Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, Garrison Commander Col. Stephen Messenger visits with children at the Fort McCoy Child Development Center on Oct. 2, 2023, as part of a regular visit. (Scott T. Sturkol/U.S.

Chinese military vehicles carry markings that quietly expose their unit structure, theater command, and battlefield role. This investigation breaks down the PLA’s evolving tactical code system and ...

The U.S. military uses letters in aircraft names (e.g., B, P, F) to identify the primary purpose or mission of the aircraft. Early designations were cumbersome, leading to a simplification in 1924 ...

Many men will soon be automatically registered into the U.S. military draft pool, according to the federal agency that oversees the system. Eligible men are already required to register with the ...

Young, eligible men will be automatically registered for the military draft pool starting in December as part of a measure tucked into the annual defense policy bill Congress signed into law late last ...

The federal government plans to automatically register eligible men for the military draft beginning in December, according to a proposed rule published last week. The Selective Service System (SSS), ...

Eligible men will automatically be registered into the military draft pool by December as part of an effort to streamline the previous process of self-registration and save money. The Selective ...

This video provides a detailed guide to understanding Russian military symbology, contrasting it with NATO standards. It covers the most common map symbols for unit sizes, from squads to entire fronts ...

After poring over recordings from sperm whales in the Caribbean, UC Berkeley linguist Gasper Begus had an unlikely breakthrough. According to a new study from Begus and his colleagues with Project ...

China is undertaking sweeping efforts to strengthen its military. Over the last few decades, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has transformed from an outdated regional military into an increasingly ...

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