Armed Forces May 24, 2019 How the Gulf War combat debut of 'stealth and GPS' transformed war When GPS-enabled sensors pinpointed enemy targets, surveillance aircraft monitored enemy troop movements and stealth bombers eluded radar tracking from air defenses in the opening days of Operation Desert Storm decades ago -- in January of 1991 – very few of those involved were likely considering how these attacks signified a new era in modern warfare.
US Army May 19, 2019 Army sergeant battles HOA over American flag display A Texas homeowners association this week warned a Fort Hood soldier of a fine if he didn’t take down his American flag, according to a report.
US Army May 10, 2019 What it's like to fire the 30mm cannon that arms the Stryker armored vehicle It looked like streaming balls of fire lighting up the air, accompanied by a very loud noise, smoke and the sight of a large fiery explosion on the other side of a desert canyon.
US Army May 9, 2019 Army fast-tracks enemy drone-destroying weapon The US Army’s Rapid Equipping Force is fast-tracking new technology to war that can track, jam and destroy attacking enemy drones as a way to respond to an explosive amount of new combat threats,
OPINION May 7, 2019 Don Brown: President Trump, please free Army Lt. Clint Lorance, unjustly convicted of murder in Afghanistan Army Lt. Clint Lorance was unjustly convicted of murder for acting in self-defense in Afghanistan. President Trump should order him released and restore him to active duty with back pay.
US Army May 6, 2019 Pentagon pursues commercial cloud for mobile devices If a US Army infantry unit, engaged in massive mechanized warfare, were suddenly ambushed by a large number of enemy fighters attacking from multiple angles -- location information or intelligence about air support would hinge almost entirely upon timely access to information.
US Army May 2, 2019 Elite drone and attack helicopter task force still hunts Taliban in Afghanistan Attack drones, fixed-wing surveillance aircraft and Apache helicopters continue to patrol the Afghanistan skies to find and destroy enemy targets and weapons in the austere, mountainous terrain of a war-weary country still immersed in more than 15-years of combat.
Virginia April 25, 2019 Bronze Star recipient killed helping stranded motorist change tire in Virginia An Army colonel and Bronze Star recipient who served two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan died for injuries sustained while helping a stranded motorist in Virginia last week, a report said.
US Air Force April 22, 2019 Army and Air Force draft new combined 'war attack plan' The Army and the Air Force are crafting a new combined air-ground combat attack strategy to improve warfare networks, perform long-range sensing of targets, strike enemies more effectively and strengthen defenses across multiple domains in real-time.
US Army April 12, 2019 New next-gen Army 50mm cannon destroys targets in live-fire demo As a small ball of fire shot out of the end of a new 50mm cannon, a cloud of smoke filled the air and, in what seemed like less than one second, an explosion of smoke and fire destroyed a mock enemy target from hundreds of yards away -- on the other side of an Arizona desert valley.
US Army April 10, 2019 What happened when I fired my first 'sniper shot' My shoulder was pressed firmly against the end or “stock” of the rifle, my index finger extended horizontally just above the trigger as I lay flat on the ground and tried to align my right eye directly through the targeting sight -- all as I for the very first time, tried to fire a US military M107A1 sniper rifle at a small target roughly 200 yards away.