FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- Rounding out the Army's three engineering disciplines, combat engineers, also known as "Sappers," enable the maneuverability of forces by applying mobility, counter-mobility, ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Nearly 60 years have passed since Laurens Beckwith, Earl Shatzer and Gene Reed first came through the gates of Fort Leonard Wood on their way to becoming some of the Army’s ...

The Army can raise the bar on minimum fitness standards for close-combat jobs and also must establish clear consequences for soldiers who fall short, according to the recommendations from a new study ...

The Army is seeking 300 lieutenants from oversaturated combat arms fields to voluntarily transfer into understaffed roles. Lieutenants currently branched in armor, infantry, combat engineer and field ...

The new ABV features the M1 Abrams box-shaped hull and weighs 50 tonnes. (Commonwealth of Australia) An initial group of Australian Army soldiers have started operations and maintenance training on ...

The 2025 Best Sapper Competition ended with a two-man team of Army Rangers coming in first, and in so doing, completing a near-sweep of major Army combat contests in 2025 by the elite unit, but it ...

Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, 28th Infantry Division, take an Army Combat Fitness Test at Strickler Field at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. (1st Lt. Kate ...

The US Army's Robotic Combat Vehicles face uncertainty due to shifting Pentagon priorities. The RCV concept is "incredibly invaluable" but vulnerable to cheap drone attacks, officials say. Four ...

The U.S. Army is rolling out a new fitness test that will require female soldiers serving in combat jobs to be rated on the same score chart as their male counterparts, a move that comes after Defense ...

Townsville-based Australian Army combat rescue operator Sapper Nathan Roberts said his first two years in uniform were a blur ...

The review comes after years of debate over women's place in the armed forces. About 4,500 women now serve in ground combat ...

America’s Army rewired itself in 2025 with border support missions, global exercises, and a modernization push as commanders prepare for broader challenges in a constantly evolving world. That was ...