15 Handguns That Give U.S. Marines an Edge in Close Combat

U.S. Marines are trained to rely on their primary weapons in most combat situations, but when things break down, the ...
Army Times

New rifle, light machine gun headed to close combat troops

The Army selected Sig Sauer to build its Next Generation Squad Weapon rifle and automatic rifle, shown here, called the XM5 and XM250. (Sig Sauer) The Army plans to field in 2023 a rifle and light ...
Stars and Stripes

Army faces balancing act in quest to raise fitness test rigor for combat jobs, study finds

The Army can raise the bar on minimum fitness standards for close-combat jobs and also must establish clear consequences for soldiers who fall short, according to the recommendations from a new study ...
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Shifting the Paradigm: Combat Casualty Care as a Top Training Priority

"I know I’m going to meet death; evacuation is impossible.” These words, spoken by Mykhalio, a soldier in Ukraine’s 80th Air Assault Brigade, relay the horror of casualty response and evacuation in ...
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Soldiers train on Javelin Close Combat Weapon System at Fort McCoy

More than a dozen Soldiers from the two Army Reserve theater engineer commands (TECs) trained on the Javelin Close Combat Weapon System over a three-day course in August at Fort McCoy. The Javelin is ...
Kotaku

Close Combat: The Longest Day

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Close Combat: The Longest Day Close Combat is a pausable real-time wargame series, heavily focused on historical accuracy and realistic soldier ...
Kotaku

Close Combat: First to Fight

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Close Combat: First to Fight Close Combat: First to Fight is an authentic, team-based first-person shooter created under the direction of active-duty United ...