Russia Reduces Prison Sentence for US Soldier Convicted of Theft
MOSCOW — An appellate court in Russia’s far east on Monday reduced the prison sentence for an American soldier convicted of stealing and making threats of murder, Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti reported. Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, 34, flew to the Pacific port city of Vladivostok to see his girlfriend and was arrested in […]
Top US General Argues Against Giving Up Command of NATO at Senate Hearing
Giving up American military leadership of the NATO alliance would be “problematic,” the top U.S. general in Europe told senators Thursday. At an annual hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Gen. Christopher Cavoli was asked about reports that the Trump administration is considering relinquishing the U.S. role as NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe, or […]
Pentagon Hiring Freeze Hits Army, Space Force Base Day Care Centers in Colorado
Day care centers at Peterson Space Force Base and Fort Carson in Colorado are disenrolling some families and pausing waitlists amid staffing issues, the latest impacts of the Trump administration’s hiring freeze throughout the federal government. Two memos, reviewed by Military.com and confirmed as authentic by base officials, both express issues with ongoing staffing challenges […]
Army Planners Are Weighing Force Reductions of Up to 90,000 Active-Duty Soldiers
The Army is quietly considering a sweeping reduction of up to 90,000 active-duty troops, a move that underscores mounting fiscal pressures at the Pentagon and a broader shift in military strategy away from Europe and counterterrorism, according to three defense officials familiar with the deliberations. Internal discussions are exploring trimming the force to between 360,000 […]
Lithuanians Bid Farewell to 4 US Soldiers Who Died During Training Exercise
VILNIUS, Lithuania — Lithuania’s political and religious leaders joined thousands of people on Thursday to bid farewell to four American soldiers who died during a training exercise in the Baltic nation. President Gitanas Nausėda and other dignitaries were among those who stood in respect as hearses carried the bodies of the four young Americans to […]
A Gulf War Veteran Convicted of Killing His Girlfriend and 3 Children Is Set for Execution
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Gulf War Army veteran convicted of the shotgun slayings of his girlfriend and her three children has been scheduled for execution in Florida, the fourth death warrant signed this year by Gov. Ron DeSantis. Jeffrey Hutchinson, 59, is set to die by lethal injection May 1 at Florida State Prison […]
4 US Soldiers Who Died in Lithuania Swamp When Their Vehicle Sank Are Identified
The Army has identified the four soldiers who perished last week during a training exercise in Lithuania when their military vehicle became submerged in a deep swamp, triggering a complex and multinational recovery effort. The soldiers, all assigned to the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, were based at Fort Stewart, Georgia. They […]
Law Firms Fear Trump Orders Could Affect Security Clearances of Lawyers Who Are Military Reservists
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump says executive orders targeting law firms are being issued in the name of national security, with the White House asserting that the firms don’t deserve access to sensitive U.S. government information. But the firms fear the orders are being written so broadly as to potentially weaken national security by calling […]
Fort Carson Strykers Head to US-Mexico Border to Help with Immigration Enforcement
In brisk and windy weather Tuesday, Fort Carson soldiers eased roughly 20-ton Strykers onto flat rail cars for their trip to the U.S.-Mexico border to help with illegal immigration enforcement. The slow roll of the eight-wheeled Strykers was followed by the clanking of chains as soldiers tied down the vehicles. Other 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat […]
Despite 99 Arrests, Redstone Arsenal Still Wrestles with People Bringing Guns on Base
Ever since Alabama passed a law allowing permitless carry, more and more people have been getting arrested for bringing guns onto Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville. Since the start of 2023, when the new law took effect, 99 people have been arrested for illegally bringing firearms onto the military base, according to Redstone officials. And the […]