The exercise included a 150-mile helicopter deep strike and armed snowmobile hunter-killer teams.
More than 430 senior military officials had their promotions and confirmations delayed last year due to Capitol Hill political fight.
A wearables pilot will track an entire brigade's fitness through smart wrist devices, chest straps and rings.
The accident safety report on the April 27 crash near Healy, Alaska, was released in response to a records request from The Associated Press.
Staff Sgt. Tanner W. Grone was one of five Army special operations aviators killed when their helicopter crashed in the Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 10.
Soldiers with the 25th Infantry Division recently wrapped a two-week island-hopping exercise in Hawaii.
Obesity is often cited as one of the significant challenges to military recruiting.
Simulations are great, but nothing beats going to the field.
Adversary vehicles, attack helos that shoot back, self-contained cyber, EW and cell phone networks all seek to modernize the training centers.
New training options and a wearables pilot are coming soon.
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