Middle Column Archives

Plan to overhaul Army fitness test gets support from House lawmakers

Language accompanying the Senate authorization bill draft goes beyond the Army fitness test to include further examination by all of the services.

4 years ago
North Korean leader convenes military meeting amid tensions

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is meeting with his senior military officials to discuss national defense policies.

4 years ago
Army vet killed fighting in Ukraine: report

At least one other American citizen has died fighting for Ukraine this year.

4 years ago
Most land mine use banned by US military, except in Korea

The announcement reverses a more permissive stance by then-President Donald Trump, and it concludes a review that has lasted for more than a year. Bonnie Jenkins, the State Department’s undersecretary for arms control and international security, said the new policy fulfills “a commitment that President Biden made as a candidate,” when he described Trump’s decision…

4 years ago
Air Force makes the world’s saddest PB&J sandwich

Bread? Where we’re going, you don’t need bread.

4 years ago
Bigger military housing stipends, lower commissary costs pushed to fight inflation

The moves are designed to help offset inflation costs hitting military families’ finances.

4 years ago
Men, morale, munitions: Russia’s Ukraine war faces long slog

As Russia’s initially botched and broad offensive turns its focus to the eastern Donbas region, the war has entered a new and seemingly more enduring phase.

4 years ago
Marine veteran reframes fear as fuel for overcoming life’s challenges

The Iraq War vet faced down his struggles with education, writing and adventure.

4 years ago
This week in Congress: Defense authorization and appropriations work collides on Wednesday

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of June 20, 2020.

4 years ago
As the Army pushes holistic health, an officer examines the history of soldier fitness

Maj. Garrett Gatzemeyer’s book chronicles the philosophies and regimens that have led to the Army exercise programs of today.

4 years ago

Plan to overhaul Army fitness test gets support from House lawmakers

Language accompanying the Senate authorization bill draft goes beyond the Army fitness test to include further examination by all of the services.
North Korean leader convenes military meeting amid tensions

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is meeting with his senior military officials to discuss national defense policies.
Army vet killed fighting in Ukraine: report

At least one other American citizen has died fighting for Ukraine this year.
Most land mine use banned by US military, except in Korea

The announcement reverses a more permissive stance by then-President Donald Trump, and it concludes a review that has lasted for more than a year. Bonnie Jenkins, the State Department’s undersecretary for arms control and international security, said the new policy fulfills “a commitment that President Biden made as a candidate,” when he described Trump’s decision…
Air Force makes the world’s saddest PB&J sandwich

Bread? Where we’re going, you don’t need bread.
Bigger military housing stipends, lower commissary costs pushed to fight inflation

The moves are designed to help offset inflation costs hitting military families’ finances.
Men, morale, munitions: Russia’s Ukraine war faces long slog

As Russia’s initially botched and broad offensive turns its focus to the eastern Donbas region, the war has entered a new and seemingly more enduring phase.
Marine veteran reframes fear as fuel for overcoming life’s challenges

The Iraq War vet faced down his struggles with education, writing and adventure.
This week in Congress: Defense authorization and appropriations work collides on Wednesday

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of June 20, 2020.
As the Army pushes holistic health, an officer examines the history of soldier fitness

Maj. Garrett Gatzemeyer’s book chronicles the philosophies and regimens that have led to the Army exercise programs of today.

Plan to overhaul Army fitness test gets support from House lawmakers

Language accompanying the Senate authorization bill draft goes beyond the Army fitness test to include further examination by all of the services.
North Korean leader convenes military meeting amid tensions

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is meeting with his senior military officials to discuss national defense policies.
Army vet killed fighting in Ukraine: report

At least one other American citizen has died fighting for Ukraine this year.
Most land mine use banned by US military, except in Korea

The announcement reverses a more permissive stance by then-President Donald Trump, and it concludes a review that has lasted for more than a year. Bonnie Jenkins, the State Department’s undersecretary for arms control and international security, said the new policy fulfills “a commitment that President Biden made as a candidate,” when he described Trump’s decision…
Air Force makes the world’s saddest PB&J sandwich

Bread? Where we’re going, you don’t need bread.
Bigger military housing stipends, lower commissary costs pushed to fight inflation

The moves are designed to help offset inflation costs hitting military families’ finances.
Men, morale, munitions: Russia’s Ukraine war faces long slog

As Russia’s initially botched and broad offensive turns its focus to the eastern Donbas region, the war has entered a new and seemingly more enduring phase.
Marine veteran reframes fear as fuel for overcoming life’s challenges

The Iraq War vet faced down his struggles with education, writing and adventure.
This week in Congress: Defense authorization and appropriations work collides on Wednesday

Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of June 20, 2020.
As the Army pushes holistic health, an officer examines the history of soldier fitness

Maj. Garrett Gatzemeyer’s book chronicles the philosophies and regimens that have led to the Army exercise programs of today.

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