


Five soldiers shot in attack at Georgia’s Fort Stewart
The installation was locked down shortly after 11 a.m. Wednesday.

Pentagon & Congress
Defense leaders to return Confederate memorial to Arlington Cemetery
The sculpture honoring Confederate fighters and the separatist movement was removed from the miltiary cemetery in 2023, but will be restored soon.

Wounded Warrior Project membership continues to grow even as wars fade
The group expects to add its 200,000th member later this year, which is the organization's 20th anniversary.

New sergeant major of the Army calls NCO development a top priority
There's a new sergeant major of the Army. Here's what he told reporters his priorities will be.

Opinion
78 years since Hiroshima – lessons of unnecessary mass destruction
A U.S. B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first atomic bomb over Hiroshima, Japan – an important military center with a civilian population close to 300,000.

Two U.S. sailors charged with sharing military info with China
The Feds announced separate indictments against two San Diego-based sailors on Thursday.

Marine Corps now has unit in Indo-Pacific flying Reaper drones
The drones will serve as “the airborne quarterback” for the new littoral regiment.

Here’s how Air Force special ops ‘power projection wings’ will work
The move is part of AFSOC’s attempt to reimagine what its airmen can do after decades at war in U.S. Central Command.

WWII paratrooper famous for bringing beer to wounded troops dies at 98
Vincent Speranza, an American paratrooper who became known as the soldier who doled out beer to his wounded comrades, died Wednesday at 98.

Soldier killed after civilian vehicle collided with Stryker in Germany
1st Lt. Hailey Hodsden was assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment in Germany.

College program supporting women vets’ transition embarks on year two
Stephens College is poised to begin the second year of Mission Promise Kept, a program that supports women veterans transitioning from military to college.
