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☆ US Army general says the 'future is not bright' for towed artillery, like the M777s America gave Ukraine to fight the Russians
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewA US Army general said the age of the towed artillery cannon may be coming to an end and suggested the prioritization of other, more mobile options. The general's comments on towed artillery, systems like the M777 howitzer, come as these weapons are being used in the war in Ukraine. Related stories"I personally believe that we have witnessed the end of the effectiveness of towed artillery: The future is not bright for towed artillery," Rainey said, according to Breaking Defense. US soldiers fire a M777 towed 155 mm howitzer during an exercise at Vilseck, Germany on Feb. 13, 2024. Drones, for instance, have dominated the skies and have easily targeted artillery systems and denied troops mobility and access to safely move pieces to new positions.

Persons: —, James Rainey, Rainey, William Kuang, Charlie Battery, Savannah Smith, it's Organizations: Service, Army, Artillery, Business, Association of, United States Army's Global Force, US Army Futures Command, Breaking Defense, Spc, US Army, Defense, Cannon Artillery, Arkansas National Guard, 1st Battalion, 206th Field Artillery Regiment, Fort Chaffee, 119th Mobile Public Affairs, Kyiv Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Vilseck, Germany, Russia

☆ US Army attack helicopters are making 150-mile deep strike runs in the Arctic, where pilots grapple with frozen equipment and whiteout landings
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Helicopter pilots also have to be able to land in confined spaces, such as a small openings located in dense forests. AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters fly over a mountain range near Fort Wainwright, Alaska, on June 3, 2019. Army via APTowards the end of the recent JPMRC rotation in Alaska, Eifler told reporters about a 150-mile deep strike conducted with attack helicopters. The opportunities, particularly for helicopter pilots, are limitless, Burke told BI. As soldiers told Business Insider during the training in Alaska, if you can master warfighting in the Arctic, you can wage war anywhere.

Persons: —, Thomas E, Burke, Charles Flynn, Brian S, Eifler, Alejandro Peña, Natalie Doan, Cameron Roxberry Organizations: Service, Army, 11th Airborne Division, Business, Pacific Multinational Readiness, Airborne, Readiness, Alaska Army National Guard UH, 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, Base Elmendorf, . Air Force, Blackhawks, Aircraft, Paratroopers, U.S . Army 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Helicopter, U.S . Army, AP, Apache Locations: Alaska, Brig, Gen, Wainwright , Alaska, China, Russia, North Korea, Richardson , Alaska, Wainwright, Japan, Fort Wainwright , Alaska

☆ US soldiers are fighting to get back lost skills for war in the 'most challenging environment on the planet,' Army general says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-01 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The US Army's new JPMRC training rotation in Alaska prepares soldiers to fight in frigid conditions. Many skills related to Arctic combat had atrophied, generals said. On the flip side, JPMRC also does an annual rotation in Hawaii, training soldiers to fight in the wet, humid jungle. US Army Alaska officially became the 11th Airborne Division, a newly reactivated unit, with the focus on Pacific and Arctic combat. The general told reporters US Army Alaska had "sort of lost the Arctic ethos" because of its focus on counterinsurgency in the Middle East.

Persons: —, USARPAC, Elijah Magaña, Brian S, Eifler, JPMRC, Charles Flynn, Flynn, Brandon Vasquez, Eilfer Organizations: US, Army, Service, US Army, Pacific Multinational Readiness Center, 11th Airborne Division, U.S, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Airborne Division, Pacific Multinational Readiness, Donnelly Training, Troops, U.S . Army, US Army Alaska, The Army Locations: Alaska, Fairbanks , Alaska, Iraq, Afghanistan, Hawaii, Pacific, China, U.S, Utqiagvik, Russia

☆ The US Navy's new floating base for Marines and Navy SEALs is named for a Vietnam war hero
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

The first of its nameDonald Trump presents the Medal of Honor to US Marine Corps retired Sgt. Maj. John Canley. Susan Walsh/APBorn in Caledonia, Arkansas, in December 1937, John Canley went on to enlist in the Marine Corps in 1953. He also took command for three days of Alpha Company, 1st battalion, 1st Marines after his company commander was wounded. He became the first Black Marine to receive a Medal of Honor while still living.

