Schofield Soldiers Developing Drones for Pacific Operations
Soldiers at the 25th Infantry Division’s “Lightning Lab ” at Schofield Barracks have been developing, building, tinkering with and modifying drones as technology that was once seen as science fiction becomes increasingly a fact of life in the 21st century. The Lightning Lab is the division’s “innovation and development ” section, meant to look at […]
Last Stand in Korea: How Greek and American Troops Held Outpost Harry Against 13,000 Chinese Soldiers
Capt. Martin Markley knew an attack was coming. Intelligence had spotted Chinese forces massing behind the ridgelines, and aerial reconnaissance confirmed attack preparations were being made by the 74th Division’s 22nd and 221st Regiments. On the evening of June 10, 1953, Markley briefed his men from K Company, 15th Infantry Regiment before sending them to […]
How a Rag-Tag Group of Soldiers, Marines, Choctaw, Militia and Pirates Saved New Orleans From the British
By December of 1814, American forces were in tatters. The Redcoats had repeatedly defeated them in the War of 1812, repulsed their invasion of Canada and even burned the Whitehouse. While diplomats were preparing peace documents, a veteran British force moved into the Gulf Coast, preparing to take New Orleans. Fresh from his major victory at […]
Lost for 82 Years, World War II Soldier’s Dog Tag Returns to Family
Karen Finnerty didn’t know much about her late father’s time in World War II. And since his passing, Finnerty has searched for more ways to connect with her dad and his military service. She never thought she would find a key part of who he was as a soldier, and in one of life’s most […]
US Revokes Visa for Colombia's President After He Urges American Soldiers to Disobey Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tensions between the United States and Colombia have escalated with the State Department announcing it was revoking a visa for Gustavo Petro, president of the Latin American country, after he participated in a New York protest where he called on American soldiers to disobey President Donald Trump’s orders. The department said on […]
Hegseth Says Wounded Knee Soldiers Will Keep Their Medals of Honor
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that he has decided that the 20 soldiers who received the Medal of Honor for their actions in 1890 at Wounded Knee will keep their awards in a video posted to social media Thursday evening. Hegseth’s predecessor, Lloyd Austin, ordered the review of the awards in 2024 […]
Army identifies 4 soldiers killed in military helicopter crash in Washington state
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The Army has released the names of four soldiers killed Wednesday when the military helicopter they were on crashed near a base in Washington state. The victims are chief warrant officers Andrew Cully and Andrew Kraus, and sergeants Donavon Scott and Jadalyn Good, the Army said Monday in a release. Cully, […]
Army Says 4 Soldiers Died in a Helicopter Crash in Washington State This Week
SEATTLE — Four special operations soldiers aboard a U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that crashed near Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state are “believed to be dead,” the U.S. Army Special Operations Command said Friday. The helicopter was on a routine training mission west of the base when it crashed at about 9 p.m. […]
Could National Guard Soldiers Be Deployed in Dallas to Combat Crime?
WASHINGTON – Texas Republicans laud President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in D.C., saying the move has helped reduce violent crime in the nation’s capital and bolstered public safety. Trump has signaled he could do the same in other cities such as Chicago and New Orleans. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, said […]
4 Soldiers Charged in Alleged Sexual Assault in Barracks at Washington State Base
Four soldiers have been charged in an alleged sexual assault that took place in the barracks at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state last year, a spokesperson for the Army Office of Special Trial Counsel confirmed to Military.com on Thursday. Cpl. Pedro Angel Ruiz, Pvt. 2nd Class Deron J. Gordon, Spc. Jadon Bosarge and Pfc. […]