Two soldiers die after vehicle training accident near Fort Stewart
Staff Sgt. Shelbe Butner, 28, and Spc. Jacob Mullen, 25, died after their training vehicle rolled over and into standing water.
By Riley Ceder
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1,800 California National Guardsmen activated for LA fire response
California Governor Gavin Newsom increased the number of Guardsmen over the weekend, as the death toll for the wildfires climbed to 24.
By Riley Ceder
Iran sends mixed signals as tensions with US ease
Iran sent mixed signals Thursday as tensions with the U.S. appeared to ease, with President Hassan Rouhani warning of a “very dangerous response” if the U.S. makes “another mistake” and a senior commander vowing “harsher revenge” for the killing of a top Iranian general.
Army Guard soldier dies during training at Fort Jackson
The private was found unresponsive on Wednesday.
By Todd South
Trump says Iran is ‘standing down’ after missile attacks on US troops
The president's remarks came the morning after Iran fired more than a dozen rockets at U.S. base housing sites in Iraq.
What Soleimani’s death might mean for the National Defense Strategy and the next budget
The National Defense Strategy called for redirecting resources from the Middle East to invest in high-end technologies. Rising tensions with Iran threaten to pull the U.S. further into regional conflict.
By Aaron Mehta, Valerie Insinna and David B. Larter
Iran threatens revenge following death of Qasem Soleimani as Iraq government condemns ‘assassination’
“The assassinations violate the conditions governing the presence of US forces in Iraq whose role is to train Iraqi forces and assist in the fight against Daesh as part of the Global Coalition, subject to the supervision and approval of the” Iraqi government.
By Shawn Snow
Anyone who tries to overrun the US Embassy in Baghdad will ‘run into a buzzsaw,’ says Joint Chiefs chairman
“The game has changed, and we’re prepared to do what is necessary to defend our personnel and our interests and our partners in the region."
Mississippi Army sergeant charged with murder of wife
A U.S. Army sergeant in Mississippi has been charged with murder in the death of his wife, who was found shot to death in the home the couple shared with their three children.
Army identifies Green Beret killed in Afghanistan
The Pentagon has identified an Army Green Beret killed in Kunduz province, Afghanistan.
By Kyle Rempfer
Gold Star families, hit by surprise tax bills, get relief in budget deal
The military "kiddie tax" left some families with unexpected bills totaling thousands of dollars.
Maryland man guilty in fatal stabbing of newly commissioned 2nd lieutenant
A white man was found guilty of murder on Wednesday for stabbing a black college student to death at a bus stop on the University of Maryland’s campus, a crime that prosecutors had claimed was racially motivated.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press