ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY

Lately, there’s been talk about soldiers not being bound to follow illegal orders. The talk mostly is among some academicians, media personalities and political leaders. It’s usually associated with one side of the political aisle trying to score points against the other. I don’t want to use this...

In early 2025, several nondescript cargo trucks loaded with smuggled drones and remote-controlled lids arrived near at least four key air bases in Russia. The drones were deployed from the trucks by Ukraine on June 1 in a coordinated strike, destroying or severely damaging as many as 20 Russian...

From a small working group in the XVIII Airborne Corps headquarters’ windowless basement at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in 2020, to an exercise spanning all U.S. military services and civilian and international partners around the globe, Scarlet Dragon’s concept of integrating artificial...

The story of David and Goliath is a popular biblical tale depicting the extraordinary journey of a young shepherd who fearlessly confronts a formidable giant. Armed with only a sling, David defies all odds to fell Goliath and emerge victorious. When considering employment of a simple sling to defeat...

The rigid, top-down structure of U.S. Army acquisitions critically impedes battlefield readiness, hindering the agility and responsiveness demanded by modern warfare. While a centralized requirements process remains essential for managing major programs addressing strategic threats—next-generation...

The Army’s most valuable resource is its soldiers, and their leaders have an urgent duty to prepare them for the physical rigors of modern combat as the prospect of large-scale war looms. That requires proactive focus on ways the environment is changing. While the new Army Fitness Test is a positive...

The national security world is changing as dramatically as it did in the wake of the 9/11 attacks or the collapse of the Soviet Union, although this time in anticipation of a future event rather than in response to a current one. The scope and scale of the changes were evident in Wiesbaden, Germany...