Trinity Test Fallout Victims in New Mexico Finally Get Compensation After 80 Years
Congress earlier this month finally got around to making New Mexico fallout victims of the first test of an atomic bomb and the miners who dug up the uranium to fuel the weapon eligible for compensation — nearly 80 years after the fearsome 22-kiloton blast code-named Trinity sent up a churning mushroom cloud over the […]
Tweaks to Army's Physical Fitness Test Are Relatively Modest
The Army has approved a series of revisions to its physical fitness test, recalibrating performance benchmarks in a modest and symbolic move that reflects mounting internal and political pressure over how the military measures fitness. What began as an initiative to introduce gender-neutral standards for combat arms roles has gradually evolved into a servicewide adjustment. […]
Army Aims New Fitness Test for June But Is Still Working on How to Grade It
The Army has outlined its new fitness test set to debut in June, but key details surrounding the rollout — including scoring criteria and enhanced standards for combat troops — remain unsettled just weeks ahead of implementation. The specifics still being ironed out behind the scenes include the Army’s plans to adjust how events are […]
New Army Fitness Test: No More Ball Yeet, Higher Standards for Combat Arms
The Army is set to make sweeping changes to its fitness test, according to an internal memo obtained by Military.com. The overhaul includes a rebranding of the test, the elimination of its most criticized event, and the introduction of new performance standards for soldiers in combat roles. First, the test will no longer be the […]
Pete Hegseth, Trump's Nominee for Defense Secretary, Faces Crucial Test at Confirmation Hearing
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, calls himself a “change agent” heading into a potentially explosive confirmation hearing Tuesday as senators question whether the former combat veteran and TV news show host is fit to lead the U.S. military. Hegseth’s former experience in the Army National Guard is widely viewed […]
Secretary Wormuth Wants the Army Combat Fitness Test to Stay as Congress Debates Its Fate
As the Army tangles with Congress over the fate of the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT, the service’s top civilian leader says it needs to stay. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth took a stand for the test in an exclusive interview with Military.com on Wednesday at the annual Association of the United States Army conference […]
DNA Test Helps Identify Body of Korean War Soldier from Georgia
ATLANTA — DNA analysis has helped scientists identify the remains of a U.S. Army soldier from Georgia who was killed during the Korean War, U.S. officials announced Wednesday. Scientists used mitochondrial DNA along with a chest X-ray and other tools to identify Army Sgt. 1st Class James L. Wilkinson late last year, the Defense POW/MIA […]
The Trinity Test Site Is Open One More Time This Year. You Might Not Get In.
The Army said the only day for tourists to visit the Trinity nuclear test site in New Mexico this year could be packed amid the massive popularity of the blockbuster movie “Oppenheimer.” White Sands Missile Range, where the U.S. detonated the world’s first nuclear weapon known as “the Gadget” on July 16, 1945, as part […]
Debate on Army Fitness Test Takes New Turn with Chief Nominee Testimony
The nominee for Army chief of staff told lawmakers Wednesday that he wants tougher and gender-neutral physical fitness standards, as the service and Congress remain locked in a years-long tug of war over how to measure athletic ability. Gen. Randy George, an infantry officer, testified on fitness standards as part of his confirmation hearing before […]
Senate Plan Would Force the Army to Revert to Old Fitness Test But Would Allow New Events
A controversial proposal that would force the Army to return to its old, and what service leadership argue is inferior, fitness test would allow for some changes, including swapping out events, according to legislative language released Tuesday. The Senate Armed Services Committee unveiled the specifics of its proposed National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, which […]