The entire mission hinged on a narrow break in Venezuela’s weather. When that window opened, the U.S. military moved fast.

Many of the tactics used by modern militaries were forged long before today’s conflicts ever began. During the Cold War, ...

Key Points: Recent Russian tactical gains in southern Donetsk have added pressure on Ukrainian forces, with notable progress near Vuhledar and towns like Hirnyk and Kurakhivka, according to British ...

Archilochus, a Greek poet and soldier from the 7th century BCE, once wrote, “We don’t rise to the level of our expectations, we fall to the level of our training.” The U.S. Army knows this all too ...

Some of the heaviest and bloodiest battles of the Civil War raged in Virginia, May 5 to June 3, 1864. This Week in Army History marks the anniversary of several of those battles: the North Anna, May ...

Whether Russia has changed the targets of its massive strikes, why the Russian army attacks with dozens of drones every day, and whether Ukraine can influence Russia's ability to launch massive ...

Currently, US military strategy is really nothing more than a bunch of COIN principles, massaged into catchy commander's talking points for the media, emphasizing winning the hearts and minds and ...

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The University engages in efforts to eliminate unfair, deceptive, and abusive marketing aimed at military service members. In support of these efforts, it refrains from high-pressure recruitment ...

An Army soldier has pleaded guilty to selling sensitive information related to U.S. military capabilities. (Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An Army soldier has pleaded guilty to ...

Even five years after its 2020 release, “The Last of Us Part II” still outperforms many modern military shooters in realism, AI enemy design and tactical movement. (Screengrab/GamerANH via YouTube) ...