Soldiers Set to Get New Deployment Bonus as High Operations Tempos Strain the Army
Soldiers will receive an extra monthly bonus — ranging from $210 to $450 per month, depending on rank — for time away from home exceeding 30 days starting in October, according to a draft Army memo reviewed by Military.com. The new benefit includes Army Guardsmen and reservists. The move would put additional money in overworked […]
US Special Operations Leaders Are Having to Do More With Less and Learning From the War in Ukraine
FORT LIBERTY, N.C. (AP) — Forced to do more with less and learning from the war in Ukraine, U.S. special operations commanders are juggling how to add more high-tech experts to their teams while still cutting their overall forces by about 5,000 troops over the next five years. The conflicting pressures are forcing a broader […]
Faceless People, Invisible Hands: New Army Video Aims to Lure Recruits for Psychological Operations
FORT LIBERTY, N.C. — The video is unsettling, with haunting images of faceless people, fire and soldiers. The voiceover is a cascade of recognizable historical voices as the screen pulses cryptic messages touting the power of words, ideas and “invisible hands.” Hints of its origin are tucked into frames as they flash by: PSYWAR. The […]
US Military Operations Across the Sahel Are at Risk After Niger Ends Cooperation
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The United States scrambled on Sunday to assess the future of its counterterrorism operations in the Sahel after Niger’s junta said it was ending its yearslong military cooperation with Washington following a visit by top U.S. officials. The U.S. military has hundreds of troops stationed at a major airbase in northern […]
Army Planning Big Boost to Pacific Operations Next Year with More Training, Deployments and Equipment
The Army is seeking to better prepare itself for a potential conflict in the Pacific, with increased spending on regional training, deployments and equipment, according to its fiscal 2025 budget request. The service has requested a 200% increase in funding for Pacific training and employment, in addition to a massive $1.5 billion chunk of funding […]
Army Identifies 5 Special Operations Soldiers Killed in Black Hawk Crash in Mediterranean Sea
The U.S. Army has released the names of the five soldiers who died Friday evening when their MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. The victims of the crash are Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen R. Dwyer, 38, of Clarksville, Tennessee; Chief Warrant Officer 2 Shane M. Barnes, 34, of Sacramento, California; Staff […]
Army Making a Mistake in Cuts to Special Operations Forces
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‘Looking for a Husband, Boyfriend, Attention’: Study Reveals Sexism Faced by Women in Army Special Operations
Women in Army special operations face “blatant sexism,” particularly among senior noncommissioned officers who say they dread the idea of working with women and would never respect a female superior, according to a lengthy internal study released by the service on Monday. There are 2,300 women serving in Army special operations — mostly in support […]
Army Special Operations Could Be Cut 10% as Military Looks to Conventional Warfare
The Army is mulling cuts to its special operations programs in the coming years, potentially trimming the forces amid a general U.S. military shift in attention to more conventional capabilities and wars. A planning process known as Total Army Analysis, which the service is using to plan its budget requests to Congress in fiscal years […]
Defending a Mock Invasion of Taiwan Signals Shift for Army Special Operations After Years of Counterinsurgency
FORT BRAGG, North Carolina — Members of the U.S. Army’s Special Operations Command fired Carl Gustaf recoilless rifles, breached tunnels and operated Switchblade drones that flew with an unsettling whiz over a training area on Thursday. The exercise combined some of the hallmark tactics and weapons that were used during the Global War on Terror […]