More from Patty Nieberg (Page 2)

UH-60 Blackhawk Pilots and Crew Chiefs of the 126th Aviation Regiment, Maine Army National Guard, conduct training flights and tasks during November Annual Training in Bangor, Maine. The 126th Aviation Regiment is the only MEDEVAC support unit in the state and helps organizations from the Warden Service to The National Park Service with search and rescue operations. (U.S. Army Photo By W1 Patrik Orcutt)
Army

Army pilots face low morale and ‘survivor remorse’ amid massive cuts

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 3, 2025

Steven Price testifies at the Texas House of Representatives this year, and a photo from his time stationed in Panama in the early 1980s.
Veterans

A veteran’s service in Panama isn’t covered by the VA. There are hundreds like him.

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 1, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Christian F. Wortman, commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force, left, and Lance Cpl. Elijah Merino, a grenadier with 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, repair a wall locker during Operation Clean Sweep III at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, Sept. 16, 2025. OCS III, part of the ongoing Barracks 360 Reset initiative, demonstrates a collective commitment to improving living conditions through shared ownership, sustained accountability, and tangible improvements to the barracks. Wortman is a native of Pennsylvania and Merino is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Bryant Rodriguez)
Housing

Pentagon pledges $400 million for ‘immediate’ barracks renovation

By Patty Nieberg, Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Dec 1, 2025

Alabama National Guard Staff Sgt. Jacob Hill and his two daughters.
National Guard

National Guardsman who died on DC mission remembered as ‘down-to-earth’ and ‘almost like Superman’

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 25, 2025

U.S. Soldiers with the 128th Military Police Company, Alabama National Guard, begin their patrol in Washington, D.C., Oct. 31, 2025. About 2,400 National Guard members support the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission, assisting the Metropolitan Police Department in maintaining public safety for residents, commuters and visitors throughout the District. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Paris Hayes)
Army

National Guard soldier assigned to DC mission dies

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 24, 2025

Maj. Gen. Michelle A. Schmidt, the commanding general of the 7th Infantry Division, engages in conversation with the Honorable Dan Driscoll, the 26th Secretary of the Army, at the hangar of the 2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 10, 2025. During Driscoll's visit to JBLM, a static display was set up to showcase the power capabilities of I Corps. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Brandon Bruer)
Army

Every soldier in the Army will get a daily ‘check in’ under new holiday order

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 20, 2025

Drug cartels designated as terrorists
Americas

The US designated more terrorist groups in 2025 than in the last 10 years combined

By Patty Nieberg, Jeff Schogol

Updated on Nov 18, 2025

U.S. Air Force Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander, places a nametag on the wall of a facility at Altus Air Force Base (AAFB), Oklahoma, Aug. 25, 2022. Aircrew members occasionally practice the tradition of adding their name tags to the walls of facilities they have visited. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kayla Christenson)
Culture

Air Force greenlights colored T-shirt and callsign name tags on Fridays

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 14, 2025

Walter Ising, left, and U.S. Marines with Tactical Training and Exercise Control Group, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center pose for a photo with camouflage gear designed to enhance realism and effectiveness during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25 at MCAGCC, Twentynine Palms, California, July 21, 2025. SLTE provides integrated training across the Marine Air Ground Task Force to improve combat readiness and lethality. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Micah Thompson)
Mandatory Fun

There are 6 Marines hiding in this photo

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 13, 2025

Nearly all commissaries on military bases in the U.S. could close in early December if the government shutdown continues.
United States

Military officials tell troops 168 commissaries could close next month

By Patty Nieberg, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 7, 2025

The FDA recalled a drug prescribed by VA doctors to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder nightmares.
News

Drug used to treat PTSD nightmares recalled for cancer risk

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 6, 2025

A Soldier enjoys a meal at a dining facility during the 20th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop, Dec. 1, 2017. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combined airborne operation with eight partner nation paratroopers participating and allows Soldiers the opportunity to train on their military occupational specialty, maintain their airborne readiness, and give back to the local community. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alicia Pennisi)
Army

