Bayonet training has mostly been replaced in US Army basic training by other hand-to-hand combat, but Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s “warrior ethos” may have led to its return. United States Army ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Army Ranger School has added a new bayonet assault course to its training. Leaders say the course prepares troops for wars where ...

Army Rangers students carry a zodiac boat into the Yellow River, Aug. 4, 2015, at Camp James E. Rudder on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Two female soldiers are set to graduate Friday from the prestigious ...

Army Capt. Jake Dexter, a student in the Lightning Academy Small Unit Ranger Tactics course, performs corrective training at Lightning Academy, Wahiawa, Hawaii, Sept. 16, 2025. The three-week course ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (March 17, 2026) – In preparation for the 2026 recreation season, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District hosted its annual Park Ranger Workshop March 10–12 at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mace Veit, a private first class in the Nevada National Guard, graduated four prestigious Army school since January: Ranger, ...

Three women are on course to make US Army history by becoming the first females to graduate from the elite and hugely demanding Ranger School, officials told AFP Friday. The three women and 158 male ...

FORT BENNING, Ga. — The first female graduates of the Army's Ranger School offered their initial public comments Thursday on their experiences breaking through that gender barrier, citing a mix of ...

The US Army's notoriously tough Ranger School at Fort Benning, GA, is adding a new challenge for students — a bayonet assault course designed to prepare troops for the brutality of close combat and ...