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Capt. Jesse Guerin and Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Angulo were named the Army’s best medics of 2025 after winning a competition at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
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These are the Army’s best medics of 2025

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Feb 27, 2025

Soldiers attached to garrison headquarters units across the Army are swapping their Army Materiel Command patches for local unit shoulder insignia.
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Here’s why garrison soldiers across the Army are swapping their shoulder patches

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Feb 25, 2025

CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq - Sgt. Robert B. Brown from Fayetteville, N.C. with Regimental Combat Team 6, Combat Camera Unit watches over the civilian Fire Fighters at the burn pit as smoke and flames rise into the night sky behind him on May 25th, 2007. Camp Fallujah has its own civilian run Fire Department to assist the Marines and Soldiers during a fire or emergency. Regimental Combat Team 6 is deployed with Multi National Forces-West in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq to develop Iraqi Security Forces, facilitate the development of official rule of law through democratic reforms, and continue the development of a market based economy centered on Iraqi reconstruction. (Official USMC photograph by Cpl. Samuel D. Corum)(RELEASED)(RELEASED)
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Senate rejects PACT Act protections, sending ‘signal’ that benefits could be cut, vet group says

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Feb 21, 2025

U.S. Army Reserve Master Sgt. Larry Sanders, the senior command career counselor for the 7th Mission Support Command, discusses career paths available in the Army Reserve with cadets from the Kaiserslautern High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, part of Veterans' Week. The 7th MSC maintains relationships with area schools and stays involved with extracurricular activities to showcase the Citizen - Soldier lifestyle. The 7th Mission Support Command is the U.S. Army Reserve presence in Europe. Comprised of 26 units across Germany and Italy, the 7th MSC provides logistical and sustainment resources in support of U.S. Army Europe - Africa missions across the theater. For more stories and information on the 7th Mission Support Command, connect on Facebook @7thmsc. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt 1st Class Jessica Forester)
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‘Hillbilly Elegy,’ ‘Kite Runner’ among books being reviewed over ‘ideology’ concerns at on-base military schools

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Feb 14, 2025

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA - FEBRUARY 29: Images of cells dividing, on the walls at West Coast Fertility Centers, photographed February 29, 2024, in Fountain Valley, CA. (Photo by Jay L. Clendenin/for The Washington Post)
Military Life

Pentagon says it will cover travel costs for military families’ IVF treatments

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Feb 11, 2025

Two of three newly opened 3D-printed barracks at Fort Bliss, Texas, Jan. 29, 2025. Lt. Gen. David Wilson, deputy Army chief of staff, G-9 (Installations), and Sgt. Maj. Michael Perry, his senior enlisted adviser, joined 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss Garrison leaders for the official ribbon-cutting ceremony. They are the first 3D-printed structures to comply with the Defense Department’s updated Unified Facilities Criteria, a mandate updated annually that provides construction guidance DOD-wide and now reflects standards for additive manufacturing, or 3D-printed, facilities.
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Fort Bliss gets a glimpse into the future with 3D-printed barracks

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Feb 6, 2025

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division board a C-130 Hercules on Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, Feb. 1, 2025. The Marines are deploying in support of the Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security mission to expand the Migrant Operations Center at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexandria Serrano)
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Marines, soldiers arrive at Guantanamo Bay for migrant ‘holding operations’

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Feb 3, 2025

on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Sept 4, 2012. Promotion formations are held at the beginning of every month to distinguish Marines to be awarded and promoted. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jamean Berry/Released)
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Pentagon will no longer cover costs for troops who travel for abortions

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 31, 2025

Guantanamo Bay could hold 30,000 migrants in Trump deportation plans
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Guantanamo Bay could hold 30,000 migrants in Trump deportation plans

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 29, 2025

Contractors with JMJ Construction of New Lisbon, Wis., along with support from Heritage Movers of Blue River, Wis., move a World War II-era building in the 1600 block on the cantonment area Feb. 24, 2023, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The contractors are relocating and repairing four barracks buildings that are currently located in the 1600 block to alternate locations in the 1700 and 1800 blocks, according to the Fort McCoy Directorate of Public Works. The plan is to relocate the buildings to the new locations before the ground thaws, then lift them onto the new foundations and complete the remaining work by summer 2023. This was the first time in Fort McCoy's history a barracks building was moved like this. (U.S. Army Photo by Greg Mason)
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The Army is moving WWII-era barracks across a base to house visiting troops

