After Tough Year, Military Recruiting Is Looking Up
WEBDec 22, 2023 · It's no secret that 2023 was a tough year for military recruiting, but that situation is looking up, said Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder during a news conference yesterday.
US Army is slashing thousands of posts to prepare for future wars - AP News
WEBFeb 27, 2024 · The U.S. Army is slashing the size of its force by about 24,000, which is nearly 5%. It’s also restructuring it to be better able to fight the next major war. The changes come as the Army struggles with recruiting shortfalls that have made it impossible to bring in enough soldiers to fill all the jobs.
DOD Addresses Recruiting Shortfall Challenges > U.S. Department …
WEBDec 13, 2023 · Shortfalls in some of the military services' recruiting goals for fiscal year 2023 demonstrate the challenges that lie ahead for the all-volunteer force, the Defense Department's acting ...
A New Pacific Arsenal to Counter China - The New York Times
WEBApr 26, 2024 · The United States is sending the most advanced Tomahawk cruise missiles to Japan and has established a new kind of Marine Corps regiment on Okinawa that is designed to fight from small islands...
Why recruiting and confidence in America’s armed forces is so
WEBAug 13, 2023 · The U.S. military has reached crisis levels of low recruitment, at the same time the American public’s perception of the armed forces is increasingly divided. In a recent Gallup poll, only 60...
China sends dozens of warplanes and ships near ... - Associated Press News
WEBMay 24, 2024 · China has issued elaborate media statements showing Taiwan being surrounded by forces from its military, the People’s Liberation Army. A new video on Friday showed animated Chinese forces approaching from all sides and Taiwan being enclosed within a circular target area while simulated missiles hit key population and military targets.
Defense Department Report Shows Decline in Armed Forces …
WEBNov 6, 2023 · The Defense Department's newly released 2022 Demographics Profile of the Military Community shows the number of service members dropped 2.7% over the previous year while the percentage of women in...
US fighter jet downs a drone belonging to NATO ally Turkey over ... - CNN
WEBOct 5, 2023 · A US F-16 fighter jet shot down an armed Turkish drone in northeast Syria that was operating near US military personnel and Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces, officials familiar with the...
US launches retaliatory strikes on Iranian-linked militia targets in ...
WEBFeb 2, 2024 · The US conducted major airstrikes on 85 targets across seven locations in Iraq and Syria on Friday, the start of what will likely be a series of larger-scale US strikes on Iranian-backed militias...
US fighter jets strike Iran-backed targets in Iraq after repeated ...
WEBNov 22, 2023 · US forces carried out strikes against two sites in Iraq early on Wednesday in retaliation for attacks by “Iran and Iran-backed groups,” US Central Command said.