Bayonet training has mostly been replaced in US Army basic training by other hand-to-hand combat, but Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s “warrior ethos” may have led to its return.

Soldiers in Georgia hoping to earn the Army's coveted Ranger tab will now start the school by stabbing their way through Fort Benning's new bayonet course.

At 19 years old, Army Pfc. Mace Veit completed four of the Army's most challenging training schools in a single year.

Officials at the Army's top infantry training course say bayonet training develops an aggressive mindset for the "last 100 yards" of battle.

A female Army Ranger for the first time competed in the annual Best Ranger Competition, finishing the event with her two-soldier team in 14th. There are 88 new graduates of the Army Ranger school. The ...

Army Capt. Jake Dexter, a student in the Lightning Academy Small Unit Ranger Tactics course, performs corrective training at Lightning Academy, Wahiawa, Hawaii, Sept. 16, 2025. The three-week course ...