When an officer gets new orders, or is getting out of the military, their send off can vary. Sometimes it’s a “good luck” and a pat on the back (or kick in the ass) on their way out the door, other ...

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany -- The German platoon took top honors in the Strong Europe Tank Challenge, a three-day competition that tested offensive and defensive operations and mounted orienteering, with ...

Second Lt. Lillian Polatchek made history on Wednesday when she became the first female graduate of the Army’s Armor Basic Officer Leaders Course, and the first woman to lead a Marine tank platoon.

The Army's latest field manual for tank operations is loaded with new tactics and procedures for drone warfare. But the best tactic, the manual says, is to shoot them with a tank. The Army has solved ...

The Armor Branch exists to close with and destroy enemy forces using fire, maneuver, and shock effect, or to repel an assault by fire and counterattack. The Armor Branch is the combat arm of decision, ...

As Germany and the United States decided in concert to begin donating tanks to help Ukraine liberate captured territory from Russian occupation, Ottawa too is joining in on the multi-national donation ...

KASOTA, Minneapolis -Thick, black diesel smoke coughs out of the M4A2E8 Sherman tank as I get a feel for the throttle. My father, a retired Army captain and tank platoon leader in Old Ironsides - the ...

US Marines and soldiers joined Finnish, British, and Estonian troops in Finland for the Arrow 19 exercise last month. It was the second time the Marines have joined the Arrow exercise, getting tanks ...

It's hard to overstate just how prolific drones are becoming in modern warfare. In July 2025, Russia used 700 drones in a single night of the war in Ukraine. Drones such as the deadly Shaheds used by ...

A tank platoon was sent home from Lithuania after members were suspected of sexual assault, and racist and anti-Semitic behavior, in the latest embarrassment for Germany’s armed forces. By Melissa ...