Deployment

The policy grew out of Mattis' directive to the services to take steps to improve the "lethality" of the force.

The Navy wants sailors deployed on sea duty to Japan, Guam, or Rota, Spain, to consider staying out even longer.

Secretary Mattis said boosting the overall lethality of U.S. forces is the major issue; currently, about 286,000 troops are...

Mattis on the "deploy-or-out" policy, the Niger ambush, AFA symposium and more.

Soldiers can expect to go on more exercises designed to test a unit's ability to deploy with no notice.

Take time when preparing for deployment to evaluate whether selling or renting out your home is best.

Database and IT problems resulted in the sending of nearly 5,000 notices that sailors' orders had been canceled.

Sigonella is positioned close to Libya and Niger, and that's where the unit has been spending the majority of its time.

The 1st SFAB, based at Fort Benning, Georgia, is one of five SFABs the Army intends to stand up in the active force.

The U.S. Army announced the upcoming deployments of two armored brigades and two headquarters elements.