Army Times Publishing Company was established as an independent firm in 1940. Army Times, the newspaper, was first published August 17, 1940. Since then, the company has been branching out into other publications in the civilian and military market:

Army Times Publishing Company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gannett Co., Inc. on Friday, August 1, 1997. Gannett is a nationwide news and information company that publishes 84 daily newspapers, including USA Today, and USA Weekend, a newspaper magazine.  Gannett also operates 23 television stations in major U.S. markets.