Decision due soon about novel boats for seagoing Marine recon units
Marine leaders will decide this year whether to outfit each of their divisions with a maritime reconnaissance company and brand new medium-sized ships to scope out the littorals. Lt. Col. Brian Lusczynski mapped out some of the work already completed on the new unit concept...
Marine Reserve planning largest mobilization drills in decades
Drilling Marine Corps reservists across the command’s components may see an increased emphasis on job proficiency and readiness as Marine Corps Reserve Command prepares for wide-ranging mobilization exercises set to begin next year. Speaking at the Modern Day Marine Expo in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday,...
Hegseth cancels women’s leadership program despite past Trump support
The Women, Peace & Security program was signed into law by President Donald Trump in 2017. But Hegseth criticized the effort as a priority for President Joe Biden and United Nations officials, despite numerous conservative supporters of the program. “WPS is yet another woke divisive/social...
Soldier found dead during basic combat training at Fort Jackson
A trainee at Army Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, died last week, the Army announced Sunday. A soldier from Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment, was “found deceased during training” on Thursday, the Army said in a brief release. “Losing a...
This Army division will change how armor brigades and divisions fight
As soldiers with the 1st Cavalry Division continue to offload their equipment from their recent Europe rotation, they’re blazing a path and planning for a new kind of armored unit they will be at the heart of creating. Soldiers with the division will help the...
Pentagon jobs cuts delay plans to expand assault, suicide prevention
Personnel cuts across the Defense Department will delay plans to hire at least 1,000 more civilians to help prevent sexual assault, suicides and behavior problems within the military, senior defense officials said. But they insist that crucial programs aimed at addressing sexual misconduct and providing...
US Army finalizing future aircraft design with hopes to field faster
The U.S. Army is working toward finalizing its design by the end of the year for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft that will ultimately replace the UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopter, as the service hopes to speed up its fielding to earlier than 2030, according...
This unit will be the next to field the Corps’ ship-killing missile
The Marines are slated to receive the first batches of four dozen mobile fires and missile platforms key to the Corps’ plans to fight dispersed across multiple islands alongside the Navy. Between now and March 2026, the Corps will receive batches of its new Navy-Marine...