Sunday, September 20

At 8 p.m. on Feb. 10, 1970, the darkness shrouding Fire Support Base Chamberlain in South Vietnam filled with moans, cries and the voice of a dead man. The U.S. Army was responsible for the broadcast. A psychological operations team supporting the 25th Infantry Division positioned loudspeakers around the base…

Military movies based on true stories already have an advantage over fiction: Sometimes the screenwriter barely needs to embellish anything. Films such as Hacksaw Ridge, Black Hawk Down and The Outpost depict events that seem almost impossible. Look beyond the two-hour versions, though, and the real histories are often bigger,…

Every active and reserve Marine now owes an annual Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) protective mask fit and seal test. The Marine Corps made the requirement service-wide in MARADMIN 384/26, signed Aug. 21 by Lieutenant General Jay M. Bargeron, the deputy commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations. The change…

A new Army organization aims to meld service leaders’ mandates to cut bureaucracy and adopt a venture-capital mindset with their push to turn soldiers’ ideas into manufactured gear. The Pathway for Innovation and Technology is another office, yes, but its director says it will bring together the Army’s innovation and rapid acquisition…

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