Soldier dies in Kuwait from non-combat incident
The West Virginia Army National Guard soldier died while serving in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
Sailor pleads guilty to hiring a hit man to kill wife
But the hit man was an undercover federal agent.
British say Iran seized two vessels Friday in Strait of Hormuz
The operator of the Stena Impero said it was unable to contact the ship after it was approached by unidentified vessels and a helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz.
Silver Star for combat controller who rallied his team during insider attack
"Perolio saved my life," said the team's wounded commander, a Green Beret. "He is ... someone I consider a brother."
Dying of cancer, a Green Beret makes his Feres Doctrine case to President Trump
Sgt. 1st Class Richard Stayskal asked Trump for his support on a bill that would help victims of military medicine malpractice.
Pentagon scientists are making talking plasma laser balls for use as non-lethal weapons
Sounds can now move through the laser frequencies, and developers expect a usable weapon in the next five years.
Tech’s nice, but to fire artillery’s big guns soldiers must break out maps, charts and darts
Soldiers have to go through legacy training before they see new ways of firing.
Spc. Bryan Keith, fire detection control specialist, Battery B, 3rd Battalion, 16th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, helps a child with his reading work at Keller Elementary School Sept. 25, 2012. Keith volunteers for Fort Carson's Adopt-A-School program. The program is designed to partner Soldiers with schools as a way to contribute to the community. At Keller Elementary School, soldiers were asked to go into classrooms and assist children with reading, writing and arithmetic.

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Last D-Day Pathfinder pilot flies C-47 aircraft this weekend
Hamilton is going to fly the plane just as WWII paratrooper re-enactors plan to stage an airdrop over Frederick, Oklahoma. The event is part of a celebration planned for Hamilton by the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team and will depart from World War II-era Frederick Army Air Field from an original wooden hanger.
Trump: I’m not worried about conflict with Iran, but they will ‘pay a price’ if they do something ‘foolish’
The comments come after the Trump administration claimed that the Navy’s amphibious assault ship Boxer took defensive action against a drone in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, after the drone got within 1,000 yards of the ship and ignored requests to back off.
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