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 ...
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Inaugural postwide competition tests unit ministry teams’ combat readiness

FORT BENNING, Ga. – The Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning hosted its inaugural Unit Ministry Team Competition April 16-17, 2026, challenging two-Soldier unit ministry teams — consisting of ...
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 ...
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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 ...