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6 days 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.
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6 days 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.
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2 weeks 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.
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3 weeks ago |
defenseone.com | Meghann Myers
Insights & Reports March 28, 2025 03:51 PM ET Army Technology HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has brought into stark relief that the U.S. Army needs not just powerful vehicles and artillery, but lots and lots of simpler unmanned and counter-unmanned systems for drone warfare. “When America brings its best technology-wise, it's exquisite, and we should keep doing that,” Gen.
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1 month ago |
defenseone.com | Meghann Myers
Skip to Content Sponsor Message Sponsor Message Insights & Reports March 25, 2025 10:39 PM ET Army Technology HUNTSVILLE, Ala.—There’s no such thing as a standard gear set-up from squad to squad in the Army, the chief of infantry said Tuesday, and none of it is designed to work together.
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