US-Built Pier Will Be Put Back in Gaza for Several Days to Move Aid, Then Permanently Removed
WASHINGTON — The pier built by the U.S. military to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza will be reinstalled Wednesday to be used for several days, but then the plan is to pull it out permanently, several U.S. officials said. It would deal the final blow to a project long plagued by bad weather, security uncertainties […]
Case Against Army Veteran Charged with Killing a Homeless Man in Memphis, Tennessee, Moves Forward
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A U.S. Army veteran who served in the war in Afghanistan pepper-sprayed a homeless man and got into a confrontation with him before fatally shooting him with an automatic rifle in Memphis, a security guard and a police investigator said Tuesday. The guard and the police sergeant testified during a preliminary hearing […]
US Says Troops Are Leaving Niger Bases This Weekend and in August After Coup
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will remove all its forces and equipment from a small base in Niger this weekend and fewer than 500 remaining troops will leave a critical drone base in the West African country in August, ahead of a Sept. 15 deadline set in an agreement with the new ruling junta, the […]
Mental Health Tops List of Reasons Troops Were Hospitalized in 2023, New Reports Find
Mental health disorders were the top reason that active-duty U.S. military personnel were hospitalized in 2023, a trend that began in 2009 but has shown signs of easing in the past three years, according to two new reports from the Defense Health Agency. Musculoskeletal injuries remain the No. 1 reason service members visit a medical […]
Army Family Awarded $10.3 Million After Living in Mold-Infested Home at Texas' Fort Cavazos
An Army family at Fort Cavazos in Texas was awarded $10.3 million Monday after living in a mold-infested home run by a private Army housing company and repeated hospitalizations of their newborn infant for respiratory difficulties. Sgt. Jason Kiernan’s wife Sarah was having constant health problems, including respiratory issues, during her pregnancy while living in […]
They Stole a Confederate Train for the Union. Now, 2 Civil War Privates Will Receive the Medal of Honor.
More than 160 years after they were captured and executed by Confederate rebels, two U.S. soldiers are set to be posthumously recognized for their valor during the Civil War with the Medal of Honor. Pvts. Philip Shadrach and George Wilson will be recognized for their actions in 1862 when they, alongside 20 other Union soldiers […]
ESPN to Honor Prince Harry with Pat Tillman Award, Even Though Late Soldier’s Mom Disagrees
LOS ANGELES — ESPN is standing by its decision to honor Prince Harry with its Pat Tillman Award for Service at next week’s ESPYs after the choice was publicly criticized by Tillman’s mother, network personality Pat McAfee and others. “ESPN, with the support of the Tillman Foundation, is honoring Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, specifically […]
The UN Starts to Move Tons of Aid from US-Built Pier After Security Fears Suspended Work There
JERUSALEM (AP) — Humanitarian workers have started moving tons of aid that piled up at a U.S.-built pier off the Gaza coast to warehouses in the besieged Palestinian territory, the United Nations said Saturday, an important step as Washington considers whether to resume pier operations after yet another pause because of heavy seas. It wasn’t […]
JBLM Servicemen Say the Army Didn't Protect Them From a Doctor Charged With Abusive Sexual Contact
Fifteen current or retired Joint Base Lewis-McChord servicemen who say the Army failed to protect them from a military doctor who has been charged with sexual abuse are each seeking $5 million in damages for the emotional distress they say they have suffered. “I have overwhelming feelings of sadness, fear, and anxiety,” one serviceman said […]
Army Makes It Harder for Commanders to Deny Soldiers Leave for Abortions
The Army has set new policies making it more difficult for units to deny soldiers’ requests to take leave to receive reproductive care including abortions, according to a force-wide memo. The strict new policies strip company-level commanders, usually a captain, of any authority to deny a soldier’s request to take leave and travel for care, […]