Army Soldiers Wrestle with Jungle Challenges in the Pacific
Members of the Schofield Barracks-based 25th Infantry Division are training across the Hawaiian Islands and in the island nation of Palau this month as the Army continues to adjust its operations for the Pacific. On Wednesday, soldiers from the division kicked off the 2023 rotation for the Hawaii portion of the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness […]
Inside the Army’s Mad Dash for Recruiters After Graduating Only Half the Number Needed
The Army is rushing to push noncommissioned officers into its recruiting school after graduating only half the number of recruiters this year that the classes are capable of producing, according to service data reviewed by Military.com. The eight-week Army Recruiter Course at Fort Knox, Kentucky, can train a maximum of 2,866 students across a total […]
Army Watchdog Should Investigate Handling of Soldier Who Killed 18 in Mass Shooting, Maine Senators Say
Maine’s two senators are requesting the Army’s inspector general investigate the deadly shooting there by a member of the Army Reserve two weeks ago that killed 18 people. The lawmakers, Sens. Susan Collins, a Republican, and Angus King, an Independent, want to know whether the service followed policy and whether any reforms are necessary after […]
Everyone Feared the Worst About Robert Card. No One Stopped Him.
Everyone who knew Robert Card was concerned about his behavior. His ex-wife and teenage son. His siblings, parents and friends. Fellow members of an Army Reserve unit in Saco, Maine. They knew he was having psychotic episodes and hearing voices. They knew he had been making threats and that those threats were getting more specific. […]
Tommy Tuberville Is Just the Face of a ‘Broken’ Confirmation Process, Critics Say
WASHINGTON — Anger over Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s blockade of high-ranking military promotions may have hit a boiling point this week, as a handful of fellow Republicans began to publicly pressure the former football coach to spike his nine-month-long stunt. Calling the blockade a “national security suicide mission,” Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska spent hours on […]
Army’s Swarming Defense Forces 6 Turnovers in 23-3 Win, Deals No. 17 Air Force First Loss of Season
DENVER (AP) — Army wrecked No. 17 Air Force’s perfect season — and then some. Nothing like beating a rival to salvage — or jump-start — a season that hasn’t gone according to plan for the Black Knights. Quarterback Bryson Daily ran for 170 yards and two touchdowns, Army’s swarming defense forced six turnovers and […]
Army Making a Mistake in Cuts to Special Operations Forces
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Former Service Member Found Dead at Fort Meade Suspected of Killing Son in Their Odenton Apartment
A retired service member found dead at Fort Meade on Wednesday morning is suspected of killing his 34-year-old son in their Odenton apartment, according to the Anne Arundel County Police Department. Army officials from the fort released a bulletin Wednesday notifying the media of the on-site death, while the county department announced it was considering the deaths a murder-suicide. On […]
Former POW Jessica Lynch Shares Story of Perseverance Ahead of Veteran’s Day
VALPARAISO — At just 19 years old, Jessica Lynch was nervous before her deployment to Iraq war but said she felt ready. Nothing could have readied her for what happened once she got there. Lynch was captured by Iraqi forces just three days after she was deployed in March 2003. Lynch, 40, was the first prisoner of war successfully rescued […]
Army Veteran Arrested After Threatening to Kill Soldiers at Fort Irwin in California
A former soldier has been arrested in California after he threatened to kill soldiers and law enforcement officials at Fort Irwin, located in San Bernardino County, according to federal authorities. “Christian Ernest Beyer, 41, of Petaluma, has been charged with interstate threats, a crime that carries a statutory maximum sentence of five years in federal […]