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Army

Army identifies soldiers killed in Texas Apache helicopter crash

The two soldiers died Wednesday after their Apache helicopter went down in Texas.

News

Here’s what we know about the VA’s new GLP-1 study

Task & Purpose spoke with the lead researcher behind the Department of Veterans Affairs' new study, which is currently in the recruitment phase.

Army

Military officials respond to photo of grimy shower at Texas training base

Base officials have “addressed the immediate cleanliness” of a shower at Camp Bullis, Texas shown in a photo recently posted on social media.

Army

Army Apache helicopter crash in Texas kills 2 crew members aboard

Fort Hood announced on Wednesday that two crew members were killed when an AH-64E Apache helicopter crashed in Salado, Texas.

Marine Corps

Marines identify West Coast recruit who died after physical fitness test

Pvt. Aiden Craig died on Aug. 5 following a medical emergency four days earlier during the physical fitness test at Camp Pendleton, California.

Navy

Navy denies reports of deteriorating mental health aboard USS Abraham Lincoln

“Based on information available to the command, we have not identified an increase in reported suicidal ideation or suicide attempts aboard the ship,” officials said.

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Army

Soldiers can now buy beer and hard seltzer at Fort Hood’s dining hall

“Our soldiers are adults, so we’re treating them accordingly,” an Army official said.

Army

Roughly 250 active duty soldiers are fighting a wildfire in Washington state

The soldiers are working with experienced civilian firefighters to help build and improve barriers meant to stop a wildfire from spreading.

Army

500 soldiers in Hawaii don’t have a dining hall. The Army got them a food truck

Army officials said meal options at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, amount to a “food desert.”

Air Force

Special operations airman pulls man from burning car

"All I was thinking about was saving him.”

Navy

Navy limits anonymous complaints for harassment and discrimination

The Navy and Marine Corps will no longer process such anonymous reports of harassment and discrimination as Military Equal Opportunity complaints.

Navy

Navy destroyer returns home after Caribbean, Iran war deployments

The USS Thomas Hudner spent eight months at sea, helping stop sanctioned tankers and fighting Iran for the second time in a year.

Army

The Army wants to replace the Stinger missile

The new missile would counter small drones that the Stinger was not designed to hit.

Marine Corps

Marines can now hit targets 20 kilometers away with new FPV drones

Marines in South Korea recently demonstrated new one-way attack drones in a live-fire test.

Army

III Armored Corps moves to Western Hemisphere Command

The Fort Hood-based corps spent the first half of this year under Army Europe and Asia, as the Army continues to restructure.

Navy

Sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln reportedly dealing with poor conditions, weak morale, families say

The carrier is in the ninth month of an extended deployment, with military families reporting food shortages, moldy showers and more.

Army

Army removes head of V Corps from command

Lt. Gen. Charles Costanza was relieved in recent days for unspecified reasons, with less than two months left in his tenure.

Navy

Navy fires commanding officer of California-based medical training unit

Capt. Mathew Loe was removed from his post for a “loss of confidence in his ability to command.”

Air Force

Air National Guard offers $7,500 bonuses for active duty transfers

The Air Guard-wide “summer surge incentive” is aimed at both retaining airmen and recruiting from active duty.