High TCE Concentrations Still Found on West Side of Fort Detrick's Area B, Samples Show
Groundwater samples from March at Fort Detrick’s Area B showed high concentrations of a cancer-causing chemical along the area’s western edge, but the levels of detection at some of those wells has been slowly decreasing over the last decade. During a meeting on Aug. 7 for Area B’s Restoration Advisory Board (RAB), which is tasked […]
Top Enlisted Leader of 173rd Airborne Brigade in Italy Fired After Sexual Assault Allegations
The top enlisted leader for the 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza, Italy, was fired amid allegations he sexually assaulted a subordinate while intoxicated, internal records of the incident reviewed by Military.com show. Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Carlson allegedly sexually assaulted a subordinate noncommissioned officer, according to a document summarizing the events. Army officials did […]
The Army Sacks Another Senior Enlisted Leader in the Washington, DC, Area
Another senior enlisted Army official — the second in the past week — has been fired from their position in the Washington, D.C., area, according to the service. Command Sgt. Maj. Harold “Ed” Jarrell, the top enlisted leader for the Army’s 1st Information Operations Command, was relieved Tuesday, though it was unclear what led to […]
About Half of the Troops Who Deployed on the Gaza Aid Pier Mission Are Home Now
The Pentagon said Thursday that nearly half of the troops it deployed to the Mediterranean as part of the mission to deliver aid to Gaza via a temporary pier are either home or will be home shortly. Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters that 235 soldiers returned to Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia earlier this […]
The Army Is Set to Expand Basic Training, Fueled by New Recruiting Momentum
The Army is set to expand how many new recruits it can send to basic training starting in October, as officials are confident the service is digging out of a recruiting slump it has struggled with for nearly a decade. Fort Sill in Oklahoma and Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri will get two additional basic […]
US Army Soldier Pleads Guilty to Selling Sensitive Military Information
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An Army soldier has pleaded guilty to charges that accuse him of selling sensitive information related to U.S. military capabilities, including dozens of documents addressing topics ranging from rocket systems to Chinese military tactics. Sgt. Korbein Schultz, who was also an intelligence analyst, entered the guilty plea Tuesday in federal court in […]
Special Forces Soldier Justified in Shooting 'Suspicious' Russian in His Yard Near Fort Liberty, Police Say
A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier was justified in fatally shooting an “aggressive” Russian national photographing utility poles in his yard for a survey project, according to investigators in North Carolina. The man who died was identified as Ramzan Daraev, “a Russian native from Chechnya who entered the United States across the southern border in […]
8 US Troops Treated for TBI, Smoke Inhalation After Syria Attack, Pentagon Says
Eight U.S. service members were treated for traumatic brain injury and smoke inhalation after a one-way drone attack in Syria over the weekend, a Pentagon spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. Of those eight, three service members have already returned to duty, and the rest are still under medical observation, Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder told reporters […]
Top Enlisted Leader of Army's Washington, DC, Branch Fired After Investigation
The senior enlisted leader in charge of the Army branch that oversees operations across greater Washington, D.C., was fired late last week, the service confirmed to Military.com on Tuesday. Command Sgt. Maj. Veronica Knapp was relieved from her post Aug. 8 following an administrative investigation, Bernhard Lashleyleidner, a spokesperson for the Military District of Washington, […]
Soldier Found Dead on Fort Drum Was Killed by His Roommate, Military Officials Say
Fort Drum, N.Y. — A soldier assigned to Fort Drum killed a fellow member of his unit who was also his roommate, military officials said Monday. The soldier, U.S. Army Spc. Riley F. Birbilas, was charged Monday with premeditated murder and obstruction of justice, according to a Monday evening news release from Katherine Wright, a […]