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News

Soldiers at New Mexico base say they are missing meals due to long lines

Daily lines outside the McGregor Range Complex’s dining facility are so long that some soldiers said they have missed meals while waiting.

Army

The Army bought 10,000 IVAS headsets. Soldiers won’t use them.

Soldiers said the headsets caused neck strains and headaches during use in the field. The Army spent close to $2 billion on the systems, which will be put in storage.

News

Iraq and Afghanistan veterans say memorial design is ‘disconnected from the experience’

The initial design for the Global War on Terrorism Memorial has prompted some veterans to question whether the monument accurately captures that era.

Marine Corps

‘Sounds Like a Mutiny’ — Secret recording exposes claims of toxic leadership after a Marine’s suicide

A War Horse investigation points to systemic failures before and after the death of Cpl. Drew Mobley, whose suicide was the third in two years at the airfield at Marine Corps Base Quantico

Iran

The US would need at least 1,200 troops to take Kharg Island, experts say

Kharg Island, which is between 15 and 20 miles from the Iranian coast, typically processes about 90% of Iran’s crude oil exports.

Military Life

This is what it looks like when Marine recruits meet their drill instructors for the first time

“Pick-Up Day introduces them to that intensity that recruit training is known for.”

Tanks

The last light tank the Army had actually wasn’t bad

The M551 Sheridan was asked to do a lot, and though it didn’t do any of it particularly well, it did serve in three conflicts and proved useful in all of them.

Army

Army recruiter stole identities of recruits to apply for loans, credit cards

None of the recruits were aware of the identity theft, and only one went on to join the Army.

News

Event honoring servicewomen canceled after most branches decline to attend

The annual event put on by members of Congress honors women who served by laying wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery.

News

Pentagon creates ‘Joint Warfighting Evaluation’ for general and admiral promotions

The military will assess officers’ “operational analysis, communications, and decision-making skills” for promotions to one-star general and admiral.

News

VA denies military sexual trauma claims more often than combat injuries

A congressionally mandated report reviewed the Department of Veterans Affairs' disability claims process for military sexual trauma injuries.

Air Force

Families at a Texas Air Force base say neighborhoods overrun by weeds

Residents say a turnover in landscaping contractors left grass and weeds in base housing unkempt for over a month.

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Army

Trump says Iran shot down Apache helicopter, vows response

“There were two pilots involved, both are safe and uninjured. Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack."

Army

Video shows National Guard detain Army veteran in Washington, DC

Anna King was subdued by three National Guardsmen outside her home on May 8. Video posted by a community group shows the incident, her attorney said.

Air Force

Rescue mission to remote Atlantic island included rare tandem jump

Tandem freefall jumps — when an expert parachute jumper carries a passenger to the ground — are one of the rarest skills in special operations.

Navy

Navy veteran accused of trying to use crypto to send ISIS money for drone, RPG attack on US troops

Bareen Dzayee, a former sailor, and two other men are accused of providing more than $2,000 to a person whom they believed was with ISIS in order to pay for weapons.

Army

Army searching for $33,000 in helicopter gear, radios stolen from rental car in Oregon

$33,000 worth of gear was reportedly stolen from inside a rental vehicle.

Army

The Army has a mobile app that helps soldiers adjust mortar fire

The Army’s new standardized Mortars App can carry out fire support on an Android smart phone.

Drones

The Army’s latest anti-drone tool fires missiles from a cargo container

The new Grizzly weapons system can fire both Hellfire and AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles, is relatively light and maneuverable and meant for base defense.