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. A U.S. Army Ranger Course student from Class 06-26 attacks an upright enemy target on the new Bayonet Assault Course during the ...

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 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 ...

In the age of drones and artificial intelligence, the Army is reinvigorating how it teaches troops to kill at arm's length. Soldiers in Georgia hoping to earn the Army's coveted Ranger tab will now ...