Army Tells Lawmakers It Will Review All Training Materials Amid Outcry over Botched Fort Liberty Briefing

The new Fort Liberty sign is displayed outside the base

The Army is reviewing much of its training materials for ill-informed or partisan material after a terrorism briefing at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, erroneously listed mainstream activist groups, including pro-life and animal rights advocates, as terror organizations. Images of the PowerPoint presentation went viral in July as Republican lawmakers and far-right commentators seized on part […]

Congress’ Move to Scrap the ACFT Sparks Outcry from Army Leadership

Soldiers were evaluated on their physical fitness by taking the ACFT at Fort McCoy

If the Army were a TV show, this would be the end-of-season cliffhanger. Congress is seeking to kill the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT, and revert to the service’s previous fitness test. A move that, if successful, would surely draw the ire of senior leadership and confusion across the rank and file. On Friday, […]