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Army

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

1st Lt. Mackenzie Corcoran became the 135th woman to earn her Ranger tab and the 8th woman to wear both Ranger and Sapper tabs.

News

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

News

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

Navy

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

The military is trying to get rid of several of the troubled ships.

News

Missing wife of soldier in Hawaii believed dead

Middle East

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

Entertainment

Gary Sinise reflects on the legacy of ‘Lt. Dan’ and his work for veterans on 30th anniversary of ‘Forrest Gump’

Playing iconic disabled vet 'Lt. Dan' in Forrest Gump led Gary Sinise to 30 years of advocating for veterans and their families.

News

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

Maj. Gen. William Mullen died of natural causes while visiting his last command at Twentynine Palms training center in California.

Air Force

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

Eddie Lee Duran Jr. was fired as a Sheriff's deputy after killing Senior Airman Roger Fortson. He now faces manslaughter charges.

Army

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

More than 200 soldiers with the 10th Mountain Division collectively climbed the Adirondack Mountain Range’s highest 46 peaks in a single day.

News

Military medics may soon carry a new freeze-dried blood plasma that’s stable at room temperatures

Special operations medics have carried freeze-dried plasma for over a decade but the new approval could pave the way for wider military use.

Army

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

Craz Craffy was charged with helping Gold Star families invest death benefit money from lost loved ones. Instead, he scammed them for $10 million.

Army

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

Gen. Charles Hamilton wrote in a letter to Army leaders that he believes a selection process for field grade commanders disadvantages Black officers.

Air Force

Luke AFB sends 13 airmen to hospital over possible hydrazine exposure

Hydrazine is the key propellent used by many of the Air Force’s fighter jets and is extremely toxic.

Army

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

Marine Corps

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

Lance Corporal Anthony Taveras-Furcal, 19, was arrested on Aug. 17 for an incident in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Entertainment

Anglers, Squids, POGs and ‘AAA-0’ —Military nicknames we love

There are nicknames for almost everything and everyone in the military.

Army

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

Army Pvt. Kai Liam Nix, 20, was separated from the Army on August 20.

Army

Army activates Arctic Aviation Command for extreme cold flying

Two helicopter battalions previously under commands in Washington and Hawaii were moved under Alaska's 11th Airborne Division.

Army

Army sergeant major pleads not guilty to domestic violence charge

Army Sgt. Maj. Jaime I. Rubio has been charged with domestic violence under the Uniform Code of Military Justice.