Soldier Dies on Fort Leonard Wood Rifle Range
An 18-year-old from California has been identified as the Army National Guardsman who died Friday on a rifle range at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Pvt. Andrey Okunev, 18, assigned to Company B, 1stBattalion, 48th Infantry Regiment, was pronounced dead after a midmorning “incident” on the range, according to Army officials. Base public affairs officials declined […]
Soldiers Give the Army's New Rifle Optic Low Ratings
The Army has officially fielded its brand-new rifles to soldiers, but the service is apparently still working out the kinks with the systems’ advanced optic, according to a new assessment from the Defense Department’s top weapons tester. The fiscal 2024 report on the Army’s Next-Generation Squad Weapon program from the Pentagon’s Director, Operational Test and […]