How Alleged Conspiracy to Sell US Military Secrets Involving 2 Washington Soldiers Unfolded
In November 2021, Capt. Li Tian, an officer stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Lakewood, Washington, allegedly began emailing back and forth with a foreign national living in China. He introduced himself as a friend of Ruoyu Duan, a former Army soldier who lived in Hillsboro, Oregon. Tian said he was looking for a job […]
Hegseth Ban on Travel Forces Closures, Reduced Hours at Military Entrance Exam Sites
Locations set up across the country to give military entrance exams to potential recruits have been forced to close or reduce hours due to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth halting the use of government travel for civilians, according to a notice and email reviewed by Military.com. The Military Entrance Processing Command, which is part of the […]
Route Used by Army Black Hawk During Deadly Collision Was Far Too Risky, Safety Officials Say
Federal crash investigators have said a helicopter route used by an Army Black Hawk for training when it crashed midair with a passenger aircraft over Washington, D.C., in late January, killing all aboard, poses a major aviation risk and called for immediate changes. National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy told reporters Tuesday afternoon that […]
Scale of Cuts to the VA in the Pacific Unclear
With significant proposed cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs by the administration of President Donald Trump, it’s not yet clear what that will mean for veterans in Hawaii and across the Pacific. The agency has confirmed to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser that it has terminated a “small number” of probationary employees in Hawaii, and additional […]
Bragg to Liberty and Back Again: Ceremony to Rechristen Army Post Once Named for a Confederate
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — The short-lived existence of Fort Liberty is set to an end Friday when the nation’s largest Army installation officially returns to its former name: Fort Bragg. Christened a century ago in honor of Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg, the post in North Carolina was renamed in 2023 amid a drive to remove symbols […]
Lewis-McChord Soldiers Accused of Conspiring to Steal, Sell Military Secrets
An active-duty U.S. Army soldier stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord was arrested Thursday after being indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of “conspiring to obtain and transmit national defense information” to individuals in China, the U.S. Attorney’s Office reported. Another active-duty JBLM solder and a former soldier also were arrested after being indicted […]
80 Years After Dying, a South Carolina Soldier Will Be Laid to Rest at Fort Jackson National Cemetery
On March 14, almost 80 years to the day after his death at 19, U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Arthur W. Crossland Jr. — simply Jr. to those who knew him, which is no one now — will be laid to rest at Fort Jackson National Cemetery with full military honors. The Columbia, South Carolina, […]
Army Pulls Back Household Goods Shipments as Privatized Moving Contract Leads to Widespread Issues
The Army is pulling some household goods shipments belonging to its personnel out of the military’s new privatized system that manages moves due to “contract performance issues,” according to the service and the military command overseeing the system. A memo from the Army Personal Property Lead Element, dated Feb. 28, told transportation offices to “pull […]
The Army Is Losing Nearly One-Quarter of Soldiers in the First 2 Years of Enlistment
The Army is grappling with a staggering attrition rate among newly enlisted troops, even as recent recruiting figures suggest the service is clawing its way out of a yearslong enlistment crisis. Nearly one-quarter of soldiers recruited since 2022 have failed to complete their initial contracts, according to internal Army data reviewed by Military.com. While the […]
Army Vet Accused of Slaying Wife, Her Father and a Neighbor Pleads Not Guilty
The Army veteran accused in the chilling murder of his wife, her father and a neighbor — as the couple’s 4-year-old daughter watched — made a brief appearance in court Friday morning and pleaded not guilty. Nathan Gingles, 43, dressed in gray-striped prison garb, didn’t utter a word during the hearing at the Broward County […]