Blast Pressure Injuries May Affect More Than the Brain of Troops, New Data Shows

U.S. Coalition Forces fire an M120 mortar round targeting ISIS in Syria

Data exclusively shared with Military.com from a live-fire mortar exercise by U.S. Army troops indicates that simply standing near mortars can significantly disrupt Autonomic Nervous System, or ANS, functioning within a day to worse levels than seen in concussed college athletes or elderly hospital patients. The data was provided by the doctors behind the Warfighter […]

Investigators Examine Altitude Data in Black Hawk and Passenger Jet Collision

A piece of wreckage is lifted from the water onto a salvage vessel, near the site in the Potomac River of a mid-air collision

ARLINGTON, Va. — The remains of all 67 victims of last week’s midair collision of an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital have been recovered, authorities said Tuesday. All but one has been identified. Meanwhile the NTSB said it was examining new data that could put the helicopter above its […]

Data From the Deadliest U.S. Air Accident in a Generation Show Conflicting Altitude Readings

Police and Coast Guard boats are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River.

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Preliminary data from the deadliest U.S. aviation accident in nearly 25 years showed conflicting readings about the altitudes of an airliner and Army helicopter when they collided near Reagan National Airport in Washington, killing everyone aboard both aircraft, investigators said Saturday. Investigators also said that about a second before impact, the […]

Green Berets Have Struggled for Years with Recruiting, Internal Data Shows

Operators from the 20th Special Forces Group during a training exercise.

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 […]