Persons: Donald Trump, John Canley, Susan Walsh, Canley Organizations: US Marine Corps, Marine Corps, Alpha Company, 1st, Marines Locations: Caledonia , Arkansas, Canley, Vietnam, of Hue City

☆ Kremlin tries to stifle war bloggers' 'hysteria' over Ukrainian offensives in Dnipro, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

However, Russian military bloggers said they're failing, per the Institute for the Study of War. AdvertisementThe Kremlin is struggling to stamp out Russian military bloggers' "hysteria" around Ukrainian offensives in the Dnipro River, according to war analysts. Shoigu's speech is likely intended to play down Russian military bloggers' fears about Russia's struggles on the eastern bank of the Dnipro River, the Institute said. On Monday, a Russian milblogger called Two Majors on Telegram, posted a letter allegedly written by a Russian soldier. It said the lack of drones in the area meant Russian forces were moving more slowly and exposed them to Ukrainian strikes.

Persons: —, Sergei Shoigu, Russia's, Vladimir Putin, OGPU, Krynky, Serhiy Bratchuk, Ukraine's Espreso, Natalia Gumenyuk, Andriy Yermak, Su Organizations: for, Service, Institute, Novosti, Telegram, 1st Battalion, 35th Motorized Rifle Brigade, Ukrainian, Odesa's, Administration, AFP Locations: Dnipro, Kherson, Ukraine, Krynky, Censor.Net, Russian, Crimea, Russia, Donetsk

☆ Pentagon identifies Army soldiers killed in helicopter crash in eastern Mediterranean Sea
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( Haley Britzky | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen Dwyer, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Shane Barnes, Staff Sgt. Cade Wolfe were truly SOF professionals and are among the nation’s finest soldiers,” Col. Roger P. Waleski Jr., commander of the 160th SOAR (Abn. In 2020, he “fully dedicated himself to the organization” by resigning his commission and becoming a warrant officer, the Army release says. His awards and decorations include the Air Medal with Combat device, Army Commendation Medal and Army Achievement Medal with combat device. He volunteered for an assignment with the 160th SOAR and completed the regiment’s “extensive training and assessment program” this year.

Persons: Stephen R, Dwyer, Shane M, Barnes, Tanner W, Andrew P, Cade M, Wolfe, Stephen Dwyer, Shane Barnes, Tanner Grone, Andrew Southard, Cade Wolfe, ” Col, Roger P, Waleski Jr, “, ”, Jonathan Braga, ” Braga, Barnes ’, Grone, Southard, Lloyd Austin, ” Austin Organizations: CNN, Pentagon, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Apache, Abn, US Army Special Operations Command, Operations, US European Command, Army Special Operations Command, United States Military Academy, Army, Star, UH, Gonzaga University, Staff, 160th, Hawk, Combat Aviation Brigade, Overseas Service Ribbon, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Battalion, Overseas Service, Defense, America Locations: Clarksville , Tennessee, Sacramento , California, Gorham , New Hampshire, Arizona, Mankato , Minnesota, Israel, Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea, Hawaii, 160th SOAR

☆ Ukraine could soon be a muddy mess, but its new Abrams were made for this fight
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The first batch of US-provided Abrams tanks have arrived in Ukraine. The heavy tanks are joining the battle just in time for the infamous muddy season, which has bogged down some systems. AdvertisementAdvertisementUkraine's infamous mud season is on the horizon, raising questions about how the country's new Western-made armor, like the heavy US-provided M1A1 Abrams tanks, will perform in the coming muddy mess. AdvertisementAdvertisementAn Abrams tank from 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment pulls security during Combined Resolve XIII at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center Hohenfels, Germany, on Feb. 02, 2002. In order to maintain the Abrams' Honeywell AGT1500 engine, Ukraine will need a consistent support and a solid supply chain able to provide sufficient spare parts.

