News (Page 22)

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

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

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 29, 2024

A photo of the gym dedication to Marine Corps Sgt. Nicole Gee.
Marine Corps

USS Iwo Jima dedicates ship gym to Sgt. Nicole Gee

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Aug 28, 2024

Michael Powell
Army

‘I want to be an infantryman,’ says man who joined the Army at 39

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 28, 2024

tinder lebanon
Air Force

Did the Pentagon match with Hezbollah on Tinder?

By Patty Nieberg

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

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 28, 2024

Ismail Haqmal during filming of the documentary, "Interpreters Wanted."
News

Documentary tells story of Afghan withdrawal through eyes of interpreters

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Aug 27, 2024

Air Force Zion National Park Rescue
Air Force

Airmen rescue pregnant woman from flash flood during backcountry hike

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 27, 2024

An Army CH-47 Chinook chose an in-flight call sign of "FUKIRAN" for their flight.
Army

Army Chinook takes flight with ‘FUKIRAN’ call sign

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Aug 26, 2024

afghanistan Ramp Ceremony
News

Military removes pictures of coffins and ceremonies for 13 killed at Abbey Gate

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 26, 2024

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

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

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 26, 2024

Astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore (left) and Sunni Williams aboard the International Space Station. (photo courtesy NASA)
News

NASA Starliner astronauts, both veterans, will stay in space into 2025

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 26, 2024

Marine veteran Nathan Thornsberry in several screenshots from Jan. 6, 2021 at the U.S. Capitol. (image courtesy Department of Justice)
News

Marine veteran arrested after writing book detailing his involvement in the Jan. 6 riot

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 25, 2024

The USS Kingsville at its commissioning ceremony on Aug. 24, 2024. (photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nicholas V. Huynh/U.S. Navy)
Navy

Navy commissions the USS Kingsville, one of the last new littoral combat ships

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 25, 2024

Missing wife of soldier in Hawaii believed dead
News

Missing wife of soldier in Hawaii believed dead

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 24, 2024

Syria ISIS raid Central Command
Middle East

US military kills a leader of an al-Qaeda-linked group in Syria

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 24, 2024

Major General William F. Mullen III, Commanding General, Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, gives remarks at a memorial for Staff Sgt. Enrico Antonio Rojo aboard the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif., Jan. 21, 2018. Staff Sgt. Rojo was awarded a Navy and Marine Corps Medal for attempting to help the victim of a car accident on December 16, 2016. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Rachel K. Porter)
News

Retired Marine two-star general found dead at Twentynine Palms died of natural causes

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Aug 23, 2024

Senior Airman Roger Fortson
Air Force

Former sheriff’s deputy charged with manslaughter in death of special ops airman

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 23, 2024

Adirondack Mountain Range
Army

10th Mountain soldiers summit 46 highest Adirondacks peaks in one day

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 23, 2024

Army advisor who bilked Gold Star families for $10 million gets 12 years in prison
Army

Army advisor who bilked Gold Star families for $10 million gets 12 years in prison

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 22, 2024

Army Gen. Charles Hamilton
Army

Suspended 4-star general denies he pressured panels to promote officer

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 22, 2024

Airman 1st Class Diamond Balock White, 56th Component Maintenance Squadron aircrew egress technician, removes bolts from an F-16 Fighting Falcon canopy June 26, 2017, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Balock White is preparing the canopy for removal to take out the ejection seat and perform routine maintenance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Hensley)
Air Force

Luke AFB sends 13 airmen to hospital over possible hydrazine exposure

By Joshua Skovlund

Posted on Aug 22, 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

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 21, 2024

Anthony Taveras-Furcal
Marine Corps

Marine arrested for allegedly threatening sheriff’s deputies with his car

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 21, 2024

Army boots out Fort Liberty soldier tied to online white supremacists, facing federal charges
Army

Army boots out Fort Liberty soldier tied to online white supremacists, facing federal charges

By Nicholas Slayton, Matt White

Posted on Aug 20, 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

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 20, 2024

Army Sgt. Maj. Jamie Rubio
Army

Army sergeant major pleads not guilty to domestic violence charge

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 20, 2024

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

Hawaii soldier detained on base after pregnant wife goes missing

By Patty Nieberg

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

By Patty Nieberg

Updated on Aug 19, 2024

Wilmer Puello-Mota
Air Force

Air Force vet who fled to Russian military says his call sign is ‘Boston’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 19, 2024

An airman with the 802nd Security Forces Squadron stands outside a gate to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas in June, 2024. (photo by Brian Boisvert/U.S. Air Force)
Air Force

Shots fired at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland gate

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 17, 2024

An airman's boonie hat rests on an M4 at a guard post in Southwest Asia in May 2017. (photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel/U.S. Air Force)
Air Force

No boonie hats at Nellis Air Force Base, general says

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 17, 2024

Staff Sgt. Tristen Wright at Cannon Air Force Base in 2020. (photo courtesy U.S. Air Force)
Air Force

Airman dies in ‘non-combat’ incident while deployed to an ‘undisclosed location’

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 17, 2024

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

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

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 16, 2024

trump medal of honor
Air Force

Trump describes Medal of Honor recipients as ‘hit so many times by bullets’ or ‘dead’

