The Last American Killed in WWI Charged a German Machine Gun Seconds Before the Armistice Took Effect
At 10:59 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918, a German machine gun crew fired a burst of rounds at approaching Americans. One bullet struck 23-year-old Pvt. Henry Gunther in the left temple. He died instantly. Sixty seconds later, the guns fell silent across the Western Front. Gen. John Pershing would officially designate Gunther as the last […]
4 Soldiers Charged in Alleged Sexual Assault in Barracks at Washington State Base
Four soldiers have been charged in an alleged sexual assault that took place in the barracks at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state last year, a spokesperson for the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel confirmed to Military.com on Thursday. Cpl. Pedro Angel Ruiz, Pvt. 2nd Class Deron J. Gordon, Spc. Jadon Bosarge and Pfc. […]
Army Sergeant Charged with Attempted Murder in the Shootings of 5 Fort Stewart Soldiers
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A U.S. Army sergeant accused of shooting five fellow soldiers at a Georgia base was charged Tuesday with attempted murder, aggravated assault and domestic violence as the Army revealed that one of the victims was the suspect’s romantic partner. The charges were issued as Sgt. Quornelius Radford made his first appearance Tuesday […]
Judge Throws Out Cases of Migrants Charged with Crossing Military Zone at Border
A federal judge this week dismissed about 100 cases of individuals charged with trespassing on a newly created New Mexico military zone along the U.S. southern border, delivering the latest legal blow to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. New military zones in that state and Texas are part of the administration’s effort to reduce border […]
Fort Carson Soldier Charged with Cocaine Distribution, Possession After DEA Nightclub Raid
A 28-year-old Army soldier has been accused of drug-related charges following a federal raid on an alleged illegal nightclub in Colorado on Sunday, where authorities claim he provided security and more than a dozen other troops were present. The charges against Staff Sgt. Juan Gabriel Orona-Rodriguez, who is assigned to Fort Carson, Colorado, were made […]
2 Charged in Gruesome Murder of 101st Airborne Soldier in Home Near Fort Campbell
Authorities have formally charged two individuals in direct connection with the grisly murder of Pfc. Katia Dueñas Aguilar, 23, a 101st Airborne Division soldier whose body was discovered in her home near Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in May with 68 stab wounds. Among the accused: the victim’s own husband. Sophia Rodas, 35, faces charges of first-degree […]
Two Charged in Connection with Iran-Backed Drone Strike that Killed 3 US Troops in the Middle East
BOSTON — Two men, including a dual Iranian American citizen, have been arrested on charges that they exported sensitive technology to Iran that was used in a drone attack in Jordan that killed three American troops early this year and injured dozens of other service members, the Justice Department said Monday. The pair were arrested […]
Months After Pregnant Army Spouse Disappeared in Hawaii, Her Husband Is Charged with Murder
A junior enlisted Army soldier stationed in Hawaii was charged Wednesday with murdering his pregnant wife, months after the private first class was detained following her disappearance. The murder count and other charges, including several filed in August, were brought against Pfc. Dewayne Arthur Johnson II of Frederick, Maryland, as the investigation continues into the […]
Five Chinese Nationals Charged with Covering Up Midnight Visit to Michigan Military Site
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. authorities charged five Chinese nationals with lying and trying to cover their tracks, more than a year after they were confronted in the dark near a remote Michigan military site where thousands of people had gathered for summer drills. The five, who were University of Michigan students at the time, were […]
VA Employee Charged with Threatening Ordered to Wear GPS Monitor
A carpenter at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Manchester has been released on conditions he wear a GPS tracking device and stay out of Rye and Hudson after he was arrested this week for allegedly threatening to shoot two supervisors, federal court records show. Paul M. Gangi, of Raymond, N.H., was charged […]