Army closes only dining facility on Kansas base due to government shutdown

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 5, 2025

A National Guard soldier, walks down the hallway at a hospital in April 2020.
Army

Fort Hood Army doctor accused of inappropriately filming female patients

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 4, 2025

Harris County landscaper Jose Chavarria evens out loose dirt after the planting of a tree to honor Houston native Pfc. Vanessa Guillen, at Veterans Memorial Park on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, in Houston. (Photo by Godofredo A. Vasquez/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
Army

If a soldier goes missing, the Army must now notify family within 8 hours

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 3, 2025

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 12: California National Guard soldiers stand guard as protests continue in an approximately one-square mile area of downtown Los Angeles in response to a series of immigration raids on June 12, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Protests escalated after President Donald Trump authorized military forces to protect federal property against the wishes of city and state officials who say that the Los Angeles police have the expertise and decades of experience to handle large protest crowds. National Guard troops have so far played no role in quelling violence in the streets, according to Mayor Bass, but are stationed to guard federal buildings. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
National Guard

Leaked memo details National Guard plan for a ‘quick reaction force’ in US cities

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 29, 2025

New billboards were put up on expressways leading to U.S. Southern Command in Doral, Florida, where the U.S. military’s ongoing operations in the Caribbean Sea are being overseen.
Americas

Billboards outside US Southern Command urge troops not to ‘break the law’ in Caribbean strikes

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 29, 2025

BOOTS. (L to R) Blake Burt as John Bowman, Zach Roerig as Knox, and Miles Heizer as Cameron Cope in Episode 101 of Boots. Cr. Alfonso "Pompo" Bresciani/Netflix © 2023
Entertainment

The real-life Marine behind Netflix’s coming of age story, ‘Boots’

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 28, 2025

Garrett Illerbrunn, center, and Lorna Illerbrun, kneeling, surrounded by friends and pilots from their former units at Garrett's retirement ceremony in early October. Garrett was severly wounded in a 2023 drone attack in Iraq.
Army

An 82nd Airborne pilot took his final flight two years after Iraq drone attack

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 24, 2025

WASHINGTON D.C., USA - SEPTEMBER 15: National Guard troops patrol around the Farragut west metro station as part of heightened security measures in Washington, D.C., United States, on September 15, 2025. (Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu via Getty Images)
National Guard

Man arrested for taunting DC troops with ‘Star Wars’ song strikes back

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 24, 2025

Soldiers of the 10th Mountain 2nd Brigade Combat team faced an unprecedented campaign of drone attacks during a deployment to Iraq and Syria in the fall of 2023.
Army

An Army brigade’s trial by fire against Iranian drones

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 23, 2025

Lt. Gen. Christopher C. LaNeve as Eighth Army commanding general on Feb. 3, 2025.
Army

Trump taps Hegseth’s senior military assistant as Army’s No. 2 officer

By Drew F. Lawrence, Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 21, 2025

Soldiers gather during a promotion and reenlistment ceremony outside Army Counterintelligence Command headquarters, July 14, 2025, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.
Army

Army counterintelligence agents to get expanded authorities off base

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 21, 2025

The Army is implementing QR codes to speed up the process that soldiers go through to check into new bases.
Army

Army wants a QR code system to replace the paperwork of a new duty station

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 17, 2025

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dakota Navrath, assigned to the 421st Medical Battalion-Multifunctional, 30th Medical Brigade, reports to the board president during a Sgt. Morales Club board hosted by 21st Theater Sustainment Command, on Panzer Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany, Feb. 12, 2025. Board members interview each candidate, seeking noncommissioned officers who will go the extra mile for their Soldiers by looking beyond problems to find solutions. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Daniel Yeadon)
Army

Army promotion boards will use AI to ‘augment’ selection process

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 16, 2025

A smoke grenade is activated during exercise Jolly Vihar 24 near Pápa Air Base, Hungary, July 23, 2024. The 56th and 57th Rescue Squadrons participated in exercise Jolly Vihar 24 with their Hungarian partners to practice combat search and rescue in integrated operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Bartoszek)
Army

