- + Army Veteran Sentenced to Probation for Milestone Conviction in Oath Keepers Sedition Plot—The judge described Joshua James as a “true American hero” for his military service and praised him for having the courage to admit his guilt and coop...
- + Pentagon Reveals 2,000 US Troops Are in Syria – More than Double What Was Previously Reported—In a surprise announcement, the Pentagon revealed that it has not been offering an accurate count of how many U.S. troops it has had in Syria, with th...
- + Drone Sightings? Alabama’s Own Radar Mystery Led to Conspiracy Theories, Military Rumors —This one didn’t involve buzzing drones but rather a mysterious blob that first appeared on radar followed by scattered debris across North Alabama. [L...
- + New York Governor to Deploy 250 More National Guard Troops in Subways—New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has increased the number of National Guard troops in the New York City subway system, she announced Wednesday -- doubling d...
- + Judge Dismisses Lawsuit to Have Confederate Name Restored to Ranger Memorial at Fort Moore—A lawsuit filed by the Columbus-based National Ranger Memorial Foundation to restore the name of a Confederate officer to the memorial and to the elit...
- + Judge: Pardoning Army Veteran Stewart Rhodes for Capitol Riot Plot Would Be 'Frightening'—President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly has vowed to pardon rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol nearly four years ago. [Author: Michael Kunzelman] [L...
- + Soldiers and Their Families Will Be Eligible for Up to $4,000 in Grants for Emergency Travel—The group, Army Emergency Relief, said it will offer airfare grants of up to $2,000 for domestic travel and $4,000 for international trips to troops w...
- + Soldier Reunited with Dog He Met While Deployed Overseas—For eight months, Army Spc. Landon Gnade and his puppy Lepo called Camp Nothing Hill in northern Kosovo home. Before returning to the U.S. in November...
- + Body of a US Army Vet Killed Fighting in Ukraine Returns Home—Like Army veteran Cedric "Charlie" Hamm, the foreign nationals from 52 countries fighting in Ukraine are drawn to the mission: to help free a country ...
- + Historic Fort Leavenworth Homes Deteriorated for Years. Now There’s a Plan to Revive (Most of) Them—As part of what is known as its long-term "out year development plan," the private, for-profit Michaels Organization has agreed to commit $89.7 millio...
- + Bell Textron Chooses Fort Worth for Major Expansion to Build V-280 Valor Military Aircraft—Bell Textron Inc., already one the largest employers in the Metroplex, has chosen its hometown of Fort Worth to build components for the next generati...
- + National Guard Soldier Fatally Shot Ex's Boyfriend While on Drill Duty Break, Feds Say—Natravien Landry is charged with murder in a shooting that triggered a lockdown at a military base in Georgia, federal prosecutors said. [Author: Nata...
- + Army Set to Debut Master Combat Badges in Spring, Memo Says—The Army is set to begin awarding Master Combat Badges, which will combine expert and traditional combat badges, next spring, according to an internal...
- + Massachusetts Cold Case: Man Arrested for Allegedly Killing Ex-Army Soldier, Mother of 2—Michelle Miller, a former U.S. Army soldier, was 29 years old when she was last seen alive in Cambridge's Central Square in 1992. [Link to media]
- + Two Charged in Connection with Iran-Backed Drone Strike that Killed 3 US Troops in the Middle East—Two men, including a dual Iranian American citizen, have been arrested on charges that they exported sensitive technology to Iran that was used in a d...
- + Army Veteran Sentenced to Death for Killing 5 Women at a Florida Bank—Zephen Xaver appeared to gulp but otherwise showed no emotion as Circuit Judge Angela Cowden pronounced the sentence at the Highlands County Courthous...