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 29, 2025

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A National Guardsman lost their rifle when it fell off a truck on a Delaware highway

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 27, 2025

Airmen of the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing take part in a 9/11 20th anniversary ceremony in Sioux City, Iowa September 11, 2021. During the ceremony 185th Wing Commander Col. Muckey reminded members of the importance of remembering the events that took place on September 11, 2001 and the many achievements the unit had accomplished since. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ter Haar/Released)
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Army and Air Force sweep out DEI-coded programs

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 23, 2025

Capt. Jordan Wiggins, 23d Fighter Group pilot, speaks into his HGU-55/P helmet prior to departure July 2, 2020, at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. Wiggins is flying one of the two A-10s assigned to the 23d Fighter Group that are scheduled to conduct a flyover as a part of the 2020 Salute to America in Washington, D.C., celebrating the United States of America’s 244th birthday. The flyover provides the men and women of the 23d Fighter Group the opportunity to demonstrate capabilities and join in national celebration, while obtaining necessary training hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by 2nd Lt. Kaylin P. Hankerson)
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Cancer rates in military pilots and other aviators could get a closer look

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 23, 2025

Pvt. Alecsander Daniel (Left) and Sgt. Kyle Angove (Right), with Alpha Troop, 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, bore-sight their M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle in Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility, Oct. 20, 2020. The soldiers are in Syria to support Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF-OIR) mission. CJTF remains committed to working by, with and through our partners to ensure the enduring defeat of Daesh. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jensen Guillory)
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Army recruits hoping for cav scout or armor jobs will have to wait for boot camp

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 23, 2025

210822-M-TU241-1007 HAMID KARZAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Afghanistan (August 22, 2021) A Marine with the 24th Marine Expeditionary unit (MEU) passes out water to evacuees during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 22. U.S. service members are assisting the Department of State with a Non-combatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) in Afghanistan. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Isaiah Campbell)
Military Life

Trump immigration order stops Afghanistan exits, including families of US troops

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 21, 2025

A circular patch with the U.S. Capitol in the background. A minuteman soldier stands on the foreground.
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National Guard troops issued special identification patch for Presidential inauguration

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 19, 2025

Sgt. Manfredo M. Madrigal III, a paratrooper assigned to 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, catches his breath after completing a strenuous, 20 km ruck march to earn his Expert Infantryman Badge on Fort Bragg, N.C., Nov. 21, 2014. (82nd Airborne Division photo by Sgt. Eliverto V. Larios/Released)
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Army Ranger-turned-lawyer who recorded himself deleting files and lied about Russian contacts gets prison

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 17, 2025

Army trainee dies three weeks short of graduating from infantry training at Fort Moore
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Army trainee dies three weeks short of graduating from infantry training at Fort Moore

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 16, 2025

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Little an electrician with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, applies a tourniquet to a simulated casualty during a combat lifesaver course at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, August 4, 2016. During the four-day course, Marines learned to recognize injuries, perform the appropriate procedures and control the patient to prolong survivability until help arrives. U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa Command support operations, contingencies and security cooperation in the U.S. Africa Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alexander Mitchell)
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This Navy SEAL doctor is a big reason US troops carry tourniquets in combat today

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 14, 2025

Soldiers in uniform alongside sheriff's deputies stand at a checkpoint with a "road closed" sign.
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More California National Guard troops sent to help fight Los Angeles fires

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Jan 11, 2025

Army doctor pleads guilty on first day of trial in largest military abuse case
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Army doctor pleads guilty on first day of trial in largest military abuse case

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 7, 2025

Army says New Years bombers overlapped at Fort Liberty and were both in Afghanistan ‘surge’
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Army says New Years bombers overlapped at Fort Liberty and were both in Afghanistan ‘surge’

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 6, 2025

Special Forces soldier behind Las Vegas bombing said he carried ‘burden’ of lost friends
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Special Forces soldier behind Las Vegas bombing said he carried ‘burden’ of lost friends

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 3, 2025

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Driver of Cybertruck in Las Vegas explosion was a Special Forces soldier, Army confirms

