More from Patty Nieberg (Page 6)

Posted on Sep 20, 2024

Army

Army leaders chewed out by Congress over PowerPoint

Posted on Sep 19, 2024

Sailors assigned to USS New Jersey (SSN 796) stand by to man their ship during a commissioning ceremony at Naval Weapons Station Earle, New Jersey on September 14, 2024. New Jersey is the first fast attack submarine designed for a fully integrated male and female crew and is the third U.S. Navy ship named after the state of New Jersey, the most recent being the decorated battleship BB-62 which saw action during WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. New Jersey and crew operate under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 8, whose primary mission is to provide fast-attack submarines that are ready, willing, and able to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten.

Navy

Navy’s first fully gender-integrated submarine joins the fleet. Here’s what that means.

Posted on Sep 19, 2024

Marine Cpl. Spencer Collart died after an August

Marine Corps

Marine who died trying to reach trapped Osprey pilots honored for final bravery

Posted on Sep 17, 2024

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 34th Infantry Division “Red Bulls” load a plane at Robert Gray Army Airfield, Fort Cavazos, Texas, March 10, 2024, in preparation for the unit’s movement overseas. Red Bull Soldiers will spend nearly 10 months away from their homes in support of Operation Spartan Shield as part of a regularly planned operation. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Mahsima Alkamooneh)

Active Duty

101st Airborne Division troops headed to Middle East, 3rd Infantry will go to Europe

Posted on Sep 13, 2024

The variable In-flight Simulator Aircraft (VISTA) flies in the skies over Edwards Air Force Base, California, 26 August. The aircraft was redesigned from NF-16D to the X-62A, June 14,2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kyle Brasier)

Housing

At famous home for test pilots, the Air Force is testing a new approach to housing

Posted on Sep 13, 2024

The Pentagon announced new initiatives to save troops money and improve their quality of life. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jessica Avallone

Family

Free Wi-Fi in the barracks, and other quality-of-life improvements coming to all branches

Posted on Sep 13, 2024

Special operations forces assigned to the Ghana Special Boat Squadron prepare to board the Italian Navy Comandante Bettica PGH-492 for a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure exercise off the coast of Takoradi, Ghana, May 16, 2024. The VBSS brought together participants from both Exercise Flintlock and Obangame Express; these exercises are multinational military operations aimed to enhance security and counterterrorism capabilities in West Africa and the Gulf of Guinea. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist John Pearl)

Africa

US looks to West Africa as new hub for counter-terrorism mission after leaving Niger, Chad

Posted on Sep 12, 2024

World War II

Bill would honor vets of Bataan and other early WWII battles

Posted on Sep 11, 2024

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Army

Protestors damage fence at US military base in Italy

Posted on Sep 10, 2024

Army

Supervisor punished soldier for reporting sexual assault, Inspector General says

Posted on Sep 9, 2024

Europe

Pentagon to fund study of antibiotic-resistant wounds in Ukraine to plan for future wars

Posted on Sep 6, 2024

Coast Guard

13 former cadets accuse Coast Guard Academy of negligence in handling sexual assaults

Posted on Sep 5, 2024

The Air Force simulated a mass casualty evacuation on a Pacific island

Posted on Sep 4, 2024

Army

Soldier’s arrest highlights growing issue of AI-created explicit material

Posted on Sep 3, 2024

Army

‘Trade steel for blood’ — The Army’s plan to bring soldiers into the 21st century

Posted on Sep 3, 2024

A New Jersey National Guard Soldier, 508th Military Police Company, walks down the hallway at East Orange General Hospital, East Orange, N.J., April 29, 2020. The National Guard is assisting the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management in reopening a wing of the East Orange General Hospital in response to the COVID-19 relief effort. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Michael Schwenk)

Supreme Court asked to rule if troops can sue over military health care mistakes

Posted on Aug 30, 2024

Army

An Army team won the Call of Duty Bowl as services look online for new recruits

Posted on Aug 29, 2024

Did the Pentagon match with Hezbollah on Tinder?