- + 1 Dead, Suspect Arrested After ‘Active Shooter’ Situation at Georgia Army Base—The victim, whose identity has not been released, was shot “in on-post housing” at Fort Eisenhower. [Link to media]
- + Trump Will Attend the Army-Navy Game Alongside Key Allies, Nominees and Daniel Penny—House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is also expected to attend the game. [Link to media]
- + Capitol Rioter Who Tried to Join Russian Army Is Sentenced to Prison for Probation Violation—A Dallas man who tried to fly overseas to join the Russian military and fight against Ukraine has been sentenced on to six months in prison for violat...
- + 101st Airborne Division Troops Return to Bastogne to Mark 80th Anniversary of Battle of the Bulge—The siege of Bastogne was lifted on Dec. 26, 1944, when a tank column from the 4th Armored Division of then-Lt. Gen. George Patton's Third Army reache...
- + More than Half of Senior Army Officers Are Turning Down Command Consideration—More than half of the Army's senior officers are turning down opportunities to command, choosing instead the stability of staff roles over the high-st...
- + Army and Navy Team Up for Hypersonic Missile Launch from Cape Canaveral—Cape Canaveral Space Force Station had a different kind of launch on its plate Thursday when the Army and Navy teamed up to complete a test of a hyper...
- + Veteran Daniel Penny, Acquitted in NYC Subway Chokehold Trial, Will Join Trump's Suite at Football Game—A military veteran who choked an agitated New York subway rider and was acquitted of homicide this week has been invited by Vice President-elect JD Va...
- + Army-Navy Game: 100 Years Ago, the Rivals Played in a Baltimore Classic—On Nov. 29, 1924, Army and Navy met for the 27th time in college football, and the first in a major city other than New York or Philadelphia. [Author:...
- + Army-Navy Game: 100 years ago, the Rivals Played in a Baltimore Classic—On Nov. 29, 1924, Army and Navy met for the 27th time in college football, and the first in a major city other than New York or Philadelphia. [Author:...
- + The Best Showdown of the Army-Navy Game Actually Takes Place Away from the Gridiron—The respective military service academy's debate teams have met every year at the Army-Navy Game since 2012, performing an exhibition match for onlook...
- + Do Air Shows Really Help Military Readiness and Recruiting? Congress Plans to Find Out.—Lawmakers want the secretary of defense to brief Congress on how sending military aircraft to air shows affects recruiting and readiness, as well as s...
- + Transgender Troops, Confronting Shifting Policies of Acceptance, Just Want to Serve—Transgender troops' right to serve -- perhaps even to fight and die for a nation they volunteered to defend -- has been subject to a whiplash-inducing...
- + Pressure on a Veteran and Senator Shows What's Next for Those who Oppose Trump—Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst is an Iraq War veteran and sexual assault survivor who has advocated for years to improve how the military handles claims of sexu...
- + 5 Fun Ways to Enjoy the Army-Navy Game for Those Forced to Watch It—Many people are forced to watch the Army-Navy Game, either because it's the only game on that particular Saturday or because it's part of some mandato...
- + Army-Navy Game 2024: Rivalry Has 'More Juice' with Both Teams in Midst of Strong Seasons—Army might have won the conference, but Navy has the opportunity to get the last laugh. [Author: Matt Weyrich] [Link to media]
- + Army Cuts Popular Education Benefit in Half, Bars Officers as Costs Soar—The Army is dramatically scaling back one of its most generous education benefits, the Credentialing Assistance program known as Army CA, in a bid to ...
- + Who Wore It Best: A Brief History of the Army-Navy Game Special Uniforms—Nearly every year since 2008, the Army Black Knights and Navy Midshipmen have arrived at their annual rivalry game wearing a new, different uniform th...
- + Maine Senator Introduces Bill to Study Low-Level Blast Injuries on Military Personnel—U.S. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) unveiled a bill on Tuesday that would study the impact of "repetitive low-level blast injuries" on the military and how...
- + Army Secretary Fires 4-Star General Who Meddled in Promotion of Unfit Subordinate—Army Secretary Christine Wormuth -- in a dramatic and rare move -- on Tuesday fired one of the service's top generals following an Army inspector gene...
