The US Army Once Deployed Bombers and 2,500 Troops to Crush 10,000 Armed Coal Miners in West Virginia
Ten thousand armed coal miners held Blair Mountain in late August 1921. They faced machine gun nests, private planes dropping bombs, and a growing force of deputies backed by coal company money. Then President Warren Harding made a decision that would end the largest armed insurrection since the Civil War. He sent in the U.S. […]
Could National Guard Soldiers Be Deployed in Dallas to Combat Crime?
WASHINGTON – Texas Republicans laud President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in D.C., saying the move has helped reduce violent crime in the nation’s capital and bolstered public safety. Trump has signaled he could do the same in other cities such as Chicago and New Orleans. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, said […]
Guard Soldiers Deployed in Trump's LA Crackdown Aren't Getting Paid Yet
The 4,000 California National Guard soldiers who President Donald Trump surged into Los Angeles remain unpaid due to delays in issuing official activation orders, leaving compensation and benefits in limbo. According to more than a dozen Guardsmen across four units who spoke to Military.com, none has received formal activation orders, the critical paperwork that not […]
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 […]
Here Are All the Units Now Deployed to the Border for Trump's Immigration Crackdown
An initial wave of 1,600 troops was deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border by Monday following a mobilization that started last week. The border mission has become the Defense Department’s top priority as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also entered the Pentagon for the first time Monday after being confirmed by an unusually close Senate vote late […]
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 […]
Soldier Reunited with Dog He Met While Deployed Overseas
CUMBERLAND, Ga. — For eight months, Army Spc. Landon Gnade and his puppy Lepo called Camp Nothing Hill in northern Kosovo home. Before returning to the U.S. in November, Gnade never thought he would see his pup again. But thanks to help from nonprofit Paws of War, the two were reunited Tuesday at the Embassy […]
Active-Duty Soldiers Deployed for Hurricane Response Returning Home this Week
Active-duty troops deployed to help respond to the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Helene in North Carolina will be returning back to their regular missions this week, the Pentagon said Thursday. Earlier this month, 1,000 troops — an Infantry Battalion Task Force formed from the XVIII Airborne Corps, 82nd Airborne Division and other units from […]
National Guard, Deployed Across Southeast, Sees 'Long Recovery' Ahead as Helene Death Toll Rises
The National Guard said Thursday it has fanned out across states and communities hard hit by Hurricane Helene but warned that recovery from the deadly storm will take time. Guardsmen were assisting in opening up roadways for emergency crews, rescuing families and pets from flooding, delivering food and water, and other key tasks as the […]
Army Delays Bonus Pay for Deployed Soldiers
Days before deployed soldiers were due to begin getting a much anticipated monthly pay bonus, the Army has delayed the payments with no timeline as to when they will debut. The pay bump was due to begin next Tuesday, but Army officials said that all the details of the bonus had never been sorted, inevitably […]