Meghann Myers is the Pentagon bureau chief at Military Times. She covers operations, policy, personnel, leadership and other issues affecting service members.
The Army is in the midst of a transition that could take up to 30 years, Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said, as the force shifts from focusing on counterinsurgency to sustained ground wars against enemies that are closer in size and capability.
Almost four months after the Senate first received his nomination to be top civilian in the Department of the Army, former Raytheon executive Mark Esper took his oath of office Tuesday.
According to U.S. Army Recruiting Command, there are 33.4 million Americans ages 17 to 24, the Army’s prime demographic for enlisting and commissioning.
The Army is standing up a new modernization command for the express purpose of efficiently developing capabilities and capacity, and it's going to need seasoned officers and plenty of soldier input to keep it running, Acting Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy said.
There’s not a job in the Army that isn’t open to women, but there are still only a couple of places to serve for those female soldiers who have joined the infantry, armor and fire support specialist communities.
The Army is preparing to graduate the first class of the Military Training Adviser Academy and stand up its first Security Force Assistance Brigade. To attract talent for the next five planned brigades, there are now new incentives to volunteer.
Between the hours soldiers have to spend online for professional military education and the possibilities a handheld, touchscreen device could hold downrange, the Army is taking a step toward developing a standard-issue device for every soldier.