About Half of the Troops Who Deployed on the Gaza Aid Pier Mission Are Home Now

U.S. Army soldiers gesture as trucks loaded with humanitarian aid arrive at the U.S.-built floating pier Trident

The Pentagon said Thursday that nearly half of the troops it deployed to the Mediterranean as part of the mission to deliver aid to Gaza via a temporary pier are either home or will be home shortly. Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters that 235 soldiers returned to Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia earlier this […]

Deputy Who Shot Illinois Woman in Her Home Was Discharged from Army for Misconduct

In this image taken from body camera video released by Illinois State Police, Sonya Massey, left, talks with former Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson outside her home in Springfield, Ill.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a 36-year-old woman this month was recommended for “high-stress decision-making classes” in 2022 after violating multiple policies at his previous employer, the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, records show. The investigation into Sean P. Grayson’s behavior during and after a police chase came about […]

Army Family Awarded $10.3 Million After Living in Mold-Infested Home at Texas' Fort Cavazos

Homes on Fort Cavazos, Texas

An Army family at Fort Cavazos in Texas was awarded $10.3 million Monday after living in a mold-infested home run by a private Army housing company and repeated hospitalizations of their newborn infant for respiratory difficulties. Sgt. Jason Kiernan’s wife Sarah was having constant health problems, including respiratory issues, during her pregnancy while living in […]

All US Commissaries Plan to Offer Home Delivery of Groceries Starting in Late Summer

Cherry Point MCAS Commissary

Troops, military families and veterans in the U.S. may be able to have their commissary groceries delivered right to their front door this summer, according to the Defense Commissary Agency. The home deliveries, set to begin in late summer, are planned as an expansion of the agency’s COVID-19 pandemic-era accessibility program and would be provided […]

Soldier Took 14-Year-Old He Messaged on Discord from Home Twice for Sex Acts, Feds Say

A judge bangs the gavel.

A U.S. Army soldier traveled over a thousand miles to a 14-year-old girl in Maine and took her away from home — twice, federal prosecutors said. He’s accused of doing so to engage in sex acts with her. Christopher Meza was 20 and stationed at Fort Hood in Texas when he met the then-13-year-old on an online gaming platform and started messaging her over […]

Nebraska National Guard Troops Who Were Sent to Border Expected to Return Home This Week

Nebraska National Guard patch

Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen announced Saturday that the Nebraska Army National Guard soldiers who were sent to the U.S.- Mexico border last month to aid authorities in efforts to counter immigration and drug trafficking are expected to return home Friday. The 61 soldiers have been stationed there since Aug. 2 to provide “additional observation and reporting near the border” to assist Texas law enforcement involved in Operation […]