It is unclear exactly how many soldiers are being extended as a result of the shutdown, which began on Oct. 1.

Lebanon's army has blown up so many Hezbollah arms caches that it has run out of explosives, as it races to meet a year-end deadline to disarm the Shi'ite militia in the south of the country under a ceasefire agreed with Israel,

Army messaging has in the past emphasized force rebalancing, but Rampy described the program as a way to “get ahead” of a possible indicator of dipping retention. Historically, she said, about 45% of lieutenant year groups stay in the Army long enough to make major.

President Donald Trump is aiming to replace the Army’s number two officer with one of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s senior advisors.

The governor of Akita prefecture pleaded for help after a bear killed one person and injured three other people amid a record number of attacks across the country this year.

A new genetic analysis of teeth from a mass grave in Lithuania reveals hidden illnesses that plagued the French emperor's soldiers during their disastrous 1812 retreat.

Ancient DNA from Napoleon’s soldiers reveals enteric and relapsing fevers - not typhus - as key killers during the army’s 1812 retreat.

New research suggests that two surprise pathogens were among the diseases that laid waste to the emperor’s vaunted Grande Armée.

Genetic material pulled from 13 teeth found in a grave in Lithuania revealed infectious diseases that felled the French emperor’s troops as they withdrew from Russia.

Female drill sergeants will soon trade their upturned brims for the iconic, olive campaign hat long worn by their male counterparts.