US Says Troops Are Leaving Niger Bases This Weekend and in August After Coup
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will remove all its forces and equipment from a small base in Niger this weekend and fewer than 500 remaining troops will leave a critical drone base in the West African country in August, ahead of a Sept. 15 deadline set in an agreement with the new ruling junta, the […]
Army Lieutenant Colonel Says Lewiston Shooter Had 'Low Threat' Profile upon Leaving Hospital
PORTLAND, Maine — A lieutenant colonel with the Army Reserves told an investigatory panel on Monday that a reservist who committed the deadliest mass shooting in Maine history had a low threat profile when he left a psychiatric hospital prior to the killings. Lt. Col. Ryan Vazquez also testified that there were limitations on forcing […]
Army Set to Retire Online Training System, Leaving Soldiers with 2-Week Gap in Access
A key tool for the Army’s online training apparatus will be taken offline next month in favor of an updated website, according to the service. The Army Learning Management System, or ALMS, will be taken down at 5 p.m. EST on Jan. 4. Its successor, the Army Training Information System, or ATIS, will launch at […]