By Patty Nieberg

Updated on Jan 2, 2025

Ranger School students conduct a water infiltration qualification on Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. Nov. 3, 2024. The joint mission was a combination of testing the 7th SFG(A) new aquatic infiltration capabilities alongside standard Ranger School Water qualifications. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Hunter Garcia)
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Congress demands answers on low testosterone issues among special operators

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 18, 2024

Los Angeles, CA - November 26: Travelers make their way to LAX as large crowds travel for the Thanksgiving holiday at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Military Life

Soldiers can now get $2,000 if they travel for a family emergency

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 17, 2024

U.S. Marine Corps. Col. Matthew Danner, front, the commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, addresses his Marines during a formation on Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan, May 9, 2024. Danner and Sgt. Maj. Charles Peoples, the sergeant major of the 31st MEU, led the weekly formation for a final time, in advance of a change of command. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premiere crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Peter J. Eilen)
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Opinions of lower-ranking troops could soon be considered in officer promotions

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 17, 2024

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, fires an M3 Carl Gustaf 8.4mm recoilless rifle while participating in a Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise (CALFEX) at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 7, 2024. The CALFEX tests each Soldier’s ability to adapt to different conditions while simulating real world conditions. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zoe Y. Tourne)
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In Iraq and Afghanistan ‘our future was always written,’ but the next war is uncertain, says 101st commander

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 13, 2024

Cadets stand in a cordon during the U.S. Military Academy homecoming weekend alumni wreath laying ceremony at the Thayer Monument at West Point, New York, on Oct. 19, 2024.. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alan Brutus)
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Military academies saw drop in reports of sexual assault and harassment but rates remain high

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 12, 2024

Spc. Maribeth Kossman working as a ground control officer for the Army's Golden Knights Parachute Team.
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She joined the Army at 45. Now she’s vying to be an Army Golden Knight

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 12, 2024

Maj. Caitlin Oviatt, 55th Logistics Readiness commander, inspects a shaving waiver during an open ranks inspection on July 9, 2024. Open ranks was being conducted as part of an Air Combat Command initiative to boost troop readiness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chad Watkins)
Military Life

Beards in the Air Force and Space Force will be debated in Congress

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 9, 2024

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Soldier ran half-baked pie scam to win COVID loans, feds say

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 4, 2024

The Department of Veterans Affairs said Tuesday it will fund a study this year on psychedelic-assisted therapy for veterans with behavioral health issues like post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol abuse.
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VA will fund psychedelic-assisted therapy for first time since 1960s

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 3, 2024

MAYPORT, Fla. (Apr. 14, 2024) – Master Chief Electronics Technician Ryan Magill (left), a native of Valparaiso, Ind., conducts push-ups during U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Navy Reserves physical readiness test, Apr. 14. COMUSNAVSO/4th Fleet supports U.S. Southern Command’s joint and combined military operations by employing maritime forces in cooperative maritime security operations to maintain access, enhance interoperability, and build enduring partnerships in order to enhance regional security and promote peace, stability and prosperity in the Caribbean, Central and South American region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Sippel)
Military Life

Sailors who ace fitness test are now exempt from Navy body fat limits

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 2, 2024

Army reservist, Master Sgt. Joseph Prevatte, was arrested twice this month for allegedly having inappropriate relationships with students while working as a substitute teacher.
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Police arrest Army reservist accused of inappropriate relationships while substitute teaching

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 25, 2024

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, Commanding General of XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Liberty, shares words with soldiers and family during the 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC) change of command ceremony, at Fort Liberty, N.C., on June 11, 2024. The ceremony was held to provide an opportunity for leaders and Soldiers to say farewell to the outgoing commanding general and welcome the incoming commanding general for the 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. PS Bailey Whilden)
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Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, who commanded 82nd Airborne in Kabul, caught by Senate hold for fourth star

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 22, 2024

Astronaut in Army Reserve awarded wings and space badge for trip to International Space Station
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Astronaut in Army Reserve awarded wings and space badge for trip to International Space Station

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 21, 2024

Pete Hegseth, a Fox News Contributor, visits the 138th Fighter Wing, Detachment 1, at Ellington Field, TX, on Feb. 1, 2017. Hegseth met with 138th Operations Group personnel, prior to his incentive ride in an F-16 Fighting Falcon, in order to be fully prepared for the experience of flying in a fighter jet. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Drew A. Egnoske)
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Police report sheds new light on Pete Hegseth sexual assault allegations