The Army is buying 30 tons of powdered sugar to use in its smoke grenades

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 15, 2025

The shut down Grohnde nuclear power plant (KWG) is located next to River Weser, north of the town of Grohnde in the Lower Saxony municipality of Emmerthal in the Hameln-Pyrmont district. The plant began commercial power operation February 1, 1985. The plant was shut down on 31 December 2021 as part of Germany's transition to a renewable energy future (Atomausstieg). Nuclear decommissioning is expected to take 15 years.
Army

Army details plans to put nuclear reactors on 9 bases

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 14, 2025

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nikko Guerra, left, 718th Force Support Squadron food services shift lead, hands food to Airman 1st Class Gavin Lunn, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron supply journeyman during the midnight service at the Marshall Dining Facility on Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 24, 2025. Dining facilities ensure service members receive nutritious meals to maintain peak performance. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Johnson)
Army

Army now planning campus–style dining at up to 10 large bases

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 13, 2025

A S-70UAS U-Hawk, a modified uncrewed Black Hawk helicopter.
Army

This wild new Black Hawk prototype is part drone, part Transformer

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 13, 2025

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Pacific complete the Incline Skills Trainer during the USARPAC Best Squad Competition, July 18, 2025, Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The week-long competition will assess each squad on their technical and tactical proficiency, as well as their ability to work as a disciplined and cohesive team. The competition features a multitude of different fitness and combat related events ranging from the Army Combat Fitness Test and various weapons lanes, to a strenuous 12-mile foot march and detailed individual warrior tasks and squad battle drills. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Alvin Conley)
Housing

For barracks overhaul, Hegseth steers towards private contractors

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 9, 2025

U.S. Navy Petty Officer Third Class Ivan Melendez, an aviation boatswain mate, sits in a forklift awaiting arrival of MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 363, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3, aboard the expeditionary sea base USS Miguel Keith (ESB 5) in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 29, 2025. For the first time in the rotation’s history, the MRF-D Marine Air-Ground Task Force's Aviation and Ground Combat Elements embarked aboard a U.S. Navy vessel to extend operational reach and provide flexible, combat-credible options across the Indo-Pacific. MRF-D is an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and allies and partners and provide a forward postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. Melendez is a native of California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Angelina Sara)
News

Forklifts sold to military as ‘made in USA’ were actually from China, feds say

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 2, 2025

Navy beats annual recruiting goals with more recruiters, less paperwork
Navy

Navy beats annual recruiting goals with more recruiters, less paperwork

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 1, 2025

250522-N-FT324-8920. ROTA, SPAIN (May 22, 2025). Sailors from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command stand in formation during the summer whites uniform inspection demonstrating pride and professionalism in their appearance and readiness. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mr. Everett Lopez/ Released by Lt. Cmdr. Alicia Sacks)
News

Hegseth wants AI used in inspector general investigations

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 30, 2025

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 75th Field Artillery Brigade, participated in the "Sweat More, Bleed Less" physical fitness event in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, June 11, 2025. The event had Soldiers conducting hundreds of pullups, pushups, squats, and deadlifts, as well as running a mile all in their issued body armor. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christian Carrillo)
News

Hegseth announces troops in combat jobs have to meet highest male physical standards

By Jeff Schogol, Patty Nieberg

Updated on Sep 30, 2025

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force, stand in formation waiting to start a run in celebration of the task forces' fifth anniversary at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Sept. 22, 2025. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Ian Sandall)
Army

Soldiers under misconduct investigation won’t see careers stall under new Army policy

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 30, 2025

The MV Ocean Trader, a merchant ship outfitted for U.S. special operations, including addition of a helicopter hanger and extensive communication equipment over its bridge, in Fremantle, Australia in 2022.
News

The elusive ship built to carry US special operators is in the Caribbean

By Jeff Schogol, Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 25, 2025

Soldiers with the 34th Infantry Division receive instruction on the M250 automatic rifle during a New Equipment Training fielding at Camp Ripley, Minn. September 14, 2025. The M250, part of the Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon program, replaces the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Hamlin)
Army

National Guard units are getting the new M250 machine gun

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 25, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 09: Win without War Mobile Billboard drives near the US Capitol on September 09, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Win Without War)
News

Billboards aimed at troops ask ‘is this what you signed up for?’

