Eight army bases that are named after Confederate generals may soon be renamed for a diverse group of soldiers, while North Carolina's Fort Bragg may become Fort Liberty. The list released by the federal Naming Commission Monday of suggested name ...
At almost every US embassy around the world, a US Marine Security Guard is the first face a visitor sees — a sight that often intrigues foreign visitors and reassures the American diplomats who work there. “In my experience, people feel more ...
This article was originally published on Military.com May 19, 2022. Follow Military.com on Twitter. A Louisiana Army National Guard officer retired in March with benefits after being convicted of assault and conduct unbecoming an officer for ...
Two paratroopers from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson died May 13, 2022, in a multi-car crash that also injured two other soldiers, according to US Army Alaska officials. Officials identified the deceased soldiers Tuesday afternoon in a press ...
Army officials have identified the paratrooper killed in a bear attack Tuesday, May 10, at Alaska's Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson as 30-year-old Staff Sgt. Seth Michael Plant. Plant was an infantryman with the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute ...
Two soldiers scouting for possible training locations may have surprised a mother brown bear and her two cubs in their den, prompting the attack that left one soldier dead and another injured at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska, according to ...
A bear attack killed a Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson soldier Tuesday, May 10, during training near Anchorage, Alaska. The soldier was part of a small group training in a wooded area on base near the Anchorage Regional Landfill, according to JBER ...
When 3rd Marine Division’s commander, Maj. Gen. Jay M. Bargeron, fired the commander of 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, and his top enlisted adviser on March 31 in Hawaii, their dismissals were shrouded in mystery. All the Marine Corps would say is ...
A team of Army Rangers took home first place in the Marine Scout Sniper Challenge in late April, beating two teams of Marine instructors on their home turf of Camp Lejeune. The Rangers from 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, led at the end of ...
More than 100 women have graduated from the Army's Ranger School since 2016, joining a select group whose ranks are now filled with soldiers from across the Army and America. The list of female graduates from the 62-day course now includes women who ...
Known as "Big Lou" in Raider Company of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, Spc. Luis Herrera of Marion, North Carolina, was killed Thursday in a military vehicle accident during what the Army described as "routine military training" on Fort ...
Army investigators have reopened the case of a captain who says he’s being blocked from promotion because of an unfair flag on his personnel records dating to the now-defunct National Guard Recruiting Assistance Program, or G-RAP. Capt. Gilberto ...
A Fort Bragg soldier was killed and three others were injured in a military vehicle accident Thursday on post, according to a news release from the XVIII Airborne Corps. The cause of the accident is currently under investigation, the news release ...
In a surprise deal, a Marine who had spent nearly 1,000 days as prisoner in a Russian jail on charges US officials have called “laughable” was released Wednesday, April 27, in a swap for a Russian citizen. Trevor Reed, who is now 30, served as a ...
After a grassroots push, the Army announced major changes to its pregnancy and paternity rules Thursday, April 21. The changes were inspired by grassroots advocates, officials said, as women discussed the difficulties of sharing military duties with ...
A 20-year-old soldier assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord was killed in a training accident at Yakima Training Center in Washington on Monday. Pfc. Joseph Marquez, a native of Dover, Delaware, was killed in a vehicle accident on April 25 that ...
The body of a Texas Army National Guard soldier who disappeared in the Rio Grande while attempting to save migrants from drowning has been found. Spc. Bishop E. Evans, 22, had not been seen since Friday, April 22, when he jumped into the river ...
On July 21, 2008, Lance Cpl. Brady Gustafson was manning an M240 machine gun in the turret of a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle in the Afghan village of Shewan when a rocket-propelled grenade pierced the MRAP’s hull and ...
A Texas Army National Guard soldier disappeared along the Rio Grande during a "mission related incident" Friday, April 22, the Texas Military Department has confirmed. The soldier, assigned to Operation Lone Star, has not been found, according to ...
Ending years of anticipation, the Army announced Tuesday, April 19, that SIG Sauer will build two of the primary weapons that infantry squads will carry in the coming decades. The new Next Generation Squad Weapon variants will replace the current M4 ...
Flying nonstop from the United States, a swarm of C-130 Hercules and C-141 Starlifter transport planes rumbled through the night. They dipped low over the Caribbean Sea, and the Ranger jumpmasters standing in the doorways felt ...
Military working dogs are among the world’s most elite four legged warriors. Serving side by side with U.S. troops since World War II these brave animals have saved thousands of lives and earned their stripes by performing as critical military ...
René Dawn Blackmore was a 20-year-old private stationed at Fort Benning, Georgia, in 1982 when she disappeared one night on her way home from nearby Columbus. She was missing for nearly two months — even listed as a deserter — before her body was ...
Four teams from the 75th Ranger Regiment posted a sweep of the top four places in the 38th annual David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition at Fort Benning, Georgia. A fifth team representing the 75th came in sixth. The team of Joshua Corson and ...
FORT BENNING, Ga. — Some of the remaining 28 teams in the 38th annual David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition got as much as four hours of sleep before Day Two of the competition, like Tymothy Boyle and Joshua Corson, both captains in the 75th ...
FORT BENNING, Ga. — Capt. Steven Burroughs' uniform dripped cold, muddy water as he huddled around a fire alongside about a dozen other competitors, all desperate for warmth before facing their next challenge. But he had traveled nearly 1,000 miles ...
Three soldiers are accused of operating a gun-running scheme out of Kentucky’s Fort Campbell Army base and trafficking weapons to Chicago gang members, according to newly unsealed court documents. The operation started to unravel after guns found at ...
Army Capt. Gilberto De Leon had just returned from a reconnaissance patrol in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2018 when he was approached by an unfamiliar man back on base. The stranger was an agent with the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division, and he'd ...
The White House released a proposed federal budget Monday, March 28, that includes a 4.6% pay raise for American military members — the largest increase in 20 years — along with a revamping of allowances and funding programs that support military ...
After two years of telework in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of civilian employees at the Department of Defense could be heading back to the office within the next few months. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks released ...
