: the M10 Booker Combat Vehicle. The service unveiled the vehicle this week at the Pentagon in a briefing to reporters. The M10, which took four years to select and procure, resembles something between a Soviet BMP-2 amphibious infantry […]
Army Says Its Long-Troubled Tuition Payment System Might Finally Be Getting Fixed
The University of New Mexico stopped accepting provisional Army tuition payments for its students last month after the service fell behind on paying its bills to the university. Students there who were using Army scholarships were told by the university to pay out of pocket or drop out. The Army had eight outstanding invoices but […]
Green Berets Have Struggled for Years with Recruiting, Internal Data Shows
Last year, the Army failed to hit its recruiting goal for the first time in decades. But the service’s Special Forces has been struggling to bring in new talent since before the pandemic, recruiting data shows. As Green Beret recruiting has faltered for years, the Army has also been chipping away at the size of […]