A Maryland Housing Development Is Going Up Beside Army Land Polluted by Bio-Weapon Testing
A new housing development is going up near Fort Detrick, Maryland, and the Army is considering a series of engineering efforts to protect the homeowners after it contaminated adjacent land throughout much of the 20th century by testing biological weapons. Many of the homes next to what is known as the Area B section of […]
Army Asks for Comments on Proposed Oahu Land Leases
The Army is seeking public comments on a draft environmental impact statement it released Friday for its proposed retention of up to 6,322 acres of state-owned lands it uses for training on Oahu. Leases begin expiring in 2029 at Kahuku Training Area, Kawailoa-Poamoho Training Area and Makua Military Reservation. According to the draft, Oahu training […]
Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court to Intervene in Its Dispute with Texas over Border Land
McALLEN, Texas — The drowning deaths of three migrants have brought new urgency to an extraordinary showdown between the Biden administration and Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who has seized a city park in a major corridor for illegal crossings and denied entry to Border Patrol agents. The Department of Justice filed a new request […]
Army Basic Leader Course Will Soon Be Longer and Have Graded Land Navigation
Soldiers aiming to get their stripes will soon need to brush up on their map-reading skills and grid plotting. The Army plans to increase the length of its Basic Leader Course, or BLC, in fiscal 2026, which starts in October 2025, Sgt. Maj. Jason Stadel, a service spokesperson told Military.com. Among the plans is adding […]
