Army releases details on new test for combat arms soldiers

The new annual test is adapted from the 7-event field fitness test currently required for the Army's Expert Infantryman Badge ...
Stars and Stripes

Army rolls out Combat Field Test, new fitness assessment for front-line combat soldiers

The test consists of seven exercises, without rest between, exercises and is meant to prepare soldiers for “the demanding ...
Military Times

No evidence women in combat roles lower standards, top enlisted leaders say

A U.S. Marine Corps combat marksmanship coach fires a rifle during an exercise in Al-Quwayrah, Jordan, Oct. 29, 2024. (Sgt. Angela Wilcox/U.S. Marine Corps) Top enlisted leaders from each service told ...
WESA

They Survived Training, Now Female Marines Await Word On Ground Combat

Lance Cpl. Paula Pineda relaxes at a picnic table not far from her barracks in Camp LeJeune, N.C. She's in a crisp uniform and has a ready smile. It's one of the few breaks she's had in months — and ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph

19 years later, a young local fallen soldier’s legacy lives on in Carthage Veterans Museum

On the 19th anniversary of his death in combat, Sgt. Bradley H. Beste was honored through a meaningful donation to the Panola County Veterans Museum and Memorial in Carthage. Beste, who was just 22 ...
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IDF combat engineer killed by anti-tank missile in northern Gaza

Sgt. Yisrael Natan Rosenfeld, 20, from the IDF’s 601st Combat Engineering Battalion under the 401st Brigade, was killed in action in the northern Gaza Strip, the IDF confirmed on Sunday afternoon.

Command Sgt.-Maj. (Res.) Barak Kalfon killed in southern Lebanon

Command Sgt.-Maj. (Res.) Barak Kalfon, a 48-year-old combat soldier in the 226th Brigade from Adi, was killed during combat ...