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. United States Army ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A U.S. Army Ranger Course student from Class 06-26 attacks an upright enemy target on the new Bayonet Assault Course during the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Army Ranger School has added a new bayonet assault course to its training. Leaders say the course prepares troops for wars where ...

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 ...