Army and Navy Team Up for Hypersonic Missile Launch from Cape Canaveral
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Cape Canaveral Space Force Station had a different kind of launch on its plate Thursday when the Army and Navy teamed up to complete a test of a hypersonic missile. The launch of what is known as the Dark Eagle Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon system was an end-to-end test using Space […]
More than Half of Senior Army Officers Are Turning Down Command Consideration
More than half of the Army’s senior officers are turning down opportunities to command, choosing instead the stability of staff roles over the high-stakes demands of leadership, or retiring, according to internal service data. The Battalion Command Assessment Program, or BCAP, a cornerstone of the Army’s effort to evaluate leadership readiness, assesses 800 to 1,000 […]
Capitol Rioter Who Tried to Join Russian Army Is Sentenced to Prison for Probation Violation
WASHINGTON — A Dallas man who tried to fly overseas to join the Russian military and fight against Ukraine was sentenced on Friday to six months in prison for violating the terms of his probation for storming the U.S. Capitol four years ago. Kevin Loftus, a 56-year-old veteran of the U.S. Army, was stopped from […]
101st Airborne Division Troops Return to Bastogne to Mark 80th Anniversary of Battle of the Bulge
“The snow turned red,” machine gunner Vincent Speranza recalled, as the hastily dug-in troops of the 101st Airborne Division opened up on attacking German infantry and tanks to defend the Belgian crossroads town of Bastogne 80 years ago. Then-Pvt. 1st Class Speranza, the son of Italian immigrants, said his lieutenant had ordered the first-line defenders […]
The Greatest Service Academy Football Lineup in Army-Navy Game History
Since the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, first started playing football in the late 19th century, it has posted undefeated seasons, claimed national championships and been the home of Heisman Trophy winners. Then there was the 1912 Army team — a squad that finished with a mediocre 5-3 record but might be […]
Do Air Shows Really Help Military Readiness and Recruiting? Congress Plans to Find Out.
Lawmakers want the secretary of defense to brief Congress on how sending military aircraft to air shows affects recruiting and readiness, as well as study the effect of bringing those planes to smaller rural communities. As part of this year’s National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, Congress has asked the next defense secretary to brief […]
The Best Showdown of the Army-Navy Game Actually Takes Place Away from the Gridiron
Imagine that Congress cuts $500 million from the Air Force’s budget and weighs whether the money should go to the Army or Navy. Which military branch should receive the money? That’s the topic West Point Cadets and Navy Midshipmen will debate in the nation’s capital before the 2024 Army-Navy football game. While the football game […]
Transgender Troops, Confronting Shifting Policies of Acceptance, Just Want to Serve
Bree Fram was an Air Force major in 2016 when word came down that the Obama administration would soon be lifting its ban on transgender troops serving in the military following a yearlong study and orders for commanders to educate themselves and their units on integrating transgender personnel. It was during President Barack Obama’s first […]
Pressure on a Veteran and Senator Shows What's Next for Those who Oppose Trump
WASHINGTON — She’s an Iraq War combat veteran and sexual assault survivor who has advocated for years to improve how the military handles claims of sexual misconduct. But when Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, appeared initially cool to the nomination of President-elect Donald Trump ’s choice of Pete Hegseth to serve as defense secretary — a […]
80 Years Ago, a Historic Army-Navy Game Captivated a Nation During World War II
For the average American, the Army-Navy football game is normally a curiosity at best and an afterthought at worst. On Dec. 2, 1944, however, the Black Knights and Midshipmen clashed in a matchup that enthralled a nation like none other since the service academies first met in 1890. With Army ranked No. 1 and Navy […]