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Members of a platoon of female U.S. Marine Corps recruits gear up before training in hand-to-hand combat at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Thursday, June 29, 2023, in Parris Island, S.C.

Hegseth orders review of physical standards for military combat roles

Women already must pass gender-neutral physical fitness requirements for combat posts, but Hegseth contends the standards for women are lower.

By Leo Shane III

6 weeks ago

Hegseth orders review of military grooming and fitness standards

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered senior Pentagon leadership to review how and why grooming standards, including beards, have changed since 2015.

8 weeks ago

Navy body composition study may finally settle tape test debate

The two-year test may bring the Navy — and perhaps the other services — closer to scientific consensus on the best way to measure body fat.

By Hope Hodge Seck

8 weeks ago

This Army unit is the first to field new company and battalion drones

The new drones fit different mission profiles at the tactical level.

5 months ago

These Marine units will field new mobile command vehicle in 2025

Elsewhere in the Corps, Marines conducted the service’s first organic rebuild of a JLTV engine at a Defense Department depot.

5 months ago

Navy updates exercise standards for Fitness Enhancement Program

“The purpose of this exemption is to recognize that some sailors who do not meet the BCA standard are still able to maintain operational readiness."

By Diana Stancy

5 months ago