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 25, 2025

A Kleber Kaserne Clocktower Cafe Dining Facility employee hands a Soldier her lunch on March 20, 2025 at their “Welcome Back” lunch, featuring filet mignon, shrimp scampi, and king crab legs. On March 10th, the dining facility reopened its doors after a three-month closure, giving Soldiers and civilians working in the Kaiserslautern military community a healthy and reliable meal option again. (Photo by Sarah Ridenour, 21st TSC public affairs)
Army

Food at dining hall with ‘F’ rating did not make 40 soldiers sick, officials say

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 24, 2025

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Brianna Eisenhower, left, a combat marksmanship trainer assigned to Weapons and Field Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, corrects a shooter’s position in preparation for an all-female marksmanship subject matter expert exchange between U.S. Marines and Jordanian Soldiers during Intrepid Maven 25.1 in Al-Quwayrah, Jordan, Oct. 26, 2024. The second iteration of this exchange between U.S. and Jordanian female engagement teams was nested in Intrepid Maven 25.1 and represents a step forward in strengthening military cooperation and promoting Women, Peace, and Security initiatives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Angela Wilcox)
Air Force

Pentagon shutters women’s advisory group

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 23, 2025

Workers at Allen Control Systems accidentally ordered parts for a Bullfrog weapon system in rose gold rather than black. The company says the military services can order it in this color if they so please.
News

Someone accidentally ordered this drone-killing robot in rose gold

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 23, 2025

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Serafin Lemus-Magana, 6th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron food sanitation and safety program manager, inspects fruit at the commissary on MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Dec. 27, 2024. Lemus-Magana is the one of two personnel at MacDill AFB responsible for inspecting 68 facilities across the installation. Inspections are targeted towards proactively identifying and addressing food-borne illnesses before reaching the community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Foster)
News

Military commissaries could be privatized under Pentagon plan

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 22, 2025

A U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) conducts a low-level flight during Exercise Balikatan 25 over the Philippine Sea, April 25, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ty Pilgrim)
Army

4 special operations soldiers believed to be dead after Black Hawk crash

By Patty Nieberg, Jeff Schogol

Updated on Sep 19, 2025

Warrant Officer 1 Alan Ortiz, a UH-60 Blackhawk pilot assigned to 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, trains in a flight simulator at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, August 25, 2025. The flight simulator is a tool that creates realistic scenarios to practice complex maneuvers and emergency procedures safely. (U.S Army photo by Sgt. Olivia Cowart)
Army

Army cutting 6,500 aviation jobs as it moves toward drones

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 19, 2025

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 2: Members of the National Guard are seen standing near the Washington Monument, on September 02, 2025 in Washington, DC. Members of the National Guard and Federal Law Enforcement continue to patrol the Nation's Capital, weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the National Guard and law enforcement to patrol the nation's capital to assist in crime prevention with more than 2,200 National Guard troops have been deployed in Washington, D.C., a mission that experts estimate is costing over $1 million a day when factoring in pay, housing, travel, food, fuel and other logistics, according to comparisons with the 2020 mobilization of 5,000 Guard members that cost more than $2 million daily. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 2: XXX while patrolling the National Mall, on September 02, 2025 in Washington, DC. Members of the National Guard and Federal Law Enforcement continue to patrol the Nation's Capital, weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the National Guard and law enforcement to patrol the nation's capital to assist in crime prevention with more than 2,200 National Guard troops have been deployed in Washington, D.C., a mission that experts estimate is costing over $1 million a day when factoring in pay, housing, travel, food, fuel and other logistics, according to comparisons with the 2020 mobilization of 5,000 Guard members that cost more than $2 million daily. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)
National Guard

