The Iran war is seeing big combat and weapons firsts. Here are the standouts so far.

The opening hours of war in Iran included the first use of a US low-cost attack drone, and since then, more historic combat firsts have occurred.

4 combat firsts as US flexes military might in Iran war

During the first few days of the U.S.-Israeli operations against Iran, the Pentagon has deployed multiple assets for the ...
Yahoo

Army to replace the Army Combat Fitness Test: Here's what will be new for soldiers

The Army is changing the fitness test for all soldiers. On Monday, the Army announced it was replacing the Army Combat Fitness Test with the Army Fitness Test, AFT, according to a news release ...
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US launches Precision Strike Missiles in Iran war in first combat use

Video shows the Precision Strike Missile being launched in open desert terrain from M142 HIMARS as part of Operation Epic Fury.
Task & Purpose

Army closes in on its elusive goal of a gender-neutral fitness test

Happy Friday! The Army announced this week that male and female soldiers in 21 combat military occupational specialties will have to meet the same standards on the new Army Fitness Test, which also ...

No US combat casualties despite Iranian retaliation, US military says

Despite "hundreds of Iranian missile and drone attacks," there have been no reported US casualties or combat-related injuries ...
WRBL

Secretary Hegseth’s study of women in military combat roles draws concern from one advocate

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Secretary of Defense on Tuesday initiated a six-month review of the “operational effectiveness” of women in ground combat positions. Women have been in those combat arms ...
AOL

Army Rolls Out Equal Fitness Standards For Men And Women In Combat Roles

The U.S. Army formalized equal fitness standards between men and women in combat roles in new guidelines released Monday. The new Army Fitness Test (AFT), formally the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT), ...
Military.com

Here’s the New Navy Combat Fitness Test for SEALs, SWCC and EOD/Divers, Plus What It’s Missing

The Navy has a new fitness test for active-duty “combat arms personnel,” including members of Naval Special Warfare and Naval Special Operations commands. It is called the Navy Combat Fitness Test ...
Times of San Diego

Women have served in combat roles for a decade; the Pentagon is reopening the debate

The first three female rangers in 2015, from left: Capt. Kristen Griest, Maj. Lisa Jaster and 1st Lt. Shaye Haver. (Photo by Capt. Olivia Cobiskey-Haftmann/Office of the Secretary of Defense Public ...
Military Times

Why troops in combat jobs should get higher danger pay than others

A soldier assigned to the 10th Mountain Division surveys the back of a CH-47 Chinook during flight over Kabul, Afghanistan, March 2020. (Spc. Jeffery J. Harris/Army Reserve) New directives for ...
Stars and Stripes

Hegseth orders review of combat-arms jobs, ‘sex-neutral’ physical standards

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the secretaries of the military services to come up with a plan that distinguishes between combat-arms jobs and noncombat-arms jobs and develops ...