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.

The Army Rangers have long been known as one of the most elite combat units in the U.S. military and their weapons have evolved over time, reflecting changes in warfare and military technology Army ...

German soldiers examine Churchill tanks abandoned by Allied soldiers as they were evacuated from Dieppe. The Army Rangers suffered their first losses in WWII at Dieppe. (Imperial War Museum) The U.S.