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November 21, 2015

Officials investigate reports of shots fired near Camp Shelby in Mississippi

Authorities in Mississippi are investigating reports of shots fired near soldiers training along the southern edge of the Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center on Tuesday.

November 20, 2015

Military drone crashes into NY lake during training mission

State military officials say the MQ-9 Reaper had taken off from Wheeler Sack Army Airfield at Fort Drum and was operating in approved airspace over the eastern side of the lake when it was lost around 1 p.m. Tuesday. 

October 24, 2015

Former Army sergeant raising funds for hormone replacement therapy to treat soldiers with brain injury

In the last 15 years, more than 330,000 members of the military were diagnosed with at least one traumatic brain injury (TBI). 

October 1, 2015

National Guardsman denied service at Waffle House

Soldier was told he could not have gun

May 21, 2015

National Guardsmen accused of trying to sell guns to Mexican drug cartel

Two U.S. Army National Guardsmen have been charged with illegally attempting to sell guns, some issued by the military, as well as ammunition and body armor to Mexican drug cartels. 

January 8, 2015

Minn. National Guard member accused of Army ID theft

A Minnesota National Guard member and self-described commander of a militia group is accused of stealing classified information from his former military unit at Fort Bragg, N.C.

January 8, 2015

55-year-old father graduates combat basic training

A 55-year-old father of two teenagers graduated Thursday from combat basic training, becoming one of the oldest men ever to complete the program that involves 5-mile runs mixed with daily doses of  push-ups and sit-ups.

January 8, 2015

2 soldiers in casket photo flap removed from funeral detail

They get to keep their National Guard jobs, but two soldiers entangled in a photo controversy that showed guard members posing around an empty flag-draped coffin have been permanently removed from funeral detail.

January 8, 2015

Suicides rise among youngest military vets, VA says

A new government analysis shows a sharp increase in the suicide rate among the youngest male veterans and a smaller jump among women who served in the military.