On Dec. 16 1944, German artillery opened fire on an inexperienced American division that had been at the front for less than a week. Within 72 hours, two entire regiments of the 106th Infantry ...

How do we best prepare light infantry forces for employment in large-scale combat? By organizing, equipping, and training our light units to conduct successful infiltration operations. These forces ...

The little road junction of Wahlerscheid was a veritable German fortress. Large concrete bunkers and log-covered pillboxes dotted the landscape, while the forest trails and roads bristled with mines ...

Modern infantrymen carry 80 to 120 pounds of combat gear depending on mission requirements. Night-vision devices and digital systems like ATAK have become fundamental to infantry operations. Plate ...

The Islamist Allied Democratic Forces have killed at least 89 people in multiple attacks in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the past week, according to the United Nations. The ADF rebels ...

Sgt. Kenneth Nine was scheduled to ship back to the states that Monday morning. After partying until 5 a.m. on Dec. 7, 1941, the 27th Infantry platoon sergeant sat exhausted in front of Schofield ...

The Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, dedicated on this day in 1921, has been guarded 24 hours a day, seven days a week, by soldiers from the U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry ...

Utah is gaining a new Infantry Battalion - the 1st Battalion, 204th Infantry Regiment - marking a significant step in the state’s military growth. Equipped with modern technology like the Infantry ...

The 3rd Infantry Division took command this week of Army operations in the Black Sea region with a task force of soldiers dispatched to Romania on a nine-month deployment. The unit replaced the 1st ...

Soldiers load into an Infantry Squad Vehicle during a live fire exercise in Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. (Kevin Sterling Payne/U.S. Army) Over the next two years, the U.S. Army will convert 25 ...

The new infantry squad vehicle can haul troops through pretty much any terrain in any conditions, but there’s a couple big things it can’t do: protect soldiers from an ambush or allow someone to ...

The conservative Christian law firm and advocacy group has been involved in a number of recent cases, including challenges to abortion access and gay and transgender rights. By Abbie VanSickle Abbie ...