Advocates urge Austin to act on active duty obesity ‘epidemic’A new letter urges defense leaders to do more to prevent, identify and treat obesity in the ranks.By Karen Jowers6 days ago
Troops at 14 bases to begin testing new approach to military movesTroops at 14 installations will soon try out a new system for shipping their belongings to their next base.By Karen Jowers4 weeks ago
Army should permanently station armor brigade in Poland, report arguesThe Center for Strategic and International Studies said the Army should reduce its Europe rotations in favor of permanent bases.By Davis Winkie7 weeks ago
BROKEN TRACK: Why the Iron Knights chose to speak out about suicidesArmy Times' sources explain why they chose to speak out about elevated suicide rates among tankers and other members of armor brigades.By Davis Winkie7 weeks ago
BROKEN TRACK: How Army Times discovered high tank unit suicide ratesArmy Times built its own database of military death records to investigate suicide in armor units.By Davis Winkie7 weeks ago
BROKEN TRACK: Suicides & suffering in Army’s exhausted armor communityAn Army Times data analysis found that armor brigades and tankers experienced higher suicide rates than the rest of the Army.By Davis Winkie7 weeks ago
Army to slash thousands of jobs in major revamp for future warsThe cuts will mainly affect already-empty posts — not actual soldiers.By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press2 months ago
5 bases to test new privately run system for household goods shipmentsThe new system is designed to improve troops’ ability to communicate with their moving company and add transparency to the process.By Karen Jowers2 months ago
Air Force recruiting rebounds while Army, Navy still struggleAir Force recruiting boss Brig. Gen. Christopher Amrhein said Tuesday he is “cautiously optimistic” about staying on track for the rest of the year.By Rachel S. Cohen3 months ago
New Tricare contracts to start next January, promising better careNew Tricare contracts aim to improve access to health care, clinical quality and patient safety, as well as increase military readiness.By Karen Jowers3 months ago
Pentagon plans to fix ‘chronically understaffed’ medical facilitiesWill bringing more medical providers — and patients — into military medical facilities help problems with access to care?By Karen Jowers3 months ago
Archives clears backlog of veteran record requests caused by COVID-19The number of overdue requests had surpassed 600,000 in recent years, causing concern among vets.By Leo Shane III3 months ago