Secretary Hegseth’s study of women in military combat roles draws concern from one advocate

The Secretary of Defense on Tuesday initiated a six-month review of the “operational effectiveness” of women in ground combat ...
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The Weapons That Turned Infantry Into the Dominant Force on the Battlefield

Modern battlefields may be filled with drones, precision strikes, and advanced sensors, but wars are still decided by ...
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Navy introduces combat fitness test for SEALs, fleet divers, others

Combat arms personnel in the U.S. Navy will need to complete the new test once a year, executing swims, runs, push-ups, and ...
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2 USAG Humphreys Soldiers earn Master Combat Infantryman Badge

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea – Two Soldiers from U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys earned the new Master Combat Infantryman Badge (MCIB), May 5, 2025. The MCIB is a recently introduced badge that ...
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Iowa Air National Guard squadron’s top enlisted leader pins on coveted Army combat decoration

An Iowa National Guard airman who served a stint as an infantry soldier is now sporting a combat award that his former service introduced just a few months ago. Senior Master Sgt. Greg Cleghorn, ...
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Army says combat patches memo on social media is ‘not valid’

The Army is refuting a memo shared on Reddit that appeared to indicate that most soldiers deployed to the Middle East could wear Shoulder Sleeve Insignia for Military Operations in Hostile ...