US Army faces new era of combat driven by drone and tech challenges

U.S. Army celebrates 250 years of service with Schofield celebration

This week the U.S. Army is commemorating its 250th birthday with a series of celebrations around the country. The Army, tracing its roots to rebels that fought the British, is older than the nation itself. On Oahu on Monday, soldiers from every unit in Hawaii — a few thousand troops — gathered at Schofield Barracks on Weyand Field at dawn for an early morning run at the same time that comrades currently deployed to the Philippines also were runn…

US Army faces new era of combat driven by drone and tech challenges

The U.S. Army is celebrating 250 years on Saturday. As the largest and oldest branch of the U.S. military, the Armys involvement in Americas wars stretches back centuries. But in the 21st century, the Army is confronting a new battlefield technology.The Army does face two technical challenges, said Mark Cancian, a retired Marine colonel and senior advisor with the Center for Strategic and International Studies. One is Golden Dome and the other o…