Maine Army Reserve Shooter's Military Records to Be Turned Over to Victims' Families
BATH — A woman who lost her son and husband in the Lewiston mass shooting was granted legal power to request the gunman’s medical and military records. Cynthia Young was made special administrator over Robert Card’s estate in Sagadahoc County Probate Court on Tuesday, almost a year after Card committed the deadliest mass shooting in […]
Army Reservists Lied About Performing Funeral Ceremonies — And Stole $100,000, Feds Say
A Louisiana man is the latest former U.S. Army reservist to plead guilty in a fraud scheme that scammed the Army out of more than $100,000, federal prosecutors said. He is one of seven defendants charged in January 2021 in connection with lying about performing honors ceremonies at military funerals, according to the U.S. Attorney’s […]
Families of Lewiston Shooting Victims Ask Judge for Army Reserve Gunman's Medical Records
More than 90 people who lost loved ones in the Lewiston mass shooting last October are trying to obtain the gunman’s medical and military records through his estate. A Sagadahoc County probate judge may determine whether to release those records during a hearing scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. On Oct. 25, 2023, Robert Card, of Bowdoin, […]
Georgia Army Base Struggling with Power, Potable Water After Hurricane Helene
Fort Eisenhower, Georgia, has been without water for days and has had much of its electricity knocked out, leading to evacuations of families and soldiers after Hurricane Helene. The Army base in Augusta was closed down on Sunday following the storm, meaning no one who doesn’t work or live there is permitted on post. The […]
Army Testing Robot Dogs Armed with Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Rifles in Middle East
The Army has sent at least one “robot dog” armed with an artificial intelligence-enabled gun turret to the Middle East for testing as a fresh counter-drone capability for U.S. service members. Photos published to the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service last week show a Ghost Robotics Vision 60 Quadrupedal-Unmanned Ground Vehicle, or Q-UGV, armed with […]
Ex-Army Man Faked Marriage for Ill-Gotten Benefits
An ex-Army soldier was sentenced to three months in federal prison Thursday and must pay $202, 309 in restitution after conspiring with a woman to evade U.S. immigration laws, enter into a fake marriage and steal federal benefits. Andre Fulton II, 30, of Georgia, who joined the Army in 2014, was sentenced by U.S. District […]
West Point Cadet Faces 13 Sexual Assault and Harassment Charges
A U.S. Military Academy West Point cadet is facing 13 charges related to sexual harassment and assault against four women, according to court documents reviewed by Military.com. The court documents detail a long string of events between December 2020 and October 2022 in which Cadet Jorge Hurtado allegedly groped cadets’ breasts, genitals and other body […]
Nearly 100 Veterans Get Rousing Welcome Back After Three-Day Trip to DC Honoring Their Service
The Sunday afternoon scene at San Diego International Airport was one of immense pride and patriotism as hundreds of supporters cheered on 92 veterans returning from Washington, D.C. As the veterans came down the Terminal 2 escalator after three days visiting memorials and doing other sightseeing, family and friends cheered them on with “welcome home” […]
ROTC Scholarships Could Be Slashed This Decade as Army Deals with Glut of Officers
The Army is eyeing a roughly $100 million cut to Reserve Officers’ Training Corps scholarships through the rest of the decade as the service aims to correct an oversaturation of officers in the force. Between 2026 and 2029, Army planners are looking to slash the ROTC program’s annual $315 million budget by $25 million or […]
Military Bases Assessing Damage After Hurricane Helene's Brutal Winds, Storm Surge Hit Southeast
Military bases throughout the southeastern U.S. were still assessing damage to their installations on Friday after Helene made landfall in Florida the prior evening as a Category 4 hurricane, causing massive flooding and deaths. More than 4,000 members of the National Guard had been deployed to help out in the wake of the storm, which […]