Matthew Cox

Matthew Cox has been a defense reporter since 1998. During his time with Military.com he covered all the services, with a close eye on Army weapons development and procurement, body armor testing, camouflage, ammunition as well as readiness and training issues. He previously worked for 12 years for Army Times. He traveled to Afghanistan and Iraq numerous times from 2002 to 2008, covering Stryker and light infantry units in combat. He also spent four years in the U.S. Army during the second half of the 1980s, serving as an infantryman in the 82nd Airborne Division.

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Army Preposition Stock Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicle at Leghorn Army Depot

Army Units to Deploy with Less Equipment, Use More Prepositioned War Stocks for Missions

The Army has five caches of combat vehicles and other large warfighting equipment prepositioned around the world.

Army Makes 2-Minute Plank a Permanent Leg Tuck Alternative for ACFT

The leg tuck event has proven the most challenging for many soldiers, particularly women.

Strength deadlift Army Combat Fitness Test.

Army Leaders Say ACFT 3.0 Remains Gender-Neutral, Despite Gender-Specific Evaluation Categories

The change to the assessment comes after Army leaders announced in January that the service would conduct a review of the...

Vice President's residence at the Naval Observatory in Washington.

Man Arrested with AR-15 and Almost 120 Rounds Near Vice President's Home Is an Army Veteran

Former Spc. Paul Michael Murray served as an unmanned aerial vehicle operator from 2010 to 2014, an Army spokesman said.

Army Investigating Second Set of Skeletal Remains Found on Fort Bliss

The discovery comes after another set of skeletal remains was found Jan. 10 at McGregor Range Complex off Highway 506.

Sgt. 1st Class Allan Edwards, shown here as a staff sergeant

13-Year-Old Stepson Kills NCO After Watching Him Allegedly Assault His Mother, Police Say

Sgt. 1st Class Allan Edwards, 31, died at his off-post home near Fort Bliss, Texas, according to a 1st A.D. news release.

Paratroopers wearing the Multiple Integration Laser Engagement System.

Army Wants to Finally Replace Decades-Old MILES Gear for More Realistic Force-on-Force Training

The current system allows soldiers to do things like hide behind a bush from a flurry of machine-gun and laser bullets.

Future Long Range Assault Aircraft or FLRAA

Army Pilots to Learn Bold New Tactics to Fly Future Helicopters

The aviation center has launched an effort to train pilots to fly in large-scale combat operations.

A soldier with the 3rd Infantry Division’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team peers around a corner during a May 8 urban training battle at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California. The opposing force (OPFOR) armored vehicle has a flashing amber light indicating that it has been knocked out during the battle. Matthew Cox/Military.com

NTC's New OPFOR Combat Vehicles Will Look and Perform Like Modern Enemy Battle Wagons

NTC officials said they have been updating the outdated vehicles with modern technology to make them a more realistic foe.

A team made up of Textron Systems, Howe & Howe and FLIR Systems, Inc. is debuting the new Ripsaw M5 unmanned vehicle it intends to offer for the U.S. Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle effort at the 2019 Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting. (Courtesy Textron)

The Army Has a Timeline for When Soldiers Will Test Robotic Combat Vehicles

The Army has taken possession of the first four working prototypes of the Robotic Combat Vehicle-Light, or RCV-L.

Paratroopers at Exercise Arctic Warrior in Alaska

Army Chief Hints at New Training Center in Alaska While Unveiling New Arctic Strategy

The new strategy puts an emphasis on ensuring that units operating in the Arctic are at a high state of combat readiness.

group of quadcopter carrying ammunition and water land in a field to resupply soldiers from the Army’s Experimental Force

Autonomous Drones Proved Themselves in Army Ammo Resupply Tests. Now, the XVIII Airborne Wants In

Soldiers with the service's EXFOR, at Fort Benning, just completed the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment (AEWE) 2021.

Retired Two-Star Opens Up About Mental Health Crisis That Ended His Career

Army Maj. Gen. Gregg Martin was at the top of his game until an undiagnosed bipolar disorder cost him his 36-year career.

Army Considers Civilian Control of Criminal Investigations in Wake of Fort Hood Report

McConville's announcement comes three months after the Army released the results of an independent review of Fort Hood.

A member of the National Guard patrols outside of the U.S. Capitol.

National Guard Member on DC Security Mission Dies After Medical Emergency

Television station WJLA reported that the Guard member was found at the JW Marriot Hotel.

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