A new barracks task force aims to improve military living conditions
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has formed a new “barracks task force” to improve living conditions for U.S. service members in barracks across the globe.
By Carla Babb
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DOD imposes burdensome rules, retaliation on home day cares, moms say
The Pentagon said military families can help solve the child care shortage, but providers say over-the-top rules are driving them away.
By Jennifer Brookland, The War Horse
Police call profit: Soldiers sold 29,000 pounds of brass to scrapyard
A scrapyard agreed to pay to resolve allegations it sold shell casings it improperly received from two soldiers and an Army civilian employee.
US Army names air defense system after soldier killed in Vietnam
The Army is naming its short-range air defense system after Sgt. Mitchell William Stout, who saved lives in Vietnam.
By Jen Judson
Army colonel pleads guilty to stealing $62K in benefits amid pandemic
A Reserve colonel lied about his home address and enlisted the help of another individual to receive false rent payments in a scheme to defraud the Army.
By Riley Ceder
A former sergeant’s rideshare scam cost the Army millions
A former Army sergeant who swindled the Army out of millions through a rideshare program called Soldier Vanpools, LLC, will spend three years in prison.
By Riley Ceder
Military spouses can recoup up to $1,000 in business costs after moves
Spouses in most military branches can now apply for reimbursement of business costs related to PCS moves.
By Karen Jowers
Defense spending bill forces Israel arms transfers, nixes Ukraine aid
The House moved its first draft of the FY25 defense spending bill, pushing back on President Biden's Israel arms transfer hold and excluding Ukraine aid.
Ceremony at elite Army SOF school interrupted by pornographic content
The Army's cyber crimes unit is investigating.
82nd Airborne Division inducts 2024 Hall of Fame paratroopers
The 82nd Airborne Division inducted seven new paratroopers into its Hall of Fame to join more than 75 others who've been inducted since 2018.
By Rachael Riley, The Fayetteville Observer
Names of soldiers killed in Black Hawk crash added to memorial wall
Five soldiers' names were added to a memorial wall honoring fallen U.S. Army Special Operations Command soldiers at Fort Liberty.
By Rachael Riley, The Fayetteville Observer
Family of slain 101st Airborne soldier offers $55k reward for answers
The mother of Pfc. Katia Duenas-Aguilar and a Latino civil rights organization are offering a combined $55,000 award for information.
By Zamone Perez