“We’re behind globally, and this is our aggressive attempt to close that gap,” said the director of the Fort Rucker, Alabama, course. By Patty Nieberg Published Aug 21, 2025 10:00 AM EDT Soldiers will ...

FORT JACKSON, S.C. — Index cards taped to a large board on the wall at Fort Jackson, S.C., reveal the sometimes blunt and gritty reasons that new recruits took a chance at a last-ditch program to get ...

Gen. Gary Brito discusses the AH-64 Apache Longbow Crew Trainer at Fort Rucker, Alabama, November 2022. (Lt. Col. Andy Thaggard/Army) As the Army has adjusted its doctrine and modernized how it ...

Military fitness training has infiltrated our country’s fitness world for decades. From fitness enthusiasts putting on a backpack and walking for “fun” to paying to race an obstacle course, the ...

Soldiers marching in uniform, drill sergeants yelling, muddy obstacle courses – these are often the images the words “basic ...

Army efforts to field soldiers as adept as adversaries at using drones in combat are taking a detour from the field into the classroom in an effort to standardize operations training on the ...

Riding motorcycles is a high-risk endeavor, and the Army works to mitigate the dangers of riding with motorcycle safety courses offered by the Installation Safety Office. Safety officials recently ...