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Marines March 7, 2017

Commandant to Marines: Report Social Media Harassment, Abuse

The service's top officer is speaking out, urging troops to self-police internet activity and report bad behavior.

Marines March 7, 2017

Among Marine Vets Targeted By Facebook Groups, a Plea for Change

Female Marines are sharing their own stories of being harassed and objectified online by their male counterparts.

MILITARY February 13, 2017

'Disturbing': Judge questions effect of Trump comments on Bergdahl case

A military judge called President Donald Trump's scathing campaign-trail criticism of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl "disturbing" on Monday and questioned whether it would make the public think the soldier can't get a fair trial for walking off his post in Afghanistan in 2009.

Military Trials January 12, 2017

Members of 'Leavenworth 10' languish in military prison, while Gitmo detainees freed

The Obama administration is emptying the military’s Guantanamo Bay detention facility of avowed terrorists captured fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq, but several American service members languish in another military prison for actions on those same battlefields that their supporters say merit clemency, if not gratitude.

Military Trials December 29, 2016

Murdered woman's sister supports executing ex-soldier in potentially historic move

The sister of a woman murdered more than 30 years ago in North Carolina says she and her family fully support the military's planned execution of the woman's killer, a former soldier.

South Carolina December 22, 2016

Marine Corps sets 3 hearings in Parris Island hazing cases

The Marine Corps has scheduled hearings in January for three former drill instructors in connection with allegations of hazing at the Corps' recruit training facility at Parris Island in South Carolina.

MILITARY December 17, 2016

Judge bars Bergdahl prosecutors from using wounds at trial

A judge has ruled the prosecutors of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl won't be able to harness some of the most emotionally powerful evidence against him at his court martial next year.

South Carolina December 14, 2016

Marine Corps: 3 Marines face courts-martial in hazing probe

The Marine Corps general in charge of dealing with accusations of rampant abuse and hazing of recruits at its Parris Island training facility has recommend charges and special courts-martial against three Marines and a preliminary hearing involving a fourth.

Army November 5, 2016

Convicted leaker Chelsea Manning made second suicide attempt, lawyers say

Chelsea Manning attempted suicide for the second time in recent months while the transgender soldier remains imprisoned in Kansas for leaking classified information, two of her attorneys said Friday.

Army September 23, 2016

Chelsea Manning faces solitary confinement over suicide attempt, group says

A transgender soldier imprisoned in Kansas for leaking classified information to the WikiLeaks website faces up to two weeks in solitary confinement in part for attempting suicide, according to a nonprofit group that has been supporting her.

Army September 13, 2016

Chelsea Manning ending hunger strike after Army approves new medical treatment

A transgender soldier imprisoned in Kansas for leaking classified information to the WikiLeaks website will end a hunger strike after the Army agreed to allow her to receive medical treatment for her gender dysphoria, the American Civil Liberties Union announced Tuesday.