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Army Wants More Female Recruiters and Women Leading Combat Units

U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Alexis Chacon, a human resources specialist with the 77th Quartermaster Group, works as a hometown recruiter at the Zaragoza Recruiting Station, in El Paso, TX, June 11, 2018. (U.S. Army Reserve/Maj. Brandon R. Mace) The U.S. Army wants to add more female recruiters as part of an expanded effort to bring more young women into the ranks. Army personnel officials today…
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Army Focus on Combat Training Center Rotations 'Unsustainable,' General Says

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 11th Armored Calvary Regiment, acting as the Opposing Force, engage simulated enemy targets during Decisive Action Rotation 20-04 at the National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, Calif., Feb. 14, 2020. (U.S. Army photo/Nathan Franco) Army senior leaders announced today that the service is significantly reducing its reliance on Combat Training Center rotations as…
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The Army Is Reorganizing Its SFAB Units to Deploy Globally

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…
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Army Wants Missile to Kill Enemy Targets Beyond 900 Miles

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…
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