Divers, Engineers Plan to Remove Key Bridge Remnants Using Giant Buckets, Hydraulic Shears
BALTIMORE — Giant salvage buckets are hauling up the remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge roadway to clear space for workers to use hydraulic shears to cut a bigger part of the structure into smaller pieces. Removing the spans of the bridge that collapsed into the water March 26 after being struck by a […]
All US Commissaries Plan to Offer Home Delivery of Groceries Starting in Late Summer
Troops, military families and veterans in the U.S. may be able to have their commissary groceries delivered right to their front door this summer, according to the Defense Commissary Agency. The home deliveries, set to begin in late summer, are planned as an expansion of the agency’s COVID-19 pandemic-era accessibility program and would be provided […]
A US Ship With Equipment for Building a Pier Is on Its Way to Gaza as Part of a Plan to Ramp up Aid
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A U.S. Army vessel carrying equipment for building a temporary pier in Gaza was on its way to the Mediterranean on Sunday, three days after U.S. President Joe Biden announced plans to ramp up aid deliveries by sea to the besieged enclave where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have […]
After Years of Delays, Army Releases New Suicide Prevention Plan Short on Answers
Three soldiers at Fort Cavazos, Texas, died by suicide in the past two weeks. But those deaths aren’t unique to the installation formerly known as Fort Hood. At least two soldiers have died by suicide every week this year on average in the part-time components and on active duty at bases across the service, according […]
Senate Plan Would Force the Army to Revert to Old Fitness Test But Would Allow New Events
A controversial proposal that would force the Army to return to its old, and what service leadership argue is inferior, fitness test would allow for some changes, including swapping out events, according to legislative language released Tuesday. The Senate Armed Services Committee unveiled the specifics of its proposed National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, which […]
US Soldier Pleads Guilty to Helping ISIS Plan Ambush on American Troops Abroad and Target NYC
U.S. Army Private Cole Bridges attempted to help ISIS murder U.S. soldiers abroad — and offered advice on attacking New York City. “Cole Bridges attempted to orchestrate a murderous ambush on his fellow soldiers in service of ISIS and its violent ideology,” U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a statement Wednesday. “Bridges’ traitorous conduct was a betrayal of his comrades and his country.” The 22-year-old former soldier from Ohio pleaded guilty Wednesday […]
