Mar 07 Shooter who committed Maine’s deadliest shooting had physical signs of traumatic brain injury By David Sharp, Patrick Whittle, Associated Press Robert Card had been an instructor at an Army hand grenade training range, where it is believed he was exposed to repeated low-level blasts. It is unknown if that caused Card's brain injury and what role brain injury played in… Continue reading
Feb 27 U.S. Army is restructuring its workforce to prepare for future wars By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The changes come as the Army struggles with recruiting shortfalls that have made it impossible to bring in enough soldiers to fill all the jobs. Continue reading
Feb 02 AP report: U.S. begins retaliatory strikes on militias in Iraq and Syria, officials say By Tara Copp, Abdulrahman Zeyad, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press President Joe Biden and other top U.S. leaders had been warning for days that America would strike back at the militias, and they made it clear it wouldn’t be just one hit but a “tiered response” over time. Continue reading
Feb 02 WATCH: Biden meets grieving families of 3 U.S. troops killed in Jordan, who he says ‘risked it all’ By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The service members killed Sunday were all from Georgia — Sgt. William Jerome Rivers of Carrollton, Sgt. Kennedy Sanders of Waycross and Sgt. Breonna Moffett of Savannah. Continue reading
Jan 22 U.S. and British militaries bomb more sites in Yemen used by Iran-backed Houthis By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press Officials say the U.S. and U.K. used warship- and submarine-launched Tomahawk missiles and fighter jets to take out Houthi missile storage sites and launchers. Continue reading
Dec 28 Independent lawyers begin prosecuting cases of sexual assault and other crimes in the U.S. military By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The decision, long resisted by Pentagon leaders, sidelines military commanders after years of pressure from members of Congress who believed that too often the commanders would fail to take victims' complaints seriously. Continue reading
Nov 27 Trump hints at expanding domestic role for the military within the U.S. By Gary Fields, Associated Press The front-runner for the 2024 Republican nomination has spoken openly about his plans should he win the presidency, including using the military at the border and in cities struggling with violent crime. Continue reading
Nov 10 Shortest Marine on record says his height is his ‘greatest strength’ By Casey Kuhn Nathaniel LaPrade said his height wasn’t a major factor in his own eyes, until he got to boot camp. He stands at 4 feet 7 inches tall. Continue reading
Nov 10 96-year-old Korean War pursues Purple Heart medal after 7 decades By Steve Karnowski, Mark Vancleave, Melissa Perez Winder, Associated Press It can be a struggle for wounded veterans to get medals they’ve earned when the fog of war, the absence of records and the passage of time make it challenging to produce proof. Continue reading
Oct 27 U.S. airstrikes target Iran-linked sites in Syria after U.S. troops attacked By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. fighter jets launched airstrikes early Friday on two locations in eastern Syria linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Pentagon said, in retaliation for a slew of drone and missile attacks against U.S. bases and personnel in the region… Continue reading