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Combat troops now need to score at least 70% on fitness tests
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (305+ words) Published Sep 10, 2026 9:00 AM EDT Military members in jobs deemed to be closest to combat will have to keep up higher scores on their annual fitness tests under new Pentagon rules, though each service will decide on its own what those…...
These are the military’s combat arms jobs that have a new fitness test
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (397+ words) Published Sep 9, 2026 8:00 AM EDT More than 80 military occupations are now designated as combat arms and require a combat field test be completed in addition to their standard service fitness test. The Army’s 23 listed occupations span infantry, combat engineers, diving, field…...
Official who oversees Corps of Engineers named acting Army Secretary
1+ week, 1+ day ago (302+ words) Published Sep 4, 2026 4:44 PM EDT The top civilian who oversees the Army Corps of Engineers was named the Acting Secretary of the Army following the sudden resignation of Dan Driscoll’s from the top Army post Monday. President Donald Trump posted to…...
Top Navy officer says troops should expect ‘longer deployments’ despite 7-month goal
1+ week, 4+ day ago (543+ words) Published Sep 1, 2026 4:36 PM EDT The Navy’s top officer said sailors and their families should prepare for longer deployments until the service has a larger force and fleet. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle fielded questions from sailors during a…...
The Army's new drone-first soldiers are already graduating from training school
1+ week, 5+ day ago (434+ words) Published Aug 31, 2026 11:35 AM EDT With 250 graduates to date in close to a dozen classes, Army officials say that finding volunteers for the 30-person classes at the Arizona training base has not been hard. “The recruiting folks have been gangbusters on…...
Marines board, sink alleged drug ship off Ecuador
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (188+ words) Published Aug 29, 2026 7:18 AM EDT U.S. forces boarded and then later sank an alleged “floating refueling station” on Friday, U.S. Southern Command said. The raid is the latest incident of direct U.S. military action in and around Ecuador in the…...
USS Abraham Lincoln sailor could be disciplined for jumping overboard
2+ week, 1+ day ago (536+ words) Published Aug 28, 2026 10:48 AM EDT A sailor assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln who was rescued after jumping overboard may face nonjudicial punishment, a common disciplinary proceeding in the military for misconduct on or off duty, a source with…...
Some Army pilots cut from flying can transfer to the Navy. But not all.
2+ week, 3+ day ago (486+ words) Published Aug 26, 2026 12:29 PM EDT The Navy is planning to take dozens of Army pilots who were cut in a massive reduction of the land service’s aviation corps. But of the hundreds of Army pilots that officials estimate might be looking…...
Sailors and Marines advised to hide military ties on social media, report suspicious activity
3+ week, 11+ hour ago (262+ words) Published Aug 22, 2026 5:36 PM EDT The Acting Secretary of the Navy is advising sailors and Marines to “harden” their online profiles and hide ties to the military, as part of a wider call for Department of the Navy personnel to be…...
Major exercise in South Korea continues after Trump orders US role curtailed
3+ week, 5+ day ago (412+ words) Published Aug 17, 2026 4:50 PM EDT U.S. troops launched a major joint exercise in South Korea on Monday, just hours after a last-minute social media post from President Donald Trump that the annual event would be drastically curtailed. “Based on my very good…...