- + NJ Military Base Had 11 'Confirmed' Mystery Drone Sightings, Army Says—Picatinny Arsenal, the Army facility in Morris County, has had 11 confirmed sightings of unauthorized drones flying over in its airspace in recent wee...
- + Boeing Lays Off Another 400 Workers in Second Round of Cuts—The layoffs are part of sweeping job cuts at Boeing, which said in October it planned to reduce its workforce by 10%, or roughly 17,000 people in the ...
- + Saving Boeing Is the Hardest Job and Biggest Opportunity in Business—With jet production now constrained by regulators and Boeing bleeding more than $4 billion in cash every three months, the scale of the challenge that...
- + Army-Navy 2024: What You Need to Know for the 125th Edition of America’s Game—The 125th Army-Navy Game will kick off at 3 p.m. EST on Saturday, Dec. 14, on CBS. [Author: Anthony Maluso] [Link to media]
- + No. 24 Army Wins AAC Championship in First Attempt as Daily Runs for 4 TDs in 35-14 Win over Tulane—The first conference championship celebration in Army history was underway at midfield and Bryson Daily made clear it would be a brief one. [Link to m...
- + The Greatest Service Academy Football Lineup in Army-Navy Game History—At least eight of the young men on the 1912 Army football team became highly ranked military officers who led troops in as many as three major interna...
- + 80 Years Ago, a Historic Army-Navy Game Captivated a Nation During World War II—The 1944 Army-Navy Game pitted the top two ranked teams in college football that season and raised more than $58 million for the war effort. [Link to ...
- + The 3 FBS Service Academy Football Programs, Ranked—Playing at a service academy means their academics actually matter, and then they have to spend five years serving in the military. [Author: Blake Sti...
- + 6 Army-Navy Game Traditions Everyone Should Know—If the Army-Navy Game itself doesn't thrill you, you can still stay tuned for a lot of fun and martial tradition that surrounds it, from long before k...
- + Inside the Military's LGBTQ+ Witch Hunts—For those caught up in the witch hunts that rooted out LGBTQ service members, the disgrace is everlasting. [Link to media]
- + Inside the Military's LBGTQ Witch Hunts—For those caught up in the witch hunts that rooted out LGBTQ service members, the disgrace is everlasting. [Link to media]
- + Army Veteran from Humble Beginnings Wins $44 Million Powerball Jackpot in California—Despite winning a massive Powerball jackpot in California, Jerry Heath said he won’t forget his humble beginnings. [Link to media]
- + The US Military Takes Pride in Religious Diversity. Would Things Change if Pete Hegseth Takes Charge?—The U.S. military has strived over recent decades to present itself as religiously diverse, welcoming personnel of all faiths – or no faith – as it se...
- + Army-Navy Game 2024 Uniform Drip: the Screaming Eagles vs. the Jolly Rogers—In late November, Army and Navy released what this season's Army-Navy Game uniforms will look like -- and, most importantly, what those new uniforms r...
- + Army Soldier Lies About Grandma’s Pie Sales to Steal $41,000 in COVID Loans, Feds Say—The soldier stationed at Fort Gregg-Adams in Virginia said he earned the income in 2020 by selling his grandmother's pies through a business called "G...
- + Trump's Army Secretary Pick Is a Former Cavalry Officer, Yale Classmate of JD Vance—President-elect Donald Trump has named businessman and Iraq War veteran Dan Driscoll as his pick for Army secretary, signaling his goal of reshaping t...
- + Family Grieving 98-Year-Old Veteran Sues After Learning Other Remains Buried in His Plot—The wife of a U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II believes he is buried in a cemetery plot they purchased decades ago in the Massachusetts ci...
- + General Known as Last Soldier in Afghanistan Gets Promotion Approved After Republican Ends Delay—A promotion for the general who became known as the last U.S. soldier out of Afghanistan was approved by the Senate after a Republican senator briefly...