Persons: Abrams, —, Robert Greenway, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, YEVHEN TITOV, George Barros, Vladimir Putin's, Barros, they've, It's, Omar Marques, Mark Cancian, They're, Greenway, Douglas R, Bush, it's Organizations: Service, Hudson Institute, Army, 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, US Army, Soviet, Getty, Institute for, ARIS MESSINIS, Nowa, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Marine Corps, Abrams, Honeywell, US Locations: Ukraine, Germany, Russia, AFP, Ukrainian, Bakhmut, Donbas, Southern Ukraine, Kyiv, Kharkiv, Nowa Deba, Poland, Soviet, Soviet Union, Latvia

☆ Britain to provide NATO with troops for Kosovo support
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

LONDON, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Britain's Ministry of Defence has transferred command of an army battalion to NATO so it can provide support in Kosovo if required, it said on Friday. A battle between police and armed Serbs holed up in a monastery turned a quiet village in northern Kosovo into a war zone earlier this week. “Due to the current situation in Kosovo, we have transferred command of the 1st Battalion of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment – a reserve force for NATO’s Kosovo Force (KFOR) – to NATO so it can provide support if required," the MoD said in a statement. Reporting by James DaveyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Wales's, James Davey Organizations: Britain's Ministry of Defence, NATO, 1st Battalion, Wales's Royal Regiment, NATO’s Kosovo Force, KFOR, –, MoD, Thomson Locations: Kosovo, NATO

☆ NATO says it has authorized additional forces for Kosovo
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] A Swiss pilot member of the NATO-led Kosovo Force (KFOR) walks at NATOÕs headquarters in Pristina, Kosovo, June 20, 2023. REUTERS/Fatos Bytyci/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBRUSSELS, Sept 29 (Reuters) - NATO has authorized additional forces for Kosovo, the military alliance said on Friday, following the worst violence in northern Kosovo in years. NATO said in a statement that it had "authorized additional forces to address the current situation" but did not immediately specify how many or from which countries. Kosovo, which declared independence from Serbia in 2008 after a guerrilla uprising and 1999 NATO intervention, accuses Serbia of arming and supporting the Serb fighters. Serbia, which has not recognised its former province's independence, blames Kosovo for precipitating violence by mistreating ethnic Serb residents.

Persons: Fatos, Wales's, Andrew Gray, Charlotte Van Campenhout, James Davey, Alex Richardson, Grant McCool Organizations: NATO, Kosovo Force, KFOR, REUTERS, Rights, Britain's Ministry of Defence, 1st Battalion, Wales's Royal Regiment, NATO’s Kosovo Force, Thomson Locations: Swiss, Pristina, Kosovo, Rights BRUSSELS, Serbia, London

☆ Opinion: Why the fall of Afghanistan in 2021 broke me in a way my husband’s death didn’t
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Hilary Krieger | Opinion Jane Horton | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Chris Horton, a sniper with 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, stands with his weapon in Paktia, Afghanistan, in 2011. In this March 2016 photo, US Central Command Commander Gen. Lloyd Austin and Gold Star Wife Jane Horton talk at Headquarters Resolute Support Mission in Kabul, Afghanistan. Jane Horton, senior adviser to the acting secretary of defense, gives a speech in Kabul in December 2020. It was a place that might have even been darker than the day Chris died. Chris Horton and Jane Horton pose for a photo on their wedding day in 2009 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Persons: Jane Horton, CNN —, It’s, Chris, I’ve, Marcus Yam, who’d, Kirk Owen, ”, Chris Horton, ., Whitney Hughes, “ Jane, Marshal Rommel ‘ Don’t, ’, —, Lloyd Austin, Myles Cullen, ” Maryam, Ashraf Ghani, Taylor Crul Organizations: Department of Defense, Afghan Women’s Council, CNN, Oklahoma National Guard, Los Angeles Times, Facebook, Spc, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oklahoma Army National Guard, National Guard Bureau, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gold Star, Embassy, Central Command, US Air Force, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, III, Hamid, Airport, Twitter, State Department Locations: Georgetown University’s, Afghanistan, Kabul, Paktia, United States, Washington, Resolute, American, Paktya, –, America, Cleveland , Ohio, anytown USA

☆ First 'Trooping the Colour' parade for Britain's King Charles
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Britain's King Charles salutes as he rides on horseback as part of Trooping the Colour parade which honours him on his official birthday, in London, Britain, June 17, 2023. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleLONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Britain's King Charles celebrated his first official birthday parade as sovereign on Saturday, riding on horseback to inspect soldiers in a ceremony that has been an annual event since 1760. By appearing on horseback Charles, 74, revives a tradition which his mother, Queen Elizabeth, gave up in 1986 when she was 60. Charles became king when his mother Queen Elizabeth died aged 96 in September. Trooping the Colour marks the official Birthday of Britain's monarch and is usually held in June.

