First introduced in 1873, the Colt Single Action Army has officially been around for 150 years. In that time, it has become ...

The Colt Single Action Army SAA “Peacemaker,” 1873, was officially adopted as the standard sidearm of the U.S. Army from 1873 to 1892 and played a very great role in taming the Wild West.

It was the first standard-issue, cartridge revolver in U.S. history, and it was a progressive step forward while most militaries in the world were still using cap-and-ball guns. Shortly after, the ...

On a brisk afternoon in early August of 1959, the United States Army debuted what the service billed as its “ultimate weapon”—not a new bomb, not a specialized tank or fighting vehicle ...

A U.S. Army soldier has been sentenced to 14 years in prison having pleaded guilty to attempting to assist the Islamic State terror group on how to ambush his fellow ...

45 Colt cartridge. This very powerful round started as a breech-loader in revolvers and became a standard-issue sidearm for the U.S. Army, earning its stripes during the Indian Wars and in the ...

The U.S. Army has dropped plans to develop new interceptor missiles for its vaunted Patriot air defense systems, as demand for reliable air defense systems and the munitions to keep them working ...

The U.S. Army is perhaps the nation's most formidable fighting force, but did you know it was formed even before America declared its independence? Join Military.com as we celebrate the Army's ...

(Cpl. Kyle Chan/U.S. Army) The U.S. Army command for the Indo-Pacific finds itself at the front of the service’s transformation initiative, incorporating new unit types created to facilitate ...

The United States and its Indo-Pacific allies and partners were conducting the largest army exercise in the region as the American ground forces prepared for fighting island warfare. The exercise ...

(Pfc. Aiden Griffitts/U.S. Army) The U.S. Army is aiming to recruit 61,000 new soldiers in the coming year, an ambitious goal that is building off of the service surpassing its goal with 55,000 ...

US Army boats, which carried out the temporary Gaza pier mission earlier this year, are poorly maintained and largely unprepared to meet the military’s growing mission in the Pacific ...