Nearly 300 female Marines have moved into combat-arms jobs that were, up until less than five years ago, previously open only to men. But only one female officer has led a Marine infantry platoon so ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Marine Corps is scrapping its scout sniper program and will soon house its snipers under reconnaissance, rather than infantry, ...

Light infantry units are experimenting with robot platoons that use drones, unmanned ground vehicles, and attack systems to ...

Infantry, Stryker, and CBRN recon platoons each solve different scouting problems for modern Army units. Motorized scouts, dismounted teams, Stryker platforms, and chemical-biological detection roles ...

FORT STEWART, Ga. — As the sound of a M2A4 Bradley Fighting Vehicle firing pierces the air, Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division ...

NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria — The 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, completed their final live fire training exercise of the year on ...

For centuries, infantry attacks have begun with a cacophony of eardrum-splitting gunfire. However, today, many engagements are initiated by the unflinching eyes of drones. Now the ability of infantry ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: U.S. Army infantry have a decisive edge over their Russian counterparts. One reason is organizational resiliency: if a Russian platoon loses a vehicle, it loses ...

A Marine participates in an exercise during the Infantry Officer Course at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Sept. 18, 2017. (Sgt. Gregory Boyd/Marine Corps) Only two ...