Army Times

Army Times is a weekly publication dedicated to serving the active, reserve, and national guard members of the United States Army, along with their families. It offers a mix of news, insights, and analyses, along with features about community life, educational resources, and helpful guides. This newspaper is published by the Gannett Government Media Corporation, part of Gannett Company (NYSE:GCI). Gannett Government Media Corporation, which was previously known as Army Times Publishing Company, was acquired by Gannett in 1997 from the Times Journal Company. Military Times newspapers are the top-selling titles in Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) stores and defense commissaries, surpassing popular magazines like People and Time.

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Army hits recruiting goal of 61,000 soldiers 4 months early

5 days ago | armytimes.com | Todd South

The Army has met its fiscal 2025 recruiting goal four months early, signing 61,000 contracts for new active duty soldiers, officials announced Tuesday. “This achievement represents a significant turning point for the Army and indicates a renewed sense of patriotism and purpose among America’s youth,” the Army said in a release. The goal was 10% higher than the 55,000 recruits the Army sought last year.
Army releases new primer on organization, purpose for leaders

5 days ago | armytimes.com | Todd South

The Army has released a primer for leaders to better understand the Army, how it’s organized and their purpose within the ranks. Field Manual 1, “The Army: A Primer to Our Profession of Arms,” was released in mid-May and is available for download from the Army’s website. The slim volume — 10 chapters in 74 pages — was written in plain language and avoids jargon to better communicate the Army’s message.
Army major on trial for rape charges involving more than a dozen women

5 days ago | armytimes.com | Todd South

An Army major charged with sexually assaulting or raping more than a dozen women over a four-year period in the Washington, D.C., area began this week at Fort Meade, Maryland. Maj. Jonathan Batt faces 63 accusations, which include 10 specifications of rape and 15 sexual assault charges against 17 women, according to the Army’s Office of Special Trial Counsel. Batt also faces charges of aggravated assault, battery, obstruction of justice and abusive sexual contact.
Seeing farther, striking deeper, this brigade is pushing its drones

6 days ago | armytimes.com | Todd South

Soldiers with the Hawaii-based 25th Infantry Division are in the midst of a training exercise with Philippine allies that has them pushing farther and striking deeper with the help of new drones. The 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, is forward deployed in the Philippines, training with the 7th Infantry Division of the Philippine Armed Forces as part of a Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center, or JPMRC, exercise. Maj. Gen.
Army offers $10,000 reward for information about pilot’s death

6 days ago | armytimes.com | Todd South

The Army is offering a $10,000 reward for credible information leading to an arrest and conviction in the death of a lieutenant in Honduras. The Army Criminal Investigation Division posted the reward with details regarding the death of 1st Lt. Marciano Angelo Parisano, who was last seen on camera footage May 3 at 3:20 a.m. outside Club Santos in Comayagua, Honduras. He was off base on a liberty pass at the time.
Hegseth cuts Pentagon’s testing office in half, appoints new leader

1 week ago | armytimes.com | Courtney Albon

The Pentagon is slashing the size of its operational test and evaluation organization and appointing a new interim director as part of a broader restructuring, according to a memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. In the document, released publicly today, Hegseth said the move to restructure the Office of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, or ODOT&E, supports the Pentagon’s “America First” defense strategy.
Army issues policy to discharge, disqualify transgender troops

1 week ago | armytimes.com | Todd South

The Army has issued its policy on the separation of transgender soldiers through an initial stage of voluntary separation followed by involuntary separation. “The Army has developed a phased approach for gender dysphoria disqualification and separation from service,” an Army spokesman told Army Times. “The first phase is for individuals who want to self-identify.”Phase I ends on June 6, the policy states, while Phase II begins on June 7.
Soldiers suspended on allegations they fired blanks at Florida beach

1 week ago | armytimes.com | Todd South

Eighteen soldiers have been decertified from training future Rangers while the Army investigates allegations that they fired blank rounds at a Florida beach full of civilians with no notice. Jennifer Gunn, spokesperson for the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, Georgia, confirmed the suspensions with Army Times today. The 18 Ranger instructors are assigned to 6th Ranger Training Battalion at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.
Army Reserve gears up for the ‘Super Bowl’ of all exercises

2 weeks ago | armytimes.com | Todd South

The Army Reserve will hold its largest-ever exercise beginning in late May that will include 9,000 soldiers deployed across multiple states and locations coast-to-coast. Operation Mojave Falcon, which the service has dubbed the Reserve’s “Super Bowl,” combines four exercises into a multi-faceted training event that will see soldiers working in concert between locations in California, New Jersey and North Carolina, according to a release.
Army air defense systems deploy to the Arctic, Africa for first time

2 weeks ago | armytimes.com | Todd South

The Army’s newest air defense platform recently conducted its first live fire in the Arctic alongside NATO allies while another air defense unit deployed the Avenger Air Defense System in Africa for the first time. The Sgt. STOUT vehicle, formerly known as Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense, or M-SHORAD, consists of a Stryker vehicle with mounted Stinger missiles, onboard radar and a 30mm cannon.