Latest "alcohol" stories

At Marine Raiders’ homicide trial, questions center on security video

The two sides differed about whether it looked like the contractor or the Marines instigated the violence.

By Irene Loewenson

2 weeks ago

Then-Chief Master Sgt. Jamie Kohr, a flight engineer assigned to the 103rd Operations Group, works aboard a C-130H aircraft en route to Washington, D.C., January 15, 2021, East Granby, Connecticut. Guardsmen were mobilized in support of security operations in the days leading up to the United States presidential inauguration. (Tech. Sgt. Tamara R. Dabney/Air National Guard)

Chief master sergeant demoted, jailed for sending explicit photos, other misconduct

Chief Master Sgt. Jamie Kohr pleaded guilty to dereliction of duty and failure to obey an order or regulation.

By Rachel S. Cohen

10 months ago

Soldiers tried to drink alcohol in the field, but ingested antifreeze, initial probe says

Eleven soldiers, including a warrant officer, drank antifreeze thinking it was alcohol, according to an initial inquiry.

By Kyle Rempfer

2 years ago

Last call: Elmendorf bans airmen from bars amid COVID spike

Elmendorf decided to go beyond Anchorage's restrictions on alcohol-serving establishments as a precaution.

By Stephen Losey

2 years ago

FE Warren nuke maintainers caught drinking alcohol at missile alert facility

Global Strike Command regulations prohibit drinking alcohol in missile alert facilities, and a spokesman for the 90th Missile Wing called it an "unacceptable breach of standards."

By Stephen Losey

4 years ago

The military leads all other professions in the number of days spent drinking per year, study claims

Over the course of just four years, the average number of days military personnel spent drinking per year went up by 34.

4 years ago