Can You Pass the Army’s New Fitness Test?

The exercises are challenging, but they can be a great way to gauge your overall strength and speed.

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Hegseth Orders 20 Percent Cut in Military’s Senior Ranks

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has already fired a raft of military leaders, many of them women and people of color, including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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Army Plans a Big Parade That Could Fall on Trump’s Birthday

The Army said the celebration was in honor of its 250th birthday but did not mention that the president’s birthday happened to be the same day.

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2 Planes Abort Landings as Army Helicopter Flies Near D.C. Airport

The episode followed a fatal collision between a military helicopter and a commercial jet in January, and prompted concern and outrage among officials.

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Ex-Army Sergeant Gets 7 Years for Selling Military Secrets to Chinese Conspirator

Korbein Schultz, 25, who was an intelligence analyst, accepted $42,000 in bribes for sensitive documents, prosecutors said. He pleaded guilty in 2024.

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Women Soldiers Will Have to Pass ‘Sex-Neutral’ Physical Test, U.S. Army Says

The new Army Fitness Test comes after Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, ordered the elimination of lower fitness standards for women in combat roles.

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Hello From a French Village That Recalls the U.S. as a Staunch Ally

French visitors are coming to Washington with an old U.S. battle flag and a plan to rekindle memories of the American soldiers who rescued their region during World War I.

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Fourth U.S. Soldier Is Found Dead in Lithuania

The soldier and three others had gone on a training mission in a 70-ton vehicle that sank in a bog near the border with Belarus.

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Hegseth Mandates Uniform Fitness Standards for Combat Roles

Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, mandated that physical fitness requirements for combat jobs be “sex-neutral,” a move that is likely to significantly reduce the number of women who qualify.

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Can the Army Make Food Its Soldiers Want to Eat?

Robert Irvine has been enlisted to overhaul the dreary mess halls that drive many soldiers to less-healthy choices.

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