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Black soldiers honored by name at Civil War battlefield
Flags were placed at the graves of 13 Black soldiers killed in an 1864 massacre at Ross Landing, Arkansas, buried as unknowns but recently identified.
By Emily Wagster Pettus, The Associated Press
Sig Sauer wants to be ‘the small arms company of the US military’
The company won the handgun, rifle and automatic rifle, 6.8mm rifle contracts and is competing for the medium machine gun replacement.
By Todd South
Army clears convictions of Black soldiers charged in 1917 riot
In all, 19 men were executed and 110 convicted in a series of flawed, racist courts-martial.
By Todd South
What’s the firepower like for the Army’s new rifle?
Units with 101st Airborne Division and 75th Ranger Regiment are testing the weapons now.
By Todd South
MacDill Air Force Base orders evacuations as Hurricane Idalia nears
The National Hurricane Center expects Idalia to become a hurricane later on Monday.
Update the weekend safety brief: Stay away from coyotes
Whether the altercation was incited by soldiers or the animals was not specified.
By Jon Simkins
Women in Army SOF resorted to buying their own armor, study finds
Nearly half of the women in U.S. Army Special Operations Command reported problems with the way their gear fits and some have resorted to buying their own.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Women in Army SOF sidelined by ‘benevolent sexism,’ study finds
Those are some of the key findings from an internal study by U.S. Army Special Operations Command on barriers to service for women in the ranks.
Don’t ditch soldiers for machines, combine them, Rainey says
The U.S. Army was pursuing more than 200 artificial intelligence-related projects as of 2021, according to a federal watchdog.
New Louisiana monument honors Black service members
Louisiana has erected a new monument to Black military service members in the state’s Veterans Memorial Park adjacent to the State Capitol.
By Julie O'Donoghue, Louisiana Illuminator