Persons: King Charles, Toby Melville LONDON, Britain's King Charles, Charles, Queen Elizabeth, Prince of Wales, Princess Anne, Duke, Wales, Charles's, Sarah Young, Louise Heavens Organizations: REUTERS, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, Buckingham, Red Arrows, Thomson Locations: London, Britain, British, Edinburgh

☆ King Charles III rides on horseback in first official birthday parade
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-17 | by ( Lauren Said-Moorhouse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN —King Charles III revived a royal tradition by riding on horseback in the first Trooping the Colour of his reign, which marks the British sovereign’s official birthday. The traditional military spectacle on Saturday is a staple in the royal diary drawing huge crowds to central London. Henry Nicholls/AFP/Getty ImagesA horse-drawn carriage carrying the Queen, the Princess of Wales and her children - Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis - followed. The King's grandchildren, Princes George and Louis and their sister, Princess Charlotte, ride in a horse-drawn carriage to the parade ground. After the parade, the royal party will return to Buckingham Palace and watch an extended military flypast.

Persons: London CNN — King Charles III, Charles ’, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William, Princess Anne, Prince Edward, British Sovereign, Henry Nicholls, Princess, Wales, Prince George , Princess Charlotte, Prince Louis, Bidisha Mamata, ”, King Charles, Princes George, Louis, Princess Charlotte, Alastair Grant, Queen Camilla, Richard Knighton Organizations: London CNN, Horse Guards, Welsh Guards, Blues and Royals, London Guards, Getty, Sovereign’s, Guards, Blues, Royals, CNN, Marines, RAF, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force, Ministry of Defence, RAF Red Arrows, Air Staff, Air, Commonwealth, Honourable Artillery Company, of London’s Army Reserves Locations: London, Buckingham Palace, St James’s, British, AFP, King, Kensington, United Kingdom, Green

King Charles enjoyed his first real birthday as monarch on November 14. The Household Cavalry and and the five regiments of foot guards – Grenadier, Coldstream, Scots, Irish and Welsh Guards – are involved. Prince William carries out what's known as The Colonel's Review -- his first since becoming Colonel of the Welsh Guards. Queen Camilla will join her husband as they watch the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards troop their color. That performance was followed at midday by a 41-gun royal salute in nearby Green Park, and a 62-gun salute over at the Tower of London.

Persons: King Charles, he’s, King George II, Charles III, George, George III, King, Edward VII, Queen Victoria, it’s, Charles, – Grenadier, Welsh Guards –, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William, Max Mumby, He’ll, he’ll, William, Queen Camilla, – Organizations: CNN’s Royal, London CNN, Queens, Household Cavalry, Welsh Guards, Horse Guards, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, Royal Air Force Locations: London, Britain’s Kings, London –, Buckingham, Coldstream, Scots, Green

☆ Future wars are going to be catastrophic and robotic, and militaries have to 'come to grips' with that, former general says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-20 | by ( Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Mick Ryan, the author and a strategist, says militaries need to "come to grips" with what is coming. The scene comes from a new novel, "White Sun War: The Campaign for Taiwan," written by a former military officer. "That is especially the case when the ratio of humans to autonomous systems in militaries is going to flip," Ryan told Insider. "We are not at the point yet where robotic systems are able to match humans in decision making," Ryan said. And these autonomous systems will have many similar flaws. "

☆ This soldier may look like Chewbacca, but his suit helps make him one of the deadliest fighters on the battlefield
▼ + stars: | 2019-08-20 | by ( Ryan Pickrell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The ghillie suit, a kind of artificial camouflage, is key to concealment. The US Army recently released photos of a sniper school instructor showing off the various pieces of a sniper's ghillie suit. Read more: Army snipers played hide-and-seek to test new camouflaged ghillie suits for next-level combat"Ghillie suits provide snipers that edge and flexibility to maintain a concealed position,"he added. US Army Staff Sgt. David Smith, an instructor at the service's sniper school, recently showed off a ghillie suit that he put together from scratch using jute twine and other materials.

Persons: Ricky Labistre, Read, David Smith Organizations: US Army, Service, Staff, 1st Battalion, 160th Infantry Regiment, California National Guard, Army, US Army Staff Locations: Wall, Silicon

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