4th US Soldier's Body Recovered from Lithuanian Swamp
The body of the fourth U.S. soldier who vanished along with three others last week in Lithuania was recovered Tuesday, the Army announced, bringing to a close an exhaustive search following the sinking of a 70-ton M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicle into a quagmire of mud and water. The Army has not released the names of […]
How Comic Legend Mel Brooks Defused Land Mines During World War II
When Melvin Kaminsky arrived in Europe with a field artillery unit, he thought he would be a radio operator. In need of combat engineers, though, the Army noticed the young private’s military operational specialty — the military service had trained him as an electrical engineer — saw the word “engineer” and immediately reassigned him. Instead […]
Bodies of 3 US Soldiers Recovered from Swamp in Lithuania; Search for Last Missing Soldier Ongoing
The bodies of three American soldiers who had been missing since last week after their armored vehicle became trapped in deep mud during a military exercise in Lithuania have been recovered, the U.S. Army said Monday. A search for the fourth soldier remained underway. The soldiers were aboard an M88A2 Hercules, a hulking armored recovery […]
Military Review of Fitness Standards Will Find Array of Tests, But Higher Requirements for Combat
WASHINGTON (AP) — The defense secretary’s decision to review military standards on combat and physical fitness and appearance opens a Pandora’s box of widely differing rules among the services. And it will raise a crucial question: Should there be a cookie-cutter approach, or should service differences, evolving social norms and recruiting realities play a role […]
Congress Questions the FAA, US Army and NTSB over Deadly Midair Collision in DC
If investigators were able to quickly find alarming data about the number of close calls in the years before the midair collision over the nation’s capital that killed 67 people in January, then aviation safety regulators should have seen the problem, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board told Congress on Thursday. NTSB Chairwoman […]
Military Troops, Armored Vehicles Deployed to Big Bend National Park
The U.S. military is deploying troops and armored vehicles to West Texas, including inside Big Bend National Park, as part of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration. About 200 troops from the Army’s 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colo. — a trained combat unit — are already on the ground in and around […]
Army, US Allies Battling Swampy Terrain to Find 4 Soldiers Missing Since Tuesday in Lithuania
A significant search operation was underway Thursday in Lithuania for four U.S. soldiers who went missing two days ago during a military training exercise, with both American and Lithuanian forces scrambling to navigate the treacherous landscape. The troops, assigned to the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, out of Fort Stewart, Georgia, were last seen aboard […]
NATO Chief Says 4 US Soldiers Who Went Missing in Lithuania Died
Four soldiers died this week during a training incident in Lithuania, according to The Associated Press, which quoted NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. “This is still early news so we do not know the details. This is really terrible news, and our thoughts are with the families and loved ones,” Rutte told reporters Wednesday, according […]
Fort Carson Strykers Cleared to Transport Border Patrol Agents
Soldiers from Fort Carson have been cleared to transport Customs and Border Patrol agents while they assist with illegal-immigration enforcement. Northern Command said in a news release Tuesday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had granted military service members additional authority to assist with immigration enforcement, including transportation and helping “detect, track, and monitor movements” using […]
Ranger School Is Getting a New Fitness Assessment
The Army’s elite Ranger School, long regarded as one of the most grueling leadership courses in the military, is rolling out a new physical fitness assessment designed to better measure the endurance and strength required to complete the course. The revised standards will debut with Ranger School class 06-25, beginning April 21, marking the culmination […]