Secretary of the Army Visits the Army’s Center of Excellence for Guns and Ammunition

PICATINNY ARSENAL, NJ — Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Deputy Under Secretary of the Army David Fitzgerald, and U.S. Representative Thomas Kean Jr. visited Picatinny Arsenal on November 6 to see first-hand the innovative work being by the Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition (JPEO…

Force-on-Force Training vs Practical Shooting: Why Congruency Matters

Force-on-force training vs practical shooting exposes the gap between narrative-based instruction and pressure-tested skill. Many instructors use combat deployments or tactical language as stand-in credentials, but biography is not performance. When we test skills against resisting opponents or objective time standards, weak methods collapse. Students do not need stories from someone else’s past. They need…

A Paradigm Shift: Navy Establishes First Information Warfare Squadron

NORFOLK, Va. – Information Warfare Squadron (IWRON) Two, a first-of-its-kind unit designed to operationalize Information Warfare (IW) capabilities and provide decisive decision advantage to Carrier Strike Group Commanders, was established, Dec. 5. This command is being stood up as part of a 48-month pilot program that received unanimous approval at the Fleet Commanders’ Readiness Council…