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 16, 2024

Ramzan Daraev
Army

No charges for Special Forces officer who shot utility worker near Fort Liberty

By Jeff Schogol

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.
United States

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

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 15, 2024

Army Command Sgt. Maj. Harold 'Ed' Jarrell
Army

Army fires Command Sergeant Major of Fort Belvoir cyber unit

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 15, 2024

Navy tells aircrews to question ‘inappropriate’ call signs after lewd flight name
Navy

Navy tells aircrews to question ‘inappropriate’ call signs after lewd flight name

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 15, 2024

Roderick Vinson
Army

Army lieutenant colonel with 37 years’ service dies while exercising

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 14, 2024

U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training trainees carry weapons at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on August 2, 2024. Beginning on July 29, 2024, Col. Billy Wilson Jr., 737th Training Group commander, launched a weapons handling initiative. From now on, BMT trainees will carry weapons throughout their 7.5 weeks of training to instill a profession of arms and a warrior mindset into the future Airmen. JBSA-Lackland is home to USAF BMT where enlisted civilians are transformed into capable Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ava Leone)
Air Force

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

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 13, 2024

Burger King Trailer Arrives In Afghanistan For Troops
News

Ditch fast food on base to reduce obesity, says Pentagon’s top senior enlisted leader

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 13, 2024

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

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

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 13, 2024

Riley Tejcek
Marine Corps

Marine training for winter Olympics bobsled team while in Iraq

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 12, 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.
Air Force

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

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 12, 2024

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a significant or extreme emotional or psychological response to a shocking or dangerous or traumatic event.
News

FDA denies MDMA assisted therapy for PTSD treatment

By Joshua Skovlund

Updated on Aug 12, 2024

Static line and freefall parachute operations require different approaches and skillsets.
Air Force

A guide to all the parachutes that American paratroopers ‘ride to work’

By Joshua Skovlund

Updated on Aug 12, 2024

The USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group sails through the Pacific Ocean with the Italian Navy's Cavour Carrier Strike Group on Aug. 8, 2024. (photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Daniel Kimmelman/U.S. Navy)
Navy

USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group ordered to ‘accelerate’ to Middle East

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 12, 2024

Astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore (left) and Sunita "Suni" Williams stand next to a T-38 plane as part of testing for the NASA mission. (photo courtesy NASA)
News

Two NASA astronauts, both Navy veterans, could be stuck in space until 2025

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 11, 2024

Crews dismantle a homeless veterans encampment on San Vincente Boulevard in Los Angeles on Nov. 1, 2021. The encampment was set up outside of the 388-acre West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus. (photo by Al Seib / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images).
News

VA changes rules, expands housing assistance for disabled veterans

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 10, 2024

mv-22 marine died reaching pilots
Marine Corps

Marine Osprey crewman died trying to reach pilots on doomed plane

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 10, 2024

cybertruck b-24 world war II tribute
Air Force

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

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 9, 2024

U.S. Army Drill Sergeant Sgt 1st Class. Aleman assigned to Foxtrot 1st Battalion 34th Infantry Regiment participates in the “Shark Attack” or fear stage of the discipline process, as trainees arrive to the First day of Basic Combat Training on 12 June 2017 at Fort Jackson, SC. Among those assigned to the 1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment are Reserve Drill Sergeants from the 3rd Battalion, 518th Infantry Regiment who are required to serve two weeks for annual training (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Darius Davis/Released).
Army

Army adds new boot camp companies in Oklahoma and Missouri

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 9, 2024

Daniel Munger
Army

Army identifies contract instructor pilot killed in Apache crash

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 8, 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

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 8, 2024

Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Carlson
Army

Command sergeant major for Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade fired

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 8, 2024

swift boat walz
Army

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

By Matt White, Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 7, 2024

California Veterans are suing the VA to build more housing on 388-acre Los Angeles lot
Analysis

California Veterans are suing the VA to build more housing on 388-acre Los Angeles lot

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 6, 2024

BUD/S
Navy

Navy SEAL commanders may face board of inquiry in BUD/S death

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 6, 2024

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in front of a then-unique Minnesota Air National Guard C-130H3, which has an 8-propeller blade. ANG photo by Amy M. Lovgren.
Army

Harris picks Tim Walz, a former command sergeant major, as VP running mate

By Matt White

Posted on Aug 6, 2024

Al Asad Air Base
News

Multiple US troops hurt in attack in western Iraq

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Aug 5, 2024

New recruiting MOS selects first class of 25
Army

New recruiting MOS selects first class of 25

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Aug 5, 2024

Alma Cooper Miss USA 2024
Army

Army officer and West Point grad crowned Miss USA

By Jeff Schogol

Updated on Aug 5, 2024

A helicopter knocked on its side after storms hit Fort Carson.
Army

Storms damage multiple helicopters at Fort Carson

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 4, 2024

The USS Dubuque smokes after taking a missile hit during a SINKEX on July 11, 2024. (photo by Sgt. Perla Alfaro/U.S. Army)
Air Force

Watch the U.S Air Force sink an old Navy ship as part of RIMPAC

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Aug 4, 2024