National Guard seeks vendors to feed troops in DC through January

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 17, 2025

A member of the National Guard takes a photograph of a woman standing against military equipment as the National Guard patrols outside of Union Station in Washington, DC, August 21, 2025. President Donald Trump said he plans to patrol Washington's streets on Thursday with troops he deployed to the US capital in a show of force against what he claims is a "crime emergency." Trump ordered hundreds of National Guard to deploy in Washington last week vowing to "take our capital back," despite protests by some residents and statistics showing violent offenses falling. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
Culture

Guard troops in DC are facing the wrath of the TikTok generation

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 17, 2025

Sgt. Ryan Meglio fastens the belt on his Army Green Service Uniform before his squad board at the Best Squad Competition in August 2024, at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
Army

Army rolls out uniform changes and allows phone belts with PT gear 

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 15, 2025

Specialist Rosealina Ortiz (left) assists Specialist Oscarina Pepen (right) with her hair following live fire training. CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick, Canada, August 9, 2022. In 2021 the Army released updated female grooming standards which are more inclusive of various natural hair styles. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. David Connors)
Army

Army grooming standards and hairstyles get more strict under new orders

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 15, 2025

U.S. Air Force Col. Michael S. Albert, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana, coins Tech. Sgt. Abdoulie Bah, 350th Recruiting Squadron recruiter, for breaking a recruiting record by reaching 100 accessions within the 2025 fiscal year, becoming a ’Centurian Club’ recruiter on Aug. 9, 2025, Grissom Air Reserve Base, Indiana. The last time a recruiter accessed 100 or more new Airmen was in 2014 and there have been fewer than 10 to earn the distinction within the past 20 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Benjamin Mota)
Air Force

Airman joins recruiter hall of fame for getting 100 people to enlist

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 12, 2025

New soldiers arriving for their first day of Basic Combat Training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina being greeted by drill sergeants.
Army

Army tells drill sergeants to stop posting videos of recruits during basic training

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 11, 2025

Cmdr. Adam Ochs was relieved of command of the USS Santa Barbara, a littoral combat ship deployed to the Navy's 5th Fleet area of operations.
Navy

Navy relieves commander of littoral combat ship on deployment

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 11, 2025

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 185th Infantry Regiment, 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in a Title 10 status protect a Los Angeles Federal Building and federal personnel in Los Angeles, Calif., June 9, 2025. Approximately 2,000 National Guard forces are supporting the protection of federal personnel and federal property in the greater Los Angeles area. (Department of Defense photo by Capt. Alex Werden)
National Guard

Former generals say LA, DC deployments harm troop morale, apolitical reputation

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 10, 2025

U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Kaitlyn M. Erkson, an intelligence analyst with the Aviation Combat Element, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, and Sgt. Sean S. Saball, a data noncommissioned officer with the Command Element, SPMAGTF-SC, mix paint during a visit to Casa Misericordia orphanage for girls with disabilities in Comayagua, Honduras, Oct. 28, 2017. Service members with SPMAGTF-SC volunteered their time playing with the children, handing out toys and school supplies, and painting the orphanage. The Marines and sailors of SPMAGTF-SC have donated over 7,000 hours of community service to local communities throughout Central America during their six-month deployment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Ian Leones)
News

VA may have sent 35,000 veterans ‘erroneous’ warnings about home foreclosure

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 5, 2025

An instructor with the Marksmanship Master Trainer Course, fires his weapon during an M7 familiarization course at Fort Benning, Georgia, July 2, 2025. The U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit regularly partners with units across the Army to enhance lethality and precision through expert firearms instruction. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Hamlin)
News

Army’s newest rifle for soldiers dropped from independent testing program

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 4, 2025

U.S. Soldiers with the 112th Military Police Battalion, Mississippi Army National Guard, patrol the Washington Metro in Washington, D.C., Aug. 30, 2025. About 2,300 National Guard members are supporting the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force providing critical support to the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department in ensuring the safety of all who live, work and visit the District. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Renee Seruntine)
National Guard

