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A U.S. Soldier of 4th Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), communicates over the radio during Saber Junction 18 at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 23 , 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dhy’Nysha Shaw)

Ukraine-Russia war teaching US military a lesson about secure communications

The ongoing conflict demonstrates the need for secure battlefield communication and the potential for soldiers to undermine it.

May 31, 2022 By Jon Harper

U.S. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth (L) and Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville testify during a Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee hearing on Capitol Hill. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Army secretary looks to hiring flexibilities to boost cyber talent recruitment

Six years since the creation of the DOD Cyber Excepted Service, Secretary Christine Wormuth said the Army still faces a challenge in competing with the private sector…

May 17, 2022 By Billy Mitchell

A U.S. Army Multi Domain Task Force operates from the Tactical Command Post as a part of their premier appearance at Valiant Shield 2018 Sept. 20, 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Danica M. Sirmans)

New Army multi-domain task force to be stationed in the Pacific

The Department of Defense’s fiscal 2023 budget request would resource the creation of a third MDTF.

Mar 31, 2022 By Jon Harper

U.S. Army human resources and medical specialists and officers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division, participate in Warfighter 22-1 in the reserve command post on Fort Stewart, Georgia, Oct. 4, 2021. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jason Hull)

Army gets new principal cyber adviser

Michael Sulmeyer began the role as principal cyber adviser this week after recently serving as an adviser to U.S. Cyber Command Commander Gen. Paul Nakasone.

Mar 25, 2022 By Mark Pomerleau

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III presides over the swearing-in ceremony for Christine E. Wormuth, the first woman to hold the position of Secretary of the Army for the Department of Defense, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., May 27, 2021. (DoD Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany A. Chase)

Army Secretary Wormuth says modernization programs remain ‘a top priority’

Christine Wormuth wrote to service members after last week being sworn in as the first woman to take up the senior civilian role.

Jun 2, 2021 By Jackson Barnett

Pentagon strategy comes under increased scrutiny

The Defense Department has put a price tag on its latest post-Afghanistan global military strategy — $141 billion. That was the message delivered today by Christine E.…

Mar 10, 2014