Army’s blunt trauma tests on pigs, cadavers may aid body armor designs
Grisly though some of the experiments might be, they get closer to simulating the real effects of body armor blows on live personnel.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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Metal weakness may have led to fatal Osprey crash off Japan
A gear crack that led to a fatal Osprey crash last year may have been started by weak spots in a metal used to manufacture the part.
By Tara Copp and Aaron Kessler
Signals intelligence teams reposition to face China, Russia
The mission has shifted dramatically as the United States ratchets up competition in the frequency bands with peer competitors like Russia and China.
By Todd South
Soldiers field-test technology, innovation at West Virginia mine
The Driving Innovation in Realistic Training event aimed to involve soldiers in developing and field-testing new tactics and technology.
By Rick Steelhammer, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Pilot safe after landing gear fails in T-38C training jet mishap
Officials are investigating what caused the landing gear to fail.
Retired officer guilty for entering Senate in military gear on Jan. 6
A Texas Air Force veteran was convicted in federal court this week for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
ChemLight appreciation time — much more than spooky szn glow sticks
Glow sticks may not be the first thing a person thinks of when asked about essential military equipment, but these are just that.
By Zamone Perez
Air Force special ops Osprey stuck in Norway wilderness after mishap
The Osprey has sat among the ferns and salamanders of the High North since Aug. 12.
Former paratrooper launches new business making tactical equipment
The business specializes in creating tactical nylon equipment and soft goods for military service members, law enforcement and civilians.
By Rachael Riley, The Fayetteville Observer
Air Force changes formation approach rules — again — after fatal training jet crash
Second Lt. Anthony Wentz, 23, died in November 2021 while attempting a two-jet formation approach with two instructor pilots on a runway at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.
Spec ops optics: US forces seek new sights and ways to defeat fog
Having eyes on the battlefield can mean the difference between hitting the right or wrong target, or even hitting the target at all, which is why U.S. special operators are looking to upgrade a host of optics items.
By Todd South