Sending a THAAD Air Defense System to Israel Adds to Strain on US Army Forces

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense anti-ballistic missile defense system is displayed.

WASHINGTON — The deployment of a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to Israel and roughly 100 soldiers to operate it will add to already difficult strains on the Army’s air defense forces and potential delays in modernizing its missile defense systems, Army leaders said Monday. The service’s top two leaders declined to provide […]

Army's Pier System Now Faces Second Watchdog Review After Troubled Gaza Mission

Trident Pier operations briefing in the Port of Ashdod, Israel

Following the seemingly bungled Army mission establishing a pier off the Gaza Strip to deliver aid to the region, the Pentagon’s internal watchdog has launched an investigation into the service’s capabilities to conduct such a mission. The Department of Defense’s Office of Inspector General earlier this month announced that it’s investigating how the military runs […]

VIP Health System for Top US Officials Risked Jeopardizing Care for Soldiers

Marine One with President Joe Biden lands at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Bethesda

Top U.S. officials in the Washington area have received preferential treatment from a little-known health care program run by the military, potentially jeopardizing care for other patients including active-duty service members, according to Pentagon investigators. White House officials, senior military and other national security leaders, retired military officers, and family members have all benefited. The […]

‘Last Stop USA’: How the Army Is Trying to Fill in for a Broken Education System

Army Future Soldier Preparatory Course Pilot Program, Fort Jackson, South Carolina

Nearly every student, sitting at desks in Army uniforms at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, had a similar story. The public schools they came from were crumbling: There were holes in the walls, books held together with duct tape, few computers, not enough teachers and failing air conditioning that made paying attention in class impossible in […]

Junior Enlisted Could See NCO-Style Evaluation System

Live fire exercise in Larnaca, Cyprus

The Army will test out new annual evaluations for junior enlisted troops akin to the kind noncommissioned officers get, according to service leaders. The new evaluations are due to be tested this year, though it’s unclear which unit will try out the new approach. In addition to junior soldier evaluations, that unit will also test […]