- + Why Would You Enlist? Fort Carson Soldiers Share Journeys.—In recent years as the Army has struggled to meet its recruiting goals, the average age of those enlisting has crept up. [Link to media]
- + The Army Needs Hundreds of Officers to Leave Combat Arms—Lieutenants currently branched in armor, infantry, combat engineer and field artillery can apply between Jan. 7 and Feb. 17 to transfer to adjutant ge...
- + Trump Selects Retired General Keith Kellogg as Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia—As special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg will have to navigate an increasingly untenable war between the two nations. [Link to media]
- + 160 Years Later, Descendants of Army's Sand Creek Massacre Still Wait for Justice—Friday, Nov. 29, marks 160 years since the Sand Creek bloodshed, and the pain of the tragedy still haunts descendants of those who were slain and thos...
- + For Soldiers at Fort Carson, Food Is Scarce—As Americans gather for Thanksgiving feasts, soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado, are contending with a far less festive reality -- months of insufficie...
- + Overseas Troops to See Fewer Sweets, More Sweet Potatoes on Their Holiday Tables This Year—For some unexplained reason, the Defense Logistics Agency is shipping 800% more sweet potatoes overseas than it did last Thanksgiving. [Author: Patric...
- + Does the Military Need Social Media Influencers?—New military influencers are popping up daily talking about military life -- the good, the bad and the ugly. [Link to media]
- + Sewage Was Overflowing at Military Family’s Fort Jackson House. Then a 4-Year-Old Got Sick—A family is suing Fort Jackson's housing provider, alleging continuous sewage leaks led to their 4-year-old son contracting encephalitis, which can ca...
- + Republicans Push Back Against Democrats' Claims that Trump Intelligence Pick Gabbard Is Compromised—Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois Democrat and veteran of combat missions in Iraq, said she had concerns about Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's choice to be dir...
- + Army Offers $15,000 Reward for Info on Missing Guns and Other Gear at Fort Moore—Army investigators are still searching for 31 M17 pistols that disappeared from Fort Moore, Georgia, earlier this year, but the case has grown, with a...
- + GOP Senator Stalls Promotion of General Who Became Symbol of Afghanistan Withdrawal—Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, who has been nominated to receive a fourth star and take command of U.S. Army forces in Europe, was noticeably absent fr...
- + Police Report Sheds New Light on Pentagon Nominee Hegseth's Sexual Encounter that Led to Assault Allegation—Pete Hegseth, who is tapped to lead the military and the nation's largest federal bureaucracy, has vehemently denied the sexual assault allegation, de...
- + Effort Underway to Give Eligible Veterans Easier Access to Military Installations—Under the new program, veterans who enroll at an installation will be able to show their identification at the gate to get onto base. [Author: Patrici...
- + Fort Carson Unveils Largest, First-of-Its-Kind Chemical Battery Installed on a DoD Site—A large new chemical battery at Fort Carson will help ensure the base can keep functioning during power outages and provide electricity when demand fo...
- + Sig Sauer Ordered to Pay $11 Million to Army Veteran Wounded by Pistol that Went Off By Itself —A Philadelphia jury has awarded $11 million to a man whose holstered Sig Sauer pistol went off by itself while he was going down the stairs [Author: M...
- + Arthur Frommer, Army Vet and Travel Guide Innovator, Has Died at 95—Travel writer Arthur Frommer, who revolutionized leisure travel for ordinary Americans with his guidebook “Europe on 5 Dollars a Day,” has died. [Link...
- + Trump Backs 'Emergency' Plan to Use Military for Mass Deportations—Trump made mass deportation a major plank of his successful presidential campaign and has claimed more than 15 million undocumented immigrants will ne...
- + Court-Martialed Military Veteran Sentenced to over 4 Years in Prison for Capitol Riot Attack—A former U.S. Army soldier who was court-martialed for fatally shooting a handcuffed civilian in Iraq two decades ago has been sentenced to more than ...
