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Army, Marine Corps vehicles not ready for combat, watchdog finds

Industry challenges and reductions in vehicle overhauls have kneecapped vehicle combat readiness in the Army and Marine Corps ...
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Marines in combat seek better flak vest

BAGHDAD -- Acting on widespread complaints from its troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Marine Corps has ordered major modifications to its body armor to improve comfort, mobility and safety, The ...
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Hegseth announces troops in combat jobs have to meet highest male physical standards

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Tuesday that the requirements for all military combat arms jobs “returns to the highest male standard only.” “War does not care if you’re a man or a woman, ...
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Hegseth orders review of physical standards for military combat roles

Members of a platoon of female U.S. Marine Corps recruits gear up before training in hand-to-hand combat at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, S.C., in 2023. (Stephen B. Morton/AP) ...
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Military Review of Fitness Standards Will Find Array of Tests, But Higher Requirements for Combat

WASHINGTON (AP) — The defense secretary's decision to review military standards on combat and physical fitness and appearance opens a Pandora’s box of widely differing rules among the services. And it ...
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Hegseth orders review of physical standards for military combat roles

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday ordered a 60-day review of military combat arms standards to ensure that exceptions are not being made for female troops to assume the physically demanding ...