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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maj. Gen. Phil Brooks, Fires Center of Excellence commander, center, observes students disable drones at the Joint Counter-small ...

Pete Hegseth may reinstate the aggressive "shark attack" practice used by drill sergeants to train U.S. Army recruits, which was largely ended in 2020.

The 166th Regiment - Regional Training Institute (RTI) is serving as the Army National Guard’s validation site for the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Army is set to dramatically expand how many new recruits it can send to basic training this spring, riding the momentum of ...

FORT JACKSON, S.C. (AP) — Last August, Daysia Holiday decided to try one more time to join the Army. She’d taken the academic test and failed three times. So, when she was offered a slot in a new Army ...

A trainee from the 198th Infantry Brigade low crawls through an obstacle at Fort Moore, Georgia. (Capt. Stephanie Snyder/U.S. Army) A new approach to training brand new recruits in large-scale combat ...

Army Reserve Pvt. Joshua D. Seyer has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission and received instruction ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth may bring back the practice of several Army drill sergeants swarming and screaming at recruits during basic training in what is known as a “shark attack.” The practice, ...

In an interview with Military.com, 2nd Air Force Commander, Maj. Gen. Matthew Davidson details a shift to build “airminded” warfighters. Former Marine drill instructor Joseph Felix, previously ...