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Army

New Army rules target extremists and gang activity

The new directives released Wednesday are aimed at defining the often-murky ties to violent groups and activity.

Culture

Troops caught up by anti-gay UCMJ rules will get White House pardons

The former UCMJ Article 125 prohibited "consensual sodomy."

Air Force

Green Berets pay tribute to fallen Combat Diver students at 2024 competition

As 12 Combat Diver teams competed for top honors, the Green Berets paid tribute to divers killed in training.

Army

Soldiers in Syria save man whose arm got stuck in a generator

Army Sgt. Lauren Shalabi freed a man stuck in a generator and Spc. Heather Tarasewicz treated his gnarled arm.

Army

JBLM soldier arrested for killing 8-month pregnant wife and another soldier after high-speed chase

After leading police on a high speed chase, John Maupin was arrested and charged in the death of his wife and a fellow soldier.

Air Force

Air Force general pleads guilty to inappropriate relationship, still faces court martial

Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart still faces a court martial after pleading guilty to an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate officer and adultery.

World War II

Marines revive historic ‘Sledge’ airfield on Peleliu in Pacific pivot

Eight decades after the U.S. military took the small island in ferocious fighting, the aged airstrip is back in service.

Africa

After Niger exit, list of possible US allies includes Libya, general says

The AFRICOM commander's comments come after the announced Niger withdrawal and ahead of an African defense conference.

Army

Top general in ISIS fight’s advice to junior officers: Be ‘humble enough to listen’

Army Maj. Gen. Joel “JB” Vowell, who leads all US troops in Iraq and Syria, advises junior officers to listen to noncommissioned officers.

Carriers

Carrier USS Nimitz back at sea following months of maintenance

The Navy's oldest active aircraft carrier spent seven months undergoing planned repairs and upgrades after deployment in the Pacific.

Around the World

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group leaves the Middle East

The Ike and its ships are heading home after months of fighting against Yemen’s Houthis.

Military Branches

Navy eases career ending rules for sailors who fail two consecutive fitness tests

Now individual commanders are to evaluate sailors’ overall physical readiness.

Air Force

Alaskan Command Director of Operations killed in plane crash

Air Force Col. Mark "Tyson" Sletten and a civilian instructor died this week after their two-seater aircraft went down into a lake in Alaska.

Army

Top U.S. General in Iraq looks back on the legacy and lessons of the attack on ‘Tower 22’

The commanding general of Operation Inherent Resolve, Maj. Gen. Joel “JB” Vowell, talked to Task & Purpose about the January attack in Jordan that killed three soldiers.

Army

Army barber’s 57 year legacy with the Airborne leads to haircutting hall of fame 

Travis Bell has been cutting the hair of every kind of soldier at Fort Liberty, from new privates to four-star generals, for 57 years.

Army

One of the Army’s top Nuclear teams trained with Rangers and Green Berets

Rangers, Green Berets, and Nuclear Disablement Team 1 trained together in two different states for a rare opportunity to hone their skills together for real-world scenarios.

United States

Should women be drafted? Congress weighs the question yet again

The issue of adding women to a military draft has come up multiple times over the last decade.

Air Force

Soldiers missing from Chosin Reservoir and Bataan identified for return home

A military laboratory identified the remains of 16 missing soldiers, many of whom were last seen as POWs.

Army

The 4th Infantry Division’s huge obstacle course looked like the zombie apocalypse

Soldiers at Fort Carson competed in a division-wide tradition that honored the role of the 4th ID on D-Day and looked like End Times.

Navy

Master Chief William Goines, first Black Navy SEAL, passes away at 88

Though barred from the pool in his hometown growing up, Willliam Goines became the first Black sailor to serve as a modern-era SEAL.