National Guard medics in DC are carrying overdose reversal drug Narcan

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 3, 2025

The promotion board process can be one of the most stressful tasks Soldiers undergo during their military service. By understanding what the board is evaluating, and with some basic preparation, Soldiers can shine during one of the most important events of their career. (U.S. Army photo by Timothy Hale/Released)
Army

Army axes promotion boards that weighed opinions of peers, subordinates for commanders

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 2, 2025

A worker weighs a psilocybin mushroom at Colorado’s first psychedelic church in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Culture

Military will now drug test troops for psychedelic mushrooms

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 29, 2025

U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets, assigned to the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, fly a mission over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 3, 2025. The HSTCSG is responsible for patrolling approximately 2.5 million square miles of water space and includes the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea, parts of the Indian Ocean and three critical choke points at the Strait of Hormuz, Suez Canal and Strait of Bab al-Mandeb. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jackson Manske)
History

What was the Department of War and why was the name changed?

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 29, 2025

U.S. Army Col. Lawrence Doane, DC Safe and Beautiful Taskforce Commander, engages with U.S. Service Members assigned to JTF-DC and Civilians at Nationals Park in Washington D.C., August 19, 2025. Approximately 800 National Guard service members comprise JTF-DC to support the DC Safe and Beautiful Taskforce. These National Guard service members provide critical support such as crowd management, perimeter control, logistics and communications in support of law enforcement. A majority of the D.C. National Guard personnel live and work in the local community and have existing relationships to support law enforcement. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Joseph Spraktes)
National Guard

What the commander of the National Guard in DC wants the public to know

By Patty Nieberg, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 29, 2025

U.S. Army Spc. Hyrum Dore, assigned to the Tennessee Army National Guard, provides military police support to civil authorities in Washington, D.C., Aug. 24, 2025. About 2,000 National Guard members are supporting the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission providing critical support to the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department in ensuring the safety of all who live, work and visit the District. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Kalina Hyche)
National Guard

What National Guard troops legally can and can’t do in Washington, DC

By Patty Nieberg, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 27, 2025

Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Estridge's TikTok profile highlights old Army photos and a video in which he discusses being counseled and removed from his Army Reserve job for social media posts.
Army

Army reservist says he was dropped from full-time role over posts on ICE agents, Israel

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 26, 2025

1st Cavalry Division Trooper, Sgt. Nathaniel Martin, an Unmanned Aircraft System Operator, assigned to 8th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, launches a drone from his hand during Pegasus Forge, on Fort Hood, Texas, Aug. 6, 2025. Pegasus Forge allows the First Team to utilize new technology and gain experience in the field to support and progress in the Army's Transformation in Contact initiative. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. David Dumas)
Army

Army plays ‘catch up’ on drone warfare with new operator course

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 21, 2025

Spc. Layne Alfieri, a Soldier assigned to 1st Battalion 87th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, dons an Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) 1.2 protype during the IVAS 1.2 Phase One User Assessment held by Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier on Fort Drum, August 22. The user assessment was designed to collect Soldier feedback on the IVAS 1.2 prototypes. (U.S. Army photo by Jason Amadi, PEO Soldier Public Affairs)
Army

Soldiers using IVAS headsets, Dronebusters at the US-Mexico border

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 20, 2025

Members of the US National Guard patrol at Union Station in Washington, DC, on August 14, 2025. US President Donald Trump on August 11 deployed military and federal law enforcement to curb violent crime in Washington, as he seeks to make good on his campaign pledge to be a "law and order" president. The Republican leader said he would place the city's Metropolitan Police under federal government control while also sending the National Guard onto the streets of the US capital. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
National Guard

National Guard mission swells as 2,000 troops get orders to DC

By Nicholas Slayton, Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 19, 2025

A man, who was later arrested for assaulting law enforcement with a sandwich, interacts with Border Patrol and FBI agents along the U Street corridor on August 10, 2025, in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump ordered an increased presence of federal law enforcement to Washington, DC in an effort to curb crime. (Photo by Andrew Leyden/Getty Images)
Air Force

Air Force veteran hit with felony sandwich assault

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 16, 2025