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One Army brother honors another lost in a Christmas Eve tragedy
The sinking of the SS Leopoldville in 1944 killed 763 U.S. Army soldiers on their way to the Battle of the Bulge.
By Todd South
Dude, where’s my Little Bird? Army closes ‘stolen helicopter’ investigation
A static display helicopter was reported stolen at Fort Hood, Texas following the long weekend.
By Kyle Rempfer
Court rules again to give veterans access to both Post-9/11 and Montgomery GI Bill education benefits
Federal officials have two months to appeal the ruling or start paying out potentially billions in new education benefits.
Army identifies Green Beret killed in Afghanistan
The Pentagon has identified an Army Green Beret killed in Kunduz province, Afghanistan.
By Kyle Rempfer
Soldiers recall combat jumps into Panama on 30th anniversary
"You don’t have but a nano-second to pull a reserve at 500 feet," one paratrooper recalled of the 1989 mission. "And we think it was probably low enough that it wouldn’t have worked anyhow.”
By Kyle Rempfer
AFRICOM demands return of US drone shot down by Russian air defenses over Libya
The remotely piloted aircraft may have been brought down by Russian mercenaries or troops with Khalifa Hifter’s Libyan National Army operating a Russian air defense system.
By Shawn Snow
Mystery at MacDill: Base launches hunt for lost African American cemetery
Much remains unknown about the cemetery that could be hidden under a heavily wooded portion of MacDill.
American military loses drone over Libyan capital
The U.S. military said Friday it lost an unmanned drone aircraft over the Libyan capital, Tripoli, where rival armed groups have been fighting for control of the city for months.
Op-ed: Time to add ‘Lost 74’ to Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
The destroyer Frank E. Evans was cut in two in a 1969 collision with the Australian aircraft carrier Melbourne during exercises in the South China Sea.
By Foster's Daily Democrat (New Hampshire)
Progress on recovering missing troops, but still a daunting task ahead
Officials from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency identified more than 200 missing service members this fiscal year.
15 extra pounds of gear can be the difference between life or death in a firefight, this Marine officer’s research says
When she ran the simulations and added more weight “casualties just went up.”
By Shawn Snow