WASHINGTON (AP) — A year after failing to meet its enlistment goal for the first time in 13 years, the U.S. Army is now on track to meet a lower 2019 target after revamping its recruitment effort. Army leaders tell The Associated Press that they expect to sign up more …
Are you a “binge gamer”? An unfocused office prankster? A “me me me millennial”? If so, the British army wants to recruit you. It’s all part of a new advertising campaign unveiled by the U.K. Defense Ministry aimed at 16- to 25-year-olds “looking for a job with purpose,” according to …
The Army grapples with what to do with a general who never quite fit in. The growing expectation that President Donald Trump is going to force out Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as national security adviser raises a quandary: would the Army take him back? Like his precarious position in the …
Zimbabwe’s Army Commander, Constantino Chiwenga addresses a press conference in Harare, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe was on edge Tuesday as armored personnel carriers were seen outside the capital a day after the army commander threatened to “step in” to calm political tensions over the president’s …
FORT BENNING, Georgia (AP) — Army Col. Scott Jackson reaches out and grasps the hand of a male soldier. Their fingers interlaced, Jackson talks to the soldier for a few minutes and then asks if he feels uncomfortable. The soldier’s answer: “A little bit.” That could be a problem. As …
Donald Trump loves the military. He claims “our military will soon be the strongest it has ever been.” And now he’s touting an idea for celebrating the US armed forces: a massive military parade in Washington, for the Fourth of July, perhaps as soon as next year. He was inspired by …
Rohingya Muslims, who crossed over recently from Myanmar into Bangladesh, stand in a queue to receive food being distributed near Balukhali refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — For generations, Rohingya Muslims have called Myanmar home. Now, in what appears to be a …
There’s no noise other than gravel shifting below the tires and rocks occasionally tapping the skid plates. When you’re slinking behind enemy lines, the last thing you want is to be detected. For the U.S. Army’s Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC), the next step in military vehicle …
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A watchdog group says South Korea’s army is hunting down and prosecuting gay servicemen after a video of two male soldiers having sex was posted on the internet earlier this year, stoking fear in an already persecuted minority group. Military investigators looking into the case …
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Ramon Regalado was starving and sick with malaria when he slipped away from his Japanese captors during the infamous 1942 Bataan Death March in the Philippines, escaping a brutal trudge through steamy jungle that killed hundreds of Americans and thousands of Filipinos who fought for the …
The President is listening to the generals – especially former Marine General James Mattis, now Defense Secretary, and McMaster. Donald Trump’s swift and decisive strike against Syria on Thursday may reassure allies and give pause to America’s enemies, but behind what’s being called by many a measured military response to …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Battered by a nude photo-sharing scandal, the Marine Corps has issued a longer and more detailed social media policy that lays out the professional and legal ramifications for service members culpable of online misconduct. Among the coming changes: a requirement that all Marines sign a statement acknowledging …