Army Futures Command, set up last year, is meant to add capabilities and structures that allow soldiers to dominate battlefields in the future.
Months after returning from Afghanistan, the Army's new training unit is preparing for a different type of deployment.
"Black Hawk Down" was the last great war movie made before September 11, and the film has had a lasting impact on all involved.
Some analyses paint a dour picture of Russia's defense industry, but Moscow and its military are in better shape than it seems, argues Michael Kofman.
About 1,700 Marines arrived in Darwin, Australia, in April for training, and they're expected to grow to 2,500 by the end of their stay October.
Weapons sales abroad are falling and domestic budgets are shrinking; all of that and more spells trouble for Russian arms makers.
So far this year the US has had 695 cases of measles in 22 states, its largest outbreak since officials in 2000 declared the disease eradicated.
A maritime survey vessel joining a navy ship and a US Navy salvage team is expected in the area in coming days, a Japanese air force spokesman said.
Elliott Abrams served in top White House and State Department jobs under all Republican presidents since Ronald Reagan.