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These are the combat arms jobs that have a new fitness test
4+ day, 23+ 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…...
These are the military’s combat arms jobs that have a new fitness test
4+ day, 23+ 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…...
Guardsman faces felony charges for pulling gun after grooming standards argument
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (526+ words) Published Sep 8, 2026 12:51 PM EDT A Georgia National Guardsman assigned to the Washington, D.C. mission is facing felony charges after multiple witnesses said he drew his weapon and aimed it at another guardsman. Multiple guardsmen told police that it escalated over an…...
My unit took on Ukraine's 'Nemesis' drone hunters. Here's what really happened.
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1005+ words) By Capt. Allan W. Watson Published Sep 3, 2026 10:47 AM EDT On the morning of April 22, 2026, Blackhawk Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, began a 10-day collective training event at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. As Blackhawk Company rolled through the Bavarian…...
Acting Navy secretary orders Marines to bring a family home after military spouse's plea
2+ week, 15+ hour ago (247+ words) Published Aug 30, 2026 4:01 PM EDT The acting Secretary of the Navy ordered the Marine Corps to help a military spouse get her and her family back to the United States, after she took to social media to express concern that she…...
National Guard ends eight-month deployment to New Orleans
2+ week, 6+ day ago (395+ words) Published Aug 24, 2026 4:19 PM EDT An eight-month deployment of over 100 National Guard troops to New Orleans ended Monday, officials said, as troops wrapped up final patrols around the city’s popular French Quarter and other tourist-heavy areas. The federally funded but state-managed…...
Reserve, National Guard on long call-ups to get more access to healthcare
3+ week, 4+ day ago (492+ words) Published Aug 19, 2026 11:36 AM EDT More Reserve and National Guard troops who serve long stints on active duty orders may get access to healthcare after a sailor’s class action lawsuit. A new Pentagon policy released Aug. 10 could make tens of thousands…...
Major exercise in South Korea continues after Trump orders US role curtailed
3+ week, 6+ 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…...