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December 5, 2022

Top Marine general says COVID vaccine mandate is hurting military recruiting efforts

The Marine Corps' top general is warning that the military's vaccine mandate is harming recruiting, a troubling development as all branches of the military face a recruiting crisis.

December 3, 2022

The amazing story of a WWII veteran who joined in 1940 at age 14 because he was hungry

The amazing story of a WWII veteran who left Memphis to join the Army in 1940 at age 14 because he was hungry, but soon found war and then life as a POW.

December 1, 2022

Second former Army soldier pleads guilty in killing of fellow service member found dead in barracks

A second former Army soldier has pleaded guilty in the 2020 killing of a fellow service member in Georgia

December 1, 2022

Soldier dies nearly 20 years after suffering severe injury in Iraq, laid to rest with full military honors

Former U.S. Army Sgt. Joel Gomez died 18 years after suffering catastrophic injuries during combat operations in Iraq and was laid to rest with full military honors.

December 1, 2022

Pentagon awards Raytheon $1.2B bid to supply Ukraine with advanced surface-to-air missile systems

The Pentagon says the U.S. Army has awarded a $1.2 billion bid to Raytheon Co., to build National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems for Ukraine.

November 30, 2022

Army unit accidentally tear gassed soldiers during pre-Thanksgiving morale event

Thousands of Army soldiers with Fort Carson's 4th Infantry Division were accidentally exposed to tear gas during a physical morale event the day before Thanksgiving.

November 29, 2022

US, Indian armies hold exercise trainings near China border

India and the U.S. held a joint exercise close to India’s disputed border with China. The trainings were held during a time of high tensions with China.

November 22, 2022

US military appeals court orders new sentencing for Navy SEAL in hazing death of US Army Green Beret

A U.S. Navy SEAL got 10 years in prison for his role in a hazing scandal which led to the death of a U.S. Army Green Beret. A military appeals court ordered a new sentencing hearing.

November 22, 2022

Colorado Springs shooting: Army veteran speaks out about disarming Club Q gunman, says 'I tried to finish him'

Rich Fierro, an Army vet that police are crediting with subduing shooter Anderson Lee Aldrich at Club Q in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is speaking out about his “heroic actions.”

November 22, 2022

Battle for Army accountability continues, says first soldier to have record cleared after recruiting scandal

As soldiers start to see their criminal records cleared years after being swept up in a recruiting scandal, one captain says the fight for accountability continues.