Traumatized Soldiers Find Solace Grooming Horses in the Black Forest
FRANKFURT — In a remote corner of Germany’s Black Forest, the echoes of war linger in the minds of Bundeswehr soldiers, grappling with trauma years after their withdrawal from Afghanistan. Mike, a military captain and specialist in imaging reconnaissance, is among those affected. He provided crucial coordinates in mid-July 2013 that led a US Air […]
UK D-Day Veteran George Chandler, Who Escorted American Troops to Normandy Beaches, Dies at 99
LONDON — D-Day veteran George Chandler, who sought to counter sometimes glamorous depictions of the landings by recalling the horrors he witnessed escorting U.S. troops to the beaches of northern France as a young Royal Navy gunner, has died, his family said. He was 99. Chandler, who served aboard a British motor torpedo boat during […]
Training by Foreign Troops Increasing in Hawaii at Army Ranges
Hawaii is becoming an increasingly active training ground for militaries from around the Pacific and beyond. This month the Army ran an exercise that brought 900 foreign service members to the islands to train alongside 9, 000 American troops. It was the latest training rotation in the Hawaii portion of the Joint Pacific Multinational Training […]
Trump Promises 'Largest Deportation' in US History with Military Help. Can He Do That?
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump has promised that, if reelected, he will kick out millions of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. Trump and his surrogates have offered sparse details for how he would carry out the “largest deportation operation in American history,” but have cemented the goal as a top priority. What is known: […]
How the 2024 College Football Season Could See 2 Army-Navy Games
The second Saturday of December during every college football season is reserved for the Army Black Knights and Navy Midshipmen to face off in one of the sport’s most enduring rivalries. Your grandpa probably watched the Army-Navy Game; your dad probably did, too. Lord knows, both teams have been playing the same kind of football […]
2 Army Veterans Vie for House Seat in Virginia's Most Competitive Race
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — The candidates to represent Virginia’s 7th Congressional District both say democracy is in trouble. Republican Derrick Anderson and Democrat Eugene Vindman each make the case that the government has failed voters in the district and across the country as leaders embrace extreme politics. In this year’s election, they say, the country’s future […]
Military Detains Person of Interest in Suspected Homicide of Sergeant at Fort Leonard Wood
Military law enforcement on Thursday arrested a person of interest in the suspected homicide of an enlisted soldier at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri. Sgt. Sarah Roque, 23, missed morning formation on Monday, prompting officials to issue an alert to the public asking for help in locating her. The alert said that neither her chain […]
Army Releases Redacted Police Report on Altercation During Trump's Arlington Cemetery Visit
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has released an almost entirely redacted version of the police report describing when a staffer for Donald Trump’s campaign reportedly shoved an Arlington National Cemetery employee who was trying to prevent them from photographing a ceremony to honor service members killed in the Afghanistan War withdrawal. Federal law prohibits campaign […]
One Year After a Massacre in Maine, Survivors and Loved Ones Search for New Beginnings
LEWISTON, Maine — Ben Dyer was shot five times during Maine’s deadliest mass shooting, when a gunman killed 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar. A year later, Dyer and fiancée Keela Smith want to turn the worst day of their lives into the best. As Lewiston prepares to mark the grim first […]
Stability in Soldiers' Lives: Army Secretary Lays Out Suggestions for Her Successor
Army Secretary Christine Wormuth’s tenure may be approaching its end, and she is preparing to pass the baton — and raft of important issues for the service’s future — to her successor. Chief among those issues for her are more stability and predictability in the lives of soldiers, more mobility in their careers and flexibility […]