Fort Carson to Temporarily Close Gate 19 after $11 Million Investment in Road
Fort Carson announced Tuesday Gate 19 will temporarily close Aug. 1 about two years after an $11 million Colorado Department of Transportation project to pave the road to the gate. The base made the decision in part because the overall number of soldiers on base is down with the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team deployed […]
What’s the Future of Kentucky’s Army Depot? Workers Fear Layoffs, Reductions
A union representing workers at the Blue Grass Army Depot in Madison County says it’s concerned about the future of the facility. Ryan McCarthy, a business representative for District 1888 of the IAM Union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, said in an interview last month there has been discussion about merging the […]
Army Eyeing Replacement for M240B Machine Gun
The Army is preparing to replace its long-serving M240B machine gun, launching a multibillion-dollar program to field a next-generation automatic weapon for frontline troops, according to newly released budget documents. Dubbed the Future Medium Machine Gun, or FMMG, the new weapon will mirror the M240B in function as a machine gun primarily for dismounted combat […]
Maryland Armory Faces Uncertain Future After Cannabis Incubator Project Collapses
It’s back to square one for the Catonsville armory in Maryland. With plans to turn the state-owned, former military site into a first-of-its-kind cannabis incubator now off the table, the future of the vacant two-story brick building on Mellor Avenue remains uncertain. In the meantime, state officials have begun pointing fingers over why the project […]
Pat Tillman’s Brother Arrested in Suspected Arson of California Post Office
SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose police arrested the youngest brother of former professional football player and Army Ranger Pat Tillman on suspicion of arson early Sunday after authorities said he crashed his vehicle into a post office, causing the entire building to ignite in flames, according to the San Jose Police Department. Richard Tillman, […]
Family of Decorated Alabama Veteran with PTSD Shot to Death by Police File Lawsuit
The mother of a 45-year-old man who was fatally shot by police in Odenville, Alabama, two years ago has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in the deadly shooting. Gregory Don Bratcher, a decorated veteran with a documented history of PTSD, was killed July 15, 2023, when Odenville police responded to what was described as a […]
D-Day Veteran and TikTok Star 'Papa Jake' Larson Dies at 102
PARIS (AP) — D-Day veteran ″Papa Jake″ Larson, who survived German gunfire on Normandy’s bluffs in 1944 and then garnered 1.2 million followers on TikTok late in life by sharing stories to commemorate World War II and his fallen comrades, has died at 102. An animated speaker who charmed strangers young and old with his […]
Additional Military Bases in New Jersey, Indiana Set to Host Migrant Detention Camps
The Department of Homeland Security is planning to house migrants at two new military installations as the Trump administration increasingly turns to the armed forces to bolster its aggressive immigration crackdown. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, colloquially referred to as “Fort Dix,” in New Jersey and Camp Atterbury in Indiana, both relatively low-profile installations, have been identified […]
Fort Carson Soldier Accused of Kidnapping, Sexual Assault in Colorado Springs
A 19-year-old Fort Carson soldier is accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a woman at a city park, according to Colorado Springs police. Caden Meade was arrested Wednesday after investigators from the Colorado Springs Police Department connected his vehicle to a kidnapping and sexual assault in Quail Lake Park, officials said in a Thursday news […]
National Guard Officer's Promotion Stalled by California Senator Protesting LA Military Deployment
A promotion for a National Guard officer is being delayed by one of California’s senators in protest of the Trump administration’s military deployments in Los Angeles. In a floor speech Thursday, Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., announced he had placed what’s known as a hold on Lt. Gen. Thomas Carden’s nomination to receive a fourth star […]