Posted on Aug 28, 2024

A Hawaii soldier has been charged in his missing wife's case.

Army

Army brings charges against Hawaii soldier in missing wife case

Posted on Aug 28, 2024

Army

Hawaii soldier earns rare triple tab: Ranger, Sapper, Jungle

Posted on Aug 26, 2024

A shelter in place sign is displayed in Lewiston, Maine, on October 27, 2023, in the aftermath of a mass shooting. Hundreds of police in the US state of Maine hunted October 26, 2023 for a fugitive gunman who killed 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar, as President Joe Biden mourned "yet another senseless and tragic mass shooting." Police named the suspect as 40-year-old Robert Card -- seen in surveillance footage pointing a semi-automatic rifle as he walked into the Sparetime Recreation bowling alley. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (Photo by ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images)

Army

Maine mass shooter’s commanders ‘neglected’ prevention, ‘downplayed’ threats, civilian investigation finds

Posted on Aug 21, 2024

A pair of CH-47 Chinook helicopters assigned to 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, Fort Wainwright, Alaska depart on a mission March 12, 2018, as part of the Joint Force Land Component Command in support of exercise Arctic Edge 18. As the JFLCC for the exercise, U.S. Army Alaska is the headquarters responsible for command and control of all ground-based forces participating in the exercise. Arctic Edge 2018 is a biennial, large-scale, joint training exercise that prepares and tests the U.S. military’s ability to operate tactically in the extreme cold-weather conditions found in Arctic environments. Under the authority of U.S. Northern Command, more than 1500 participants from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy will utilize the unique and expansive air and ground training areas in Alaska. (U.S. Air Force by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez)

Army

Army activates Arctic Aviation Command for extreme cold flying

Posted on Aug 20, 2024

Army

Hawaii soldier detained on base after pregnant wife goes missing

Updated on Aug 19, 2024

An EA-18F with Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ-139), from Naval Air Station Whidbey IslandAir Force photo by Airman 1st Class Caitlin Russell.

Navy

Navy must consider moving EA-18Gs from Whidbey Island to El Centro after noise lawsuit

Updated on Aug 19, 2024

EOD teams upend training for threats from IEDs on the ground to drones in the air

Posted on Aug 16, 2024

U.S. Marines salute during a formation on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Sept 4, 2012. Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron held the formation to recognize Marines being awarded and promoted.

Military sexual assault rates may be 2-4 times higher than Pentagon says, report finds

Posted on Aug 15, 2024

Veteran women roll out the latest edition of the Pin-Ups For Vets calendar

Posted on Aug 14, 2024

Seeking ‘warfighter mindset,’ Air Force basic trainees now carrying rifles through boot camp

Posted on Aug 13, 2024

Army

10th Mountain soldier charged with murder of fellow soldier at Fort Drum

Posted on Aug 13, 2024

Combat engineers from the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division blast through a concrete wall during demolition training at Curry Demo July 17.

Military to start cognitive tests for troops exposed to artillery, gunfire and explosions

Posted on Aug 12, 2024

This Cybertruck’s B-24 Liberator wrap honors a WWII bomber pilot

Posted on Aug 9, 2024

Army

Army adds new boot camp companies in Oklahoma and Missouri

Posted on Aug 9, 2024

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 320nd Field Artillery Battery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, react to a drone swarm attack during Exercise Combined Resolve 24-2 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center near Hohenfels, Germany, May 29, 2024. Combined Resolve 24-2 is a key U.S. Army multi-domain interoperability exercise in Europe and a major investment in the cohesion of the NATO alliance and the overall readiness of allies and partners to work together in a dynamic security environment. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Nelson)

Army

Soldiers created their own drone attack simulator ahead of Middle East deployment

Posted on Aug 8, 2024

Army

The ‘Swift Boating’ of Tim Walz has begun. What is the truth?

