Army Soldier Travels 7k Miles, Surprises Cancer-Stricken Mother For Christmas
Last year was the first time that U.S. Army Pvt. First Class Patrick Konczal ever remembered not being with his family on Christmas. This year, with help near and far, he made a 7,000-mile trek to give his parents—including a cancer-stricken mother—a giant holiday surprise. Konczal, a 74D and CBRN Specialist, is stationed at Camp […]
DC Prepares for Trump's Military Parade with 18 Miles of Fencing and 175 Magnetometers
WASHINGTON — As the nation’s capital cleans up from the culmination of World Pride this past weekend, focus now shifts to a very different massive event — Saturday’s military parade to honor the 250th birthday of the Army and the 79th birthday of President Donald Trump. “We’re preparing for an enormous turnout,” said Matt McCool […]
Military Takeover Could Extend Miles North of Border, Conservationists Warn
The Trump administration’s plan to transfer federal land along the southern border to the U.S. military includes lands in New Mexico that extend well beyond the Roosevelt Reservation, a 60-foot strip of land along much of the border, signaling to conservationists that additional public lands in Arizona are also vulnerable to Army takeover. That could […]
10th Mountain Soldiers Honor Legendary WWII Predecessors by Skiing 24 Miles in Their Tracks
Eight decades after 10th Mountain Division soldiers trained at Colorado’s historic Camp Hale for combat in World War II, Army Staff Sgt. Cam Daniels stood on a snow-covered mountainside west of Vail Pass and reflected on the legend they created in the rugged but picturesque landscape between Leadville and Vail. One of them was his […]
Army Reserve Shut Down Facilities Within 100 Miles of Maine Shooting Amid Manhunt for Soldier Suspect
Army Reserve facilities were shut down within a 100-mile radius of the area in Maine where a soldier suspected of a mass shooting that killed 18 people remained on the run Friday, according to the service. A sprawling manhunt was still underway for Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Robert Card, the prime suspect in the […]