- + There Will Be Only One Army-Navy Game This Year as Usual, Thanks to Tulane—The now-No. 20 Green Wave defeated the Midshipmen in a 35-0 shutout, dashing Navy’s hopes for an AAC Championship Game berth. [Link to media]
- + Rhodes Scholarship Recipients for 2025 Include 4 West Point Cadets—Four of the 32 recipients are from the U.S. Military Academy, the most selected from the service academy in one year since 1959. [Link to media]
- + Police Records Show Defense Secretary Nominee Was Involved in Alleged Sexual Assault in 2017—Hegseth's personal lawyer since 2017, told Military.com on Friday that "as confirmed by the Monterey Police Department, there was an allegation that w...
- + Kings of Campus: How Some Army Instructors Use Their Clout to Prey on College Cadets—To the young students in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), the officers who run the programs on college campuses are impressive. [Auth...
- + 'He's Going to Have to Explain It': Surprise Defense Secretary Pick's History Takes Center Stage—Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's surprise pick to be the next defense secretary, has an extensive history of combat in the culture wars th...
- + What to Know About Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's Pick to Be Director of National Intelligence—Gabbard is a veteran who served for more than two decades but doesn't have the typical intelligence experience of past officeholders. [Author: Meg Kin...
- + Jury Awards Abu Ghraib Detainees $42 Million, Holds Contractor Responsible—The decision from the eight-person jury came after a different jury earlier this year couldn't agree on whether Reston, Virginia-based CACI should be ...
- + 'Army Brat' Michael Strahan Honors Veterans a Day After National Anthem Controversy—Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan faced backlash after standing with his arms draped in front of him, instead of his hand over his heart, dur...
- + On Veterans Day, Harriet Tubman Gets Formal Recognition of Her Military Service—In addition to her work leading slaves to freedom via the Underground Railroad, Tubman headed reconnaissance parties and planned and executed a Union ...
- + Army Recruiters in Miami Will Pass Off Paperwork Duties as Service Tests New Strategy to Boost Enlistment—The Army is set to launch a pilot program in January at two recruiting stations in the Miami area designed to cut through the red tape bogging down mi...
- + ‘I Wasn’t Afraid to Die. I Was a Soldier’: Veteran Asks Heart Surgeon to Save Sentimental Tattoo During Transplant—The ink on Army veteran Louis Smith's chest spells out a lyric from Frank Sinatra's "My Way," a song Smith's father introduced him to when he was youn...
- + The Army's Answer to a Lack of Recruits Is a Prep Course to Boost Low Scores. It's Working—Started as a trial program two years ago to help boost dismal recruiting numbers, the prep course is fueling the Army’s enlistment comeback. [Author: ...
- + Army Says the US Will Restart Domestic TNT Production at Plant to Be Built in Kentucky—The new TNT plant is part of the Army's strategy to ramp up munitions production to ensure the U.S. military has “timely access to essential resources...
- + Army Major Accused of Sexually Assaulting 20 Victims Released as Service Weighs Court-Martial—A military judge decided that "the government had not demonstrated that lesser forms of restraint were inadequate to protect the community" as it work...
- + First Woman to Head Southcom Steps Down, Passes Baton to First African-American Commander—Four-star Army Gen. Laura Richardson stepped down as the leader of U.S. Southern Command in Doral, Florida, and passed the baton to Navy Adm. Alvin Ho...
- + Months After Pregnant Army Spouse Disappeared in Hawaii, Her Husband Is Charged with Murder—The murder count and other charges, including several filed in August, were brought against Pfc. Dewayne Arthur Johnson II of Frederick, Maryland, as ...
- + Trump Impeachment Whistleblower Vindman Wins House Seat in Veteran vs. Veteran Race—Retired Army Lt. Col. Eugene Vindman, the twin brother of one of the main witnesses in Trump's first impeachment who also helped blow the whistle on T...
- + The History Channel's 'The American Soldier' Documents the Evolution of the US Army—From the earliest settlers and the Revolutionary War, American soldiers have been a transformative force shaping history. [Author: Blake Stilwell] [Li...
