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Staff Sgt. Hillary Bor, a Soldier-athlete in the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program, at the 2019 Millrose games in New York. Bor is training for the 3000m steeple chase in the 2021 Summer Olympic Games. The Games, originally scheduled for July of 2020, have been pushed back a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Bor continues his training for the track and field trials despite restrictions from the virus.

Resilient World Class Soldier-athletes train for Olympics despite COVID-19

Resilient World Class Soldier-athletes train for Olympics despite COVID-19 [Source: “Resilient World Class Soldier-athletes train…

image of Dwight D. Eisenhower and General Ridgway

IKE VS. RIDGWAY: LESSONS FOR TODAY FROM THE PHILOSOPHICAL BATTLE BETWEEN TWO OF AMERICA’S GREATEST MILITARY LEADERS

IKE VS. RIDGWAY: LESSONS FOR TODAY FROM THE PHILOSOPHICAL BATTLE BETWEEN TWO OF AMERICA’S GREATEST…

Image: Charles H. Coolidge (front) is joined by nine other recipients of the Medal of Honor during the dedication of the Charles H. Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center in Chattanooga, Tenn. on Feb. 22, 2020. Back row (L to R): Gary B. Beikirch, Patrick H. Brady, Sammy L. Davis, Michael E. Thornton, and Matthew O. Williams. Center row (L to R) Kyle Carpenter, Walter

THE HERO OF SIGNAL MOUNTAIN

The Hero of Signal Mountain: The Army’s Last World War II Medal of Honor Recipient…

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EFFECTS AND OPERATIONAL DESIGN: LEARNING FROM WWI CAMPAIGNS

“While joint doctrine and most service-specific doctrines have banished EBO as a concept, effects remain…

Image: U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade unload bags from a truck at their mobilization station at Fort Hood, Texas. They are at their mobilization to train, after which the 28th ECAB will deploy to the Middle East where they will assist U.S. Central Command’s mission of increasing regional security and stability in support of U.S. interests. (Photo Credit: Capt. Travis Mueller)

Combat Aviation Brigade prepares to deploy during pandemic

Despite challenges presented by COVID-19, soldiers with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s 28th Expeditionary Combat…

Image: Future American Soldiers may be armed with environmentally friendly ammunition if recent fundamental research translates into a manufactured product. (Staff Sgt. Jennifer Bunn)

Army seeks environmentally friendlier ammunition

ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — The U.S. Army uses a lot of bullets and explosives…

Image: Minnesota National Guard Master Sgt. Acie Matthews Jr. peacefully engages with protesters to show solidarity and request compliance with the state curfew at the grounds of the Minnesota state capitol in St. Paul, June 1, 2020. The Minnesota Guard has activated troops to protect citizens and infrastructure as people protested on the steps of the capitol building. (Photo Credit: Sgt. Linsey Williams)

National Guard Soldier eases tensions with protesters in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. — As Master Sgt. Acie Matthews Jr. walked past a group of…

Image: Lt. Col. Anne McClain, Class of 2002, spent 6 1/2 months aboard the International Space Station from December 2018 to June 2019. She is the first female West Point graduate to become an astronaut. (Photo Courtesy of NASA)

Women of the Long Gray Line: More than 5,000 women have graduated from the U.S. Military Academy since 1980

At 5:31 p.m. on Dec. 3, 2018, the engines on the Russian Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft…

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TASK FORCE SMITH AND THE PROBLEM WITH “READINESS”

In the rainy predawn darkness of July 5, 1950, two US Army rifles companies reinforced…

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NOT WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS: ABANDONING THE DA PHOTO

“The Army wanted to make sure you were fit, knew how to wear your uniform,…

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