Sen. Warren Presses Hegseth to Answer Questions About His Past Actions and Statements
WASHINGTON — Sen. Elizabeth Warren is pressing Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for defense secretary, to answer additional questions about his past actions and statements before next Tuesday’s confirmation hearing. In a letter to Hegseth sent Monday, the Massachusetts Democrat asked the former Fox News host and Army veteran to respond no later than […]
Troubled Caisson Unit Makes Appearance at Carter Funeral as Horse-Drawn Services Remain Suspended
A horse-drawn procession carried President Jimmy Carter’s remains to the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday during his state funeral, marking the first time the troubled unit has been used since the Army announced its suspension nearly two years ago. The Caisson Platoon, a specialized element in the Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment, also known as the Old […]
Green Beret in Las Vegas Bombing and New Orleans Attacker Had Brief Overlap in Military Careers
The active-duty Green Beret behind the suicide bombing in a Tesla Cybertruck in Las Vegas and the Army veteran who plowed a truck through a crowd in New Orleans on New Year’s Day had a brief overlap in their service at Fort Liberty, North Carolina. However, despite their shared history at the base, formerly Fort […]
Trusted Traveler Program at Bases Across US Suspended Following Las Vegas, New Orleans Attacks
Military installations across the country are increasing security measures and suspending certain base visiting privileges following attacks by one current and one former service member last week in New Orleans and Las Vegas. Bases on Friday began announcing the suspension of the Trusted Traveler Program — an initiative that allows vetted Defense Department personnel to […]
Army Vet Behind New Year's Attack Visited New Orleans Before, Recorded Video with Smart Glasses, FBI Says
NEW ORLEANS — The man responsible for the truck attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day that killed 14 people visited the city twice before and recorded video of the French Quarter with Meta smart glasses, an FBI official said Sunday. Shamsud-Din Jabbar also traveled to Cairo and Canada before the attack although it […]
Soldier Who Died by Suicide in Las Vegas Told Ex-Girlfriend of Pain and Exhaustion After Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The highly decorated Special Forces soldier who died by suicide in a Cybertruck explosion on New Year’s Day confided to a former girlfriend who had served as an Army nurse that he faced significant pain and exhaustion that she says were key symptoms of traumatic brain injury. Green Beret Matthew Livelsberger, 37, […]
Medals of Honor Awarded to 5 Soldiers from Korean War and 2 from Vietnam
President Joe Biden on Friday posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to five minority soldiers from the Korean War who may have been denied the nation’s highest decoration for valor by a 1950s Army that was still resisting orders to desegregate. Biden also upgraded the awards of the Distinguished Service Cross, the second-highest award for […]
Green Beret Who Detonated Cybertruck Left Note Calling Attack a 'Wake-Up Call'
The active-duty Green Beret soldier who died after blowing up a Tesla Cybertruck in front of a Trump hotel in Las Vegas on New Year’s Day left a note calling the attack a “wake-up call” for the country, investigators said Friday. “Americans only pay attention to spectacles and violence. What better way to get my […]
Turo-Rented Cars Were Involved in 2 Deadly Incidents This New Year's. Here's What We Know
NEW YORK — Two deadly incidents on New Year’s Day — an attack being investigated as an act of terrorism in New Orleans and an explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck in Las Vegas — both involved vehicles that were rented on Turo, a peer-to-peer car sharing company. Early Wednesday, 42-year-old Army veteran Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar […]
New Orleans Attacker Served in Army for More than a Decade, Deployed to Afghanistan
The man who federal officials say was responsible for a ramming attack that killed at least 15 people in the early hours of New Year’s Day in New Orleans had served in the Army for more than a decade, according to records from the service. Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen from Texas, was the […]