By Patty Nieberg

Updated on Nov 21, 2024

Archaeologists use measuring tapes and underwater cameras to record and document a WWII aircraft site in Papua New Guinea. Photo: Project Recover — Project Recover is a collaborative effort to enlist 21st-century science and technology in a quest to find and repatriate World War II MIAs to bring recognition to the service member, closure for their families, and to help a grateful Nation keep its sacred promise to bring our MIAs home. As a result of Project Recover’s missions, there are 84 MIAs awaiting recovery at this time (January 2020). Since 1993, Project Recover (formerly The BentProp Project) has located 30+ downed World War II US aircraft associated with scores of MIA service members.
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Meet the team helping recover missing U.S. troops from deep underwater

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 20, 2024

U.S. Marine Corps Col. Jason Burkett, commanding officer, Headquarters Battalion, Marine Forces Reserve, speaks to Marines during a battalion formation at Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans, Feb. 1, 2024. This battalion-wide formation was held to brief future events and address questions regarding the battalion. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Juan Diaz)
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Suicide rates among active duty troops, spouses and dependents have increased since 2011

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 14, 2024

Col. Robert Rodrigues, Acting Lead, Office of Special Trial Counsel, center, confers with his team at Fort Belvoir, VA, April 12 at OSTC headquarters. OSTC has improved U.S. Army justice, as the most serious allegations are moved away from the chain of command, to independent prosecutors. He manages 8 mid-level headquarters and 26 field offices across the Army.
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Army prosecutors have revived over 100 cases of serious crimes

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 13, 2024

Harriet Tubman (1820-1913) was born into slavery but later escaped to freedom, becoming a leading abolitionist. She helped more than 300 enslaved people escape through the route of the Underground Railroad. (Courtesy Photo)
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Harriet Tubman posthumously commissioned as brigadier general in Maryland National Guard

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 12, 2024

The Army is putting more accountability measures in place for recruiters and local stations, according to a new policy memo from the service's recruitment command.
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Good Army recruiters won’t have to carry weight of ‘ineffective’ ones under new policy

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 8, 2024

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Army charges Hawaii soldier with murder in case of missing spouse and unborn child

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 7, 2024

Soldiers, spouses fleeing domestic violence get faster access to emergency funds
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Soldiers, spouses fleeing domestic violence get faster access to emergency funds

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 6, 2024

Twenty sets of family members from the Minnesota National Guard’s 148th Fighter Wing deployed together earlier this year, which included parents, siblings, spouses, cousins, uncles and nephews.
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20 sets of military family members serving in the National Guard deploy to Japan

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 5, 2024

National Guard soldiers stand outside the Washington state capitol.
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Washington state activates National Guard ahead of the presidential election

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Nov 3, 2024

Army developing robotics technician field for special operations
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The Army is planning for a new robotics technician MOS

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 31, 2024

JUNEAU, Alaska (May 4, 2024) - Commander, Navy Region Northwest Rear Adm. Mark Sucato (seated front right) joins Alaskan Natives on the One People Canoe Society's traditional tribal canoe paddle and welcoming ceremony to kick off the annual Juneau Maritime Festival. Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer William P. Lawrence (DDG 110) and Navy Band Northwest are taking part in a scheduled port visit to the capital city of Alaska. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Gretchen Albrecht)
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The Navy destroyed an Alaskan village in 1882. It just apologized.

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 29, 2024

A former U.S. soldier was sentenced to 30 years in prison for murdering a pregnant, 19-year-old soldier on an American Army base in Germany more than two decades ago, officials said.
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Ex-soldier sentenced to 30 years for cold case murder of fellow soldier

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 25, 2024

Army investigators have a person of interest in the homicide case of a soldier at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri who was found dead earlier this week, officials said Thursday.
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Army investigates death of missing Fort Leonard Wood soldier as a homicide

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 23, 2024

Military Police members with 89th Military Police, Fort Hood, Texas, receive a convoy brief June 4, 2018. They were assisting 504th Military Intelligence Brigade to complete a mission during a field training exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Melissa N. Lessard)
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Soldier charged with string of rapes and attempted murders at Fort Cavazos

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 22, 2024

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New York Guard helicopter crashed in Texas after ‘unanticipated’ spin, review board finds

