The real ‘Viper’: This Top Gun instructor notched a rare combat feat
Rear Adm. Kenneth W. “Pete” Pettigrew’s Vietnam success made him the only Top Gun instructor to put his training to practical use against an enemy plane.
By Jon Guttman
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Slain Marine’s family ‘let down’ by killer’s 8-year sentence
Cpl. Jesse Thomas Bopp pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the 2023 shooting of a fellow Marine, 19-year-old Lance Cpl. Austin Schwenk.
By Riley Ceder
Inside the Orders Project - giving ‘second opinions’ on orders to election-wary troops
A new group is offering free legal advice for troops who can't reach their military lawyers for advice on the legality of election-related orders.
By Davis Winkie
New enlisted marketplace, promotion board changes arriving
Big changes for enlisted soldiers are being implemented this coming year, including an “assignment marketplace” for staff sergeants through master sergeants and promotion boards dialing in on how much NCOs know about their subordinates.
By Kyle Rempfer
Conflict in the Caucasus, recent exercise reinforce modernization needs, Army chief says
“I see [armored vehicles] in the future, because you’ve got to protect the soldiers when you move around on a very lethal battlefield,” the Army chief of staff said.
By Kyle Rempfer
Army’s approach to readiness may be changing, says four-star general
The Army is looking for "something that helps us balance a little bit better our readiness or requirements in support of combatant commands and requirements in support of modernization," the boss of Forces Command said.
By Kyle Rempfer
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
Soldiers who appeared at Democratic convention won’t be disciplined, but supervisor will
Army Reserve officials said the supervisor was at fault for the violation of rules regarding politicking in uniform.
Chief Bass: Disrespect of fellow airmen must stop — now
CMSgt. of the Air Force delivers message to those who think it’s funny to disrespect fellow airmen.
WATCH: The end of tanks? A midair collision and napping for lethality ― The Briefing 10.8.20
Frightening images of deadly precision strikes on armor in a border region between Armenia and Azerbaijan raise the question: Have modern weapons made tanks obsolete? An expert weighs in.
By Ben Murray
Final soldier of trio sentenced to federal prison for gun thefts near Fort Drum
Two soldiers stole the guns while a third stored them off site.
By Todd South