By Matt White, Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 7, 2024

Army

New recruiting MOS selects first class of 25

Posted on Aug 5, 2024

Army

Two soldiers killed in Iraq in separate ‘non-combat’ incidents

Posted on Aug 2, 2024

Florida National Guardsmen of the 2nd Battalion, 116th Field Artillery Regiment, fire a round from an M777 Howitzer, May 23, 2021, at Eugen Kvaternik Military Training Area in Slunj, Croatia. DEFENDER-Europe 21 is a large-scale U.S. Army-led exercise designed to build readiness and interoperability between the U.S., NATO allies and partner militaries. This year, more than 28,000 multinational forces from 26 nations will conduct nearly simultaneous operations across more than 30 training areas in more than a dozen countries from the Baltics to the strategically important Balkans and Black Sea Region. Follow the latest news and information about DEFENDER-Europe 21, visit www.EuropeAfrica.army.mil/DefenderEurope. (By Sgt. Joshua Oh)

Afghanistan War

Artillery, infantry and all enlisted troops face higher risks of suicide

Posted on Aug 1, 2024

394261 14: A fiery blasts rocks the World Trade Center after being hit by two planes September 11, 2001 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Middle East

The 9/11 ‘masterminds’ are taking plea deals, Pentagon says

Posted on Jul 31, 2024

Army researchers find electric pulses help soldiers get better, quicker sleep

Posted on Jul 31, 2024

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 28: Sammy Sullivan #4 of Team United States celebrates as she runs in to score her team's second try during the Women’s Pool C match between Team United States and Team Brazil on day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on July 28, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Hannah Peters/Getty Images)

Army

An Army officer is one of the stars of the U.S. women’s Olympic rugby team

Posted on Jul 30, 2024

YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 28, 2022) Vice President Kamala Harris addresses service members aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, USS Howard (DDG 83) during her visit to Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY). The vice president’s tour of the ship and her remarks to U.S. service members highlight the administration’s continued commitment to its alliances in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kaleb J. Sarten/Released)

Here are the four military veterans Kamala Harris might pick for VP

Posted on Jul 29, 2024

B-1B crash result of pilot error and ‘culture of noncompliance’

Posted on Jul 26, 2024

Sgt. Maj. Jim Lanham, sergeant major of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to Marines during an all-hands formation aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, July 26, 2017. Lanham and Col. Tye R. Wallace, commanding officer of the 31st MEU, encouraged the Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU to continue to act as ambassadors of the Marine Corps. The 31st MEU partners with the Navy’s Amphibious Squadron 11 to form the amphibious component of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group. The 31st MEU and PHIBRON 11 combine to provide a cohesive blue-green team capable of accomplishing a variety of missions across the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Stormy Mendez/Released)

The Million Veteran Program is closing hard-to-fill gaps in DNA research

Posted on Jul 26, 2024

14-year-old killed in wall collapse at Robins Air Force Base pool

Posted on Jul 25, 2024

World War II

103-year-old WWII veteran finally gets VA benefits 78 years later

Posted on Jul 24, 2024

Lewiston, ME - October 30: A makeshift memorial grows outside of Schemengees Bar & Grille one of two locations where a mass shooting killed 18 people. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Army

Maine mass shooter showed red flags, Army investigation finds

Posted on Jul 23, 2024

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division, move to their objective outside of Utqiagvik, Alaska as part of Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Training Center 24-02, Feb. 15, 2024. JPMRC 24-02, executed in Alaska with its world-class training facilities and its harsh Arctic environment, builds Soldiers and leaders into a cohesive team of skilled, tough, alert, and adaptive warriors capable of fighting and winning anywhere in the world. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Brandon Vasquez)

Europe

China, Russia continue push into Arctic as Pentagon updates strategy

Posted on Jul 22, 2024

U.S. Army Alaska Aviation Task Force Soldiers assigned to Headquarters Company, 1-52 Aviation Regiment, at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, conduct Cold Weather Indoctrination Course II (CWIC) training Nov. 19, 2015. These Soldiers completed a three-mile snow shoe ruck march to their bivouac site and spent the night sleeping in Arctic 10-man tents. CWIC training is required of all Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Alaska annually to ensure America's Arctic Warriors have the knowledge and experience to survive, train, operate, fight and win in extreme cold weather and high altitude environments. (Photos by Spc. Liliana S. Magers, U.S. Army Alaska Public Affairs.)

