Driscoll Wants to Move More Quickly on Army Agreement for Hawaii Live-Fire Training Lands
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, Hawaii — The U.S. Army’s top civilian leader said Tuesday that he wants to move more quickly on an agreement that will allow the military to continue using the only large-scale live-fire training range for ground forces in Hawaii. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll said he discussed the issue during a meeting with Hawaii […]
No Personnel Relocation Decisions Yet for Fort Eustis Move to Texas
The Army’s chief of staff testified to a House subcommittee earlier this month that the Army Training and Doctrine Command headquarters at Fort Eustis is set to relocate to Austin, Texas. What that means for the thousands of men and women stationed at Fort Eustis has yet to be determined, Army officials said this week. […]
Fort Carson Family Among First to Move into New Housing, Full Timeline for Construction Unknown
After welcoming their young son into the world less than two weeks ago, Spc. Jordan McGrew and his wife, Isabella, are bringing him into a new home in Arapahoe Village on Fort Carson. “The timing of this was amazing,” McGrew said. The McGrew family of five will be among the first to move into 56 […]
Space Command Move to Huntsville Will Be Announced Very Soon, Congressman Says
A top Alabama congressman is predicting U.S. Space Command will announce its pending relocation to Huntsville this month. In an interview Tuesday with Auburn University’s “Cyber Focus” podcast, Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said contractors are “ready to turn dirt” the day the announcement is made. “I expect sometime during […]
Trump's Move to Restore Old Army Base Names Highlights Nebraska Man's Heroics at 18 in World War I
For more than a century, Fort Benning’s name honored a Confederate general who supported slavery. The military changed the name of the Army base in Georgia two years ago, but now the Trump administration is set on restoring the familiar one — this time for a different Benning. The new namesake is Fred Benning, a […]
Hegseth Scraps Fort Moore Name in Latest Move to Undo Congress' Base Renamings
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced that he is renaming Fort Moore — the name chosen to honor decorated Vietnam Army commander Hal Moore and his wife Julia — less than two years after the base was scrubbed of its previous name honoring a Confederate general. The Army will return the famed Georgia base […]
Inside the Military's Scramble to Move Troops to the Mexico Border
Military units from across the country are scrambling to get in place along the southern border following President Donald Trump’s order earlier this week, and U.S. aircraft have already begun flying deported immigrants out of the country as the mission rapidly moves along. After the Department of Defense announced Wednesday that 1,500 troops would be […]
Soldiers Set to Get One Shoulder-Fired Round to Replace Multiple Weapons in Move to Ease Loads, Training
Soldiers will soon train on fewer systems and haul less gear downrange thanks to the Army’s adoption of an advanced new shoulder-launched munition. The service awarded a $494 million contract to Swedish defense contractor Saab in late August to furnish soldiers with the XM919 Individual Assault Munition, a single-shot multi-mission round that’s designed to combine […]
US-Built Pier Will Be Put Back in Gaza for Several Days to Move Aid, Then Permanently Removed
WASHINGTON — The pier built by the U.S. military to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza will be reinstalled Wednesday to be used for several days, but then the plan is to pull it out permanently, several U.S. officials said. It would deal the final blow to a project long plagued by bad weather, security uncertainties […]
The UN Starts to Move Tons of Aid from US-Built Pier After Security Fears Suspended Work There
JERUSALEM (AP) — Humanitarian workers have started moving tons of aid that piled up at a U.S.-built pier off the Gaza coast to warehouses in the besieged Palestinian territory, the United Nations said Saturday, an important step as Washington considers whether to resume pier operations after yet another pause because of heavy seas. It wasn’t […]