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What Navy destroyers bring to the Red Sea fight
Navy destroyers are being tested at an unprecedented rate in the Middle East.
By Zamone Perez
Army eyes shorter deployments, reducing low-priority unit obligations
“I am concerned about the Army’s ops tempo as a whole,” said Gen. James McConville, the Army chief of staff.
By Kyle Rempfer
Problems plagued Bradley crews before mishap killed 3 soldiers
Witness interviews highlight a series of issues that night, including failing optics, a blocked emergency exit and poor weather brought by a tropical storm.
By Kyle Rempfer
US sends mechanized troops back into Syria
The armored vehicles sent back this month belong to 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, out of Fort Bliss, Texas.
By Kyle Rempfer
US Army releases draft RFP for Bradley vehicle replacement
The optionally manned fighting vehicle reboot continues.
By Aaron Mehta
Retired Army Special Forces officer named as Pentagon intel nominee
There is a backlog forming of nominations for top Pentagon jobs.
By Aaron Mehta
Young soldier’s training death ‘very preventable,’ requires immediate reforms, lawmaker tells SECDEF
The safety pin in the driver’s hatch of Panipinto’s Bradley failed. During the road-test, the right-hand side tread of the Bradley also came off, which caused the vehicle to roll over, according to the lawmaker.
By Kyle Rempfer
Special US fund to replace Russian equipment in Europe is shifting its strategy
The European Recapitalization Incentive Program has now supported eight European nations in buying American gear.
By Aaron Mehta
New in 2020: Will Trump pull the US military out of Iraq and Syria?
President Donald Trump has oft repeated his desire to end the forever wars in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. But realities on the ground and complex geopolitical entanglements have stymied America’s plans to pullback from the Middle East.
By Shawn Snow
American troops at Syria base say they’ll keep pressure on ISIS
At a base in eastern Syria, a senior U.S. coalition commander said Monday that American troops who remain in Syria are redeploying to bases, including in some new locations, and working with the Kurdish-led forces to keep up the pressure on the Islamic State militants and prevent the extremists from resurging or breaking out of prisons.
Bradleys and Army infantry roll into Syria to help secure oil wells
Army Col. Myles B. Caggins III, a spokesman for the U.S.-led mission to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria, said the mechanized forces moving in to Deir ez-Zor province, Syria, hailed from the 30th Armored Brigade Combat team, a National Guard unit from South Carolina.
By Shawn Snow