October 29, 2019 California wildfires: 700 National Guard members activated The California National Guard has activated more than 700 service members for support as the state continues to fight dangerous wildfires that have spread across more than 66,000 acres in Northern California alone, destroyed dozens of homes and forced residents to evacuate.
October 22, 2019 Massive search for missing West Point cadet includes 130 additional military police The widespread search for a missing cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point continued Tuesday after 130 soldiers from the 23rd Military Police Company at Fort Drum, N.Y., arrived to help with the ground search, officials said.
October 21, 2019 Georgia soldiers died when vehicle fell from bridge, general says Soldiers were training in darkness when their armored vehicle fell from a bridge and landed upside down in water below, killing three of those inside and injuring three others, the commanding general of Fort Stewart said Monday.
October 20, 2019 Fort Stewart training accident leaves 3 soldiers dead, 3 injured, officials say Three soldiers were killed and three others were hospitalized after a training accident at Fort Stewart in Georgia on Sunday, according to officials.
October 19, 2019 Soldier who amputated leg to save tank crew: 'It's the best thing that's ever happened to me' It's not often you hear someone who lost their leg say it's the best thing to ever happen to them. But that's how Army Spec. Ezra Maes feels today.
October 14, 2019 Changes to grueling Special Forces course draw scrutiny, there’s ‘balancing act’ Deep in the dark North Carolina woods, a small white light flickers in the heavy underbrush. It's after midnight and a soldier is taking a risk by turning on his headlamp to find his way.
October 9, 2019 Turkey's Syria invasion: Member of US Special Forces says, 'I am ashamed for the first time in my career' A U.S. Special Forces soldier serving alongside the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Syria told Fox News' Jennifer Griffin on Wednesday they were witnessing Turkish atrocities on the frontlines.
October 4, 2019 Soldier hailed as hero after El Paso shooting arrested on suspicion of going AWOL The Army soldier praised as a hero for guiding a group of children to safety during the Aug. 3 mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, that left 22 people dead has been arrested for alleged desertion.
October 3, 2019 32 paratroopers injured, 18 hospitalized in Mississippi Airborne exercise, officials say 32 paratroopers were injured, and 18 of them hospitalized -- including one who suffered a broken back -- while conducting a training exercise in Mississippi on Wednesday night, officials said Thursday.
October 2, 2019 DOJ seeks reinstatement of Army reservist fired from civilian job over military obligations A U.S. Army Reservist in Mississippi was wrongfully fired from a civilian job and discriminated against because of his military service, the Justice Department said in a complaint filed Tuesday.