- + Silence Was My Father’s Fortress. I Shared It for a Time Until Poetry Set Me Free.—When I came back from Iraq, I carried with me the images of landscapes littered with ruined bodies. To deal with the stew of emotions roiling inside, ...
- + Fort Bliss Soldier Drank ‘a Lot’ Before Crash that Killed Engaged Couple, Texas Cops Say—A U.S. Army soldier is facing charges after a late-night car crash left a Texas couple dead, officials told news outlets. [Author: Mitchell Willetts] ...
- + Soldier Critically Injured During Gaza Pier Mission Dies at 23—The circumstances of Sgt. Quandarius Davon Stanley's injury as well have been shrouded in secrecy ever since military officials confirmed foreign repo...
- + Veterans File Class-Action Suit over Medical Retirements for Burn Pit-Related Illnesses—The retired service members say the Army's refusal to call illnesses linked to exposure to burn pits "combat-related" unfairly denies them tax-free be...
- + Denis Leary Plays an 'Arrogant Loudmouth' Combat Officer Exiled to a Peacetime Command in Fox's 'Going Dutch'—Denis Leary will portray “arrogant loudmouth” Quinn, a highly decorated combat commander who has served in every recent American war zone and who now ...
- + Aberdeen Proving Ground Fires Contained; 1,000 Acres of Military Site Believed to Be Affected—Smoke began pouring from the Aberdeen Proving Ground on Sunday afternoon, becoming visible from adjacent counties and fouling air quality in the Balti...
- + National Guard on Standby in Many States as America Faces Tense Election Day—Many of those deployed are "cyber specialists" and civil support teams, an official said, detailing that there are no specific state orders for milita...
- + Homeless Vet Denied Voucher Says Healing Isn't Possible Without Housing—Army veteran Delmar Dreaming Bear believes stable housing would help him heal, and there is ample rental assistance available for homeless veterans. Y...
- + Uncontrolled Range Fires at Aberdeen Proving Ground Fill Surrounding Area with Smoke—Aberdeen Proving Ground Fire and Emergency Services in Maryland fought uncontrolled fires Sunday as a strong smell of smoke and smoggy conditions set ...
- + Pentagon Blind to Troop Woes in Areas Across US with Limited Housing Options, Report Finds—The report is just the latest in a long series of government reports and media coverage that shows the Pentagon has been neglecting the housing needs ...
- + Air Force Catches Stray in Ongoing Prank War Between Army and Navy—Army pranksters pulled off a prank for the ages that knocks not only the Air Force Academy and its struggling football squad, but the entire Air Force...
- + Army Investigating Gen. Kurilla, Head of Central Command, over Allegations He Shoved an Airman—One of the Pentagon's top generals is under investigation for allegedly shoving an airman on a flight in early September, a defense official and a spo...
- + Victims of Domestic Violence Can Now Get Help More Easily Through Top Army Nonprofit—The new AER policy streamlines access to emergency grants for critical needs -- such as temporary shelter, food and other essentials -- to help victim...
- + Mpox Vaccine Available on Demand for Troops as Infections Trigger Travel Warning—With new travel warnings for Africa, the services and Defense Health Agency are working to make the mpox vaccine available to troops and beneficiaries...
- + Retrial Begins in Civil Suit Against Contractor Accused in Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal—A military contractor accused of contributing to the abuse of detainees at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison two decades ago is again on trial in a federal cou...
- + Army and Navy Prep Courses May Be a Recruiting Crisis Silver Bullet. But Other Services Aren't Interested.—The Army and Navy had early recruiting successes with new pre-basic training programs aimed at helping subpar applicants qualify for enlistment, but s...
- + The Rise of Soldier-Influencers: Army Eyes Policy for Troops with Millions of Online Followers—The Army is now eyeing influencers to help shape its digital presence, but it aims to do so with a notably hands-off approach. [Author: Steve Beynon] ...
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