To heat frigid Alaska base, the Army goes underground

Posted on Jul 19, 2024

What does Project 2025 mean for military veterans?

Posted on Jul 19, 2024

The San Diego sun begins to break through the clouds as sailors man the rails aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) as it departs its homeport of San Diego to support Pacific Partnership 2012 (PP12). PP12 is the seventh in a series of U.S. Pacific Fleet-sponsored humanitarian and civic assistance missions that works with and through host and partner nations, and non-governmental organizations to strengthen regional relationships and capacity to collectively respond to natural disasters in Southeast Asia and the western Pacific region.

Transition

Mental health program for ‘vulnerable’ troops fails to reach 70% of enrollees

Posted on Jul 18, 2024

Army

U.S. shutters Gaza floating pier project after 20 days of use

Posted on Jul 17, 2024

Army

Army’s wearable sensors detect early signs of severe heat injuries

Posted on Jul 17, 2024

Army

Autopsy confirms 101st airborne soldier was murdered, stabbed 68 times

Posted on Jul 12, 2024

U.S. Army Talent Acquisition Specialist (420T) candidates completed the first phase of their initial training program at the Adjutant General School on Fort Jackson, South Carolina May 10, 2024. The first two weeks of the course features fundamental data analytics training followed by eight weeks of technical training at the Recruiting and Retention College at Fort Know, Kentucky. (Courtesy U.S. Army photo)

Army graduates first class of recruiting warrant officers

Posted on Jul 11, 2024

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Audrey Griffith, left, points to an area of interest while standing guard with Spc. Heidi Gerke during a force protection exercise at Forward Operating Base Hadrian in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, March 18, 2013. Both women are members of the 92nd Engineer Battalion. (U.S. Army courtesy photo/Released)

Female veterans of heavier combat face more chronic pain, as do spouses back home

Posted on Jul 10, 2024

Could creatine be coming to MREs?

Posted on Jul 10, 2024

A Georgian soldier waits to welcome paratroopers from Troop C, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment 173rd Airborne Brigade here, May 8. The paratroopers arrived from Grafenwoehr, Germany, and are here to train alongside Soldiers from A Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division and the Georgian Land Forces in Exercise Noble Partner 15.Noble Partner is a Georgian and U.S. military training exercise taking place at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, from 11 to 25 May. This exercise is a critical part of Georgia’s training for their contribution of a light infantry company to the NATO Response Force. While Georgia is not a member of NATO, it and other NATO partners voluntarily contribute to the NRF. Exercise Noble Partner provides an opportunity to continue the U.S. training relationship with the Georgian Armed Forces as the sponsor of Georgia’s participation in the NRF. (Photo by Sgt. Daniel Cole, U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs)

Army

Pentagon cancels military exercises in Georgia, a top ally in Afghan war

Posted on Jul 8, 2024

Charges in a two-star general’s court-martial came down to ‘consent’

Posted on Jul 3, 2024

At 41 years old, Spc. Jason Pelletier completed Army Combat Basic Training because he wanted to complete the commitment he made when he was 18. Here, he is with his wife, Kerry, on Family Day at Basic Training in Fort Sill, Oklahoma.

This 41-year-old soldier graduated Army basic training after a 20 year break

Posted on Jul 3, 2024

Army

National Guard soldiers training with ‘pocket-sized’ drones

Posted on Jul 1, 2024

Jury set to decide court martial of two-star Air Force general

Posted on Jun 28, 2024

Army

SXSW festival boots U.S. Army as sponsor after performers boycott over ‘war profiteers’