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 11, 2024

Hawaii Army National Guard (HIARNG) Soldier Sgt. 1st Class Thomas A. Foster, HIARNG drug testing coordinator, demonstrates how to properly place a seal on a testing bottle during a Unit Prevention Leader (UPL) Certification Training course, Pearl City, Hawaii, November 14-15, 2022. As a certified UPL they are expected to be the Commander’s subject matter expert on all areas of the Army Substance Abuse Program, to conduct urinalysis collections and assist the Commander in the administration of Unit drug testing. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Mariah-Alexsandra K. Manandic-Kapu)
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Army says to avoid poppy seeds and targets delta-8 in substance abuse regs

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 10, 2024

Soldiers from A Co., 53rd BEB, clear streets of debris from Hurricane Helene in St. Pete Beach to prepare for Hurricane Milton, Oct. 8, 2024. The Florida National Guard clears debris and prepares critical infrastructure ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Brandon Miles)
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Thousands more National Guard troops activated ahead of ‘destructive and life-threatening’ Hurricane Milton

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 9, 2024

U.S. Army paratroopers with the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 11th Airborne Division, “Arctic Angels,” descend over Malemute Drop Zone after jumping from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules during joint airborne operations at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 8, 2023. Marine Corps aviators from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 153 out of Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, and Army paratroopers conducted the joint airborne sustainment training to ensure mission readiness in an arctic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Raina Dale)
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11th Airborne soldier injured during parachute jump in Hawaii

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 8, 2024

Blanchfield Army Community Hospital nurse Heather Collins (left) looks up information for nurse Emily Acree at the nursing station in the hospital’s ICU Jan. 11. The newly renovated 9,300-square foot ICU features eight new private ICU suites, a centralized nursing station, charting stations, all new ICU equipment and state-of-the-art telehealth capabilities through the Joint Tele-Critical Care Network.
Military Life

Inmate posed as VA employee to scam ailing vets out of thousands

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 7, 2024

Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Commander, U.S. Transportation Command, prepares to take her fini-flight at Scott Air Force Base, IL, Sept. 24, 2024. The fini flight is a long-standing Air Force tradition, marking a pilot's departure from a unit or the final time they fly an aircraft while in that role. (DOD photo by Iain Page)
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U.S. military’s longest-serving woman 4-star general retires from Air Force

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 4, 2024

U.S. Air Force Capt. Elizabeth "Sully" Brakefield, 344th Air Refueling Squadron pilot, smiles for a photo in the cockpit of a KC-46A Pegasus May 28, 2024, over the midwestern United States. Capt. Brakefield experienced a reunion at 25,000 feet when she refueled her brother's U.S. Navy EA-18 Growler during an aerial refueling mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gavin Hameed)
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Brother and sister meet in the sky during refueling mission

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 4, 2024

Members of the Texas A&M Task Force 1 Search and Rescue Team work alongside Soldiers from the HHC 1-111th AVN GSAV (General Support Aviation) to conduct search and rescue operations after Hurricane Helene, Sept. 27, 2024. The Florida Army National Guard works closely with our civilian partner agencies and actively monitors all potential areas of impact. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Valeria M. Pete, 107th MPAD, FLARNG)
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In wake of Helene, National Guard soldiers who lost their homes still reporting for duty

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 3, 2024

Soldiers from the 3-265th Air Defense Artillery clear road debris in Cedar Key while assisting law enforcement at a checkpoint as part of their route clearing patrol, Sept. 27, 2024. Response to Hurricane Helene is a massive team effort, and FLARNG fully mobilizes all available forces. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Brandon Miles, 107th MPAD, FLARNG)
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Here’s how the U.S. military is responding to Hurricane Helene

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 2, 2024

UH-60 crews rehearsed emergency patient movements in Germany from Feb. 22-25 in preparation for Defender Europe 21. Army photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham.
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With a drop of blood, an Army device can detect traumatic brain injuries in 15 minutes

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Oct 2, 2024

Army meets recruiting goal with soldiers who are older or need extra prep
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Army meets recruiting goal with soldiers who are older or need extra prep

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 26, 2024

Army’s new ‘female’ medical simulators teach medics not to ‘hesitate’
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Army’s new ‘female’ medical simulators teach medics not to ‘hesitate’

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Sep 25, 2024