Team Healthcare Sgt., Staff Sgt. Jordan Blas, Combat Advisor Team 5110, 1st Battalion, 5th Security Force Assistance Brigade, discusses a training engagement with the Royal Thai Army’s Lt. Col. Takham Pratya, Aug. 20, 2020 at Camp Thanarat, Thailand. (U.S. Army/ Maj. William Leasure) The general overseeing the Army’s Security Force Assistance Brigades on Tuesday outlined a plan to assign…

A precision strike missile was fired on April 30, 2020, at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, and hit a target 85 kilometers away. (Lockheed Martin) U.S. Army modernization officials want to field a new mid-range missile that can kill targets at triple the distance of the 500-kilometer-range Precision Strike Missile (PrSM). For context, that’s enough range to fire from Washington, D.C. and…

Soldier checks out his smartphone. (Photo Credit: PEO Soldier) The U.S. Army plans to roll out a mobile app for its squad leaders that will act as a daily playbook and provide a new way to advise and connect with soldiers. The move is part of the service’s “This is My Squad” initiative to address challenges in the force and reemphasize its cultural values. Sergeant Major of the…

Veronica Carbajal places a candle at a mural for Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen in Austin, Texas, on Monday July 6, 2020 (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) After a summer of seemingly-never-ending bad news regarding missing soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, the Army is changing its policies for how missing soldiers are reported. In a new action plan sent out to Army leaders Tuesday &#8212…