Meghann Myers

2 weeks ago | defenseone.com | Meghann Myers

In 2018, the Army decided to station the M10s at Fort Bragg, N.C., with the 82nd; Fort Campbell with the 101st; Fort Carson, Colo., with the 4th Infantry Division; and Fort Johnson, La., at the Joint Readiness Training Center. But the doctrine, training, facilities and other considerations required to onboard a new system hadn’t been finished yet, Miller said. Nor had the National Environmental Policy reviews, “which normally take forever,” and the mobility reviews hadn’t been done either.

3 weeks ago | spaceproject.govexec.com | Meghann Myers

The Army took a major step Monday in replacing the aging Patriot air defense missile system, with the selection of a new radar. The Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor, from Raytheon, has gotten the all-clear to begin initial production, the company announced, as part of the Army’s two-part approach to modernizing its ground-based air defense capabilities.

4 weeks ago | defenseone.com | Meghann Myers

The next phase will include some rethinking of how the Army fights. The Global War on Terrorism saw the introduction of brigade combat teams, designed as a standalone force of about 4,000 soldiers, with several types of combat units, engineers and a support battalion. Those worked well plugged into forward operating bases and combat outposts and Iraq and Afghanistan, but the Army is thinking it will need much bigger formations maneuvering together on a battlefield in a near-peer fight.

4 weeks ago | defenseone.com | Meghann Myers

“It has been a long time, maybe since World War II, since a member of an infantry squad on the ground actually had to look up or over his shoulder do anything other than clear an aircraft hot, or call in a medevac or something like that,” said Lt. Gen. Benjamin Watson. In March, the 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, the service’s second unit dedicated to operating in shallow, coastal waters, reached initial operational capability with the addition of a littoral combat team.

1 month ago | defenseone.com | Meghann Myers

Insights & Reports April 4, 2025 02:05 PM ET Pentagon Civilians A month into a Defense Department hiring freeze meant to shrink the civilian workforce, some employees who had been preparing to move into new positions are still living out of hotel rooms, with their personal belongings long since shipped overseas.