Army seeks $197 billion FY26 budget with transformation plan at center
The Army's base budget request is $192 billion but relies on another $5.4 billon in supplemental funding for key initiatives.
By Jen Judson
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Army major convicted on multiple rape, sexual assault charges
Maj. Jonathan Batt faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole.
By Todd South
Failed military recruits prove deadly outliers
The gunman in a mass killing in Allen, Texas, is among 32 recruits who washed out of the military and went on to commit extremist crimes.
Soldier pleads guilty to planning ISIS attacks on US troops
Federal authorities arrested Pfc. Cole Bridges in 2021 for attempting to help the Islamic State plan and execute attacks.
Fort Sill’s top general and fires school commander relieved
The Army has relieved the commanding general of the service’s fires school at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, officials confirmed Wednesday.
By Davis Winkie
Lawmakers demand Army justify pursuit of new attack recon helicopter
House lawmakers would curb the secretary's travel funding until the Army produces analysis of alternatives for its future attack reconnaissance aircraft.
By Jen Judson
The Army rolls along: military’s oldest branch celebrates 248 years
The Second Continental Congress established the Continental Army on June 14, 1775.
No more neck or hip tape test to measure body fat, Army declares
The new waist-only tape test will be more accurate — and less forgiving.
By Davis Winkie
Female Army enlistments down after Vanessa Guillen’s death, data shows
After the 2020 disappearance and murder of Spc. Vanessa Guillen, there was a spike in prospective female recruits who decided not to enlist in the Army.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Army hits retention goal four months early, says top enlisted soldier
Recruiting remains a challenge, but the service has hit its retention goals for the past four years.
By Todd South
US Army’s new combat vehicle named for soldiers killed in Iraq, WWII
The Army has chosen for the first time to name a vehicle after a soldier who served post-9/11. The vehicle is also named for a World War II soldier.
By Jen Judson