Top enlisted leaders say they see no issue with women in combat arms meeting standards

The military’s top enlisted leaders, who are all men, said they do not see an “erosion” of standards with women serving in ...

Combat has changed since Finland's bloody Winter War with Russia, but this classic tactic endures

Lessons from the conflict are still important to the Finnish Army, especially the Jaeger Brigade, which specializes in Arctic ...
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No evidence women in combat roles lower standards, top enlisted leaders say

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's call for a review of the effectiveness of women in combat roles prompted questions during a Senate Armed Services hearing.
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Army makes major changes to Army Combat Fitness Test; here's what men, women must do

The U.S. Army is making changes to their physical fitness requirements for all soldiers, introducing new gender-neutral standards while eliminating one of its most criticized events. On Monday, the ...
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Army opens new Fort Benning class to help leaders use drones, robots in combat

The first classes of the Robotic Autonomous Systems Leader Tactics course, or RASLT, at Fort Benning’s Maneuver Center of ...
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Army closes in on its elusive goal of a gender-neutral fitness test

Happy Friday! The Army announced this week that male and female soldiers in 21 combat military occupational specialties will have to meet the same standards on the new Army Fitness Test, which also ...
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Army to replace the Army Combat Fitness Test: Here's what will be new for soldiers

The Army is changing the fitness test for all soldiers. On Monday, the Army announced it was replacing the Army Combat Fitness Test with the Army Fitness Test, AFT, according to a news release ...
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Hegseth orders review of physical standards for military combat roles

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday ordered a 60-day review of military combat arms standards to ensure that exceptions are not being made for female troops to assume the physically demanding ...
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X-BAT combat drone blends VTOL, stealth and speed

It seems like autonomous aircraft makers are indulging in a bit of oneupsmanship as Shield AI rolls out its X-BAT VTOL Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) that combines the ability to land and take ...
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Army aviation was having a bad few years—even before Wednesday’s crash

The deadly Jan. 29 helicopter crash outside Washington, D.C., was the Army’s first serious aviation incident in months—but it came on the heels of a fiscal year that saw the service’s highest rate of ...

Understanding Combat Zones: Military Tax Benefits Explained

Learn about combat zones and their tax benefits for military personnel, including income exclusions and regions recognized for combat zone status by the IRS.
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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Army is making changes to their physical fitness requirements for all soldiers, introducing new gender-neutral standards ...