US to reduce military footprint in Syria to fewer than 1,000 troops
The departure would return force levels to where they had been for years, after the U.S. and its allies waged a multiyear campaign to defeat ISIS.
By Tara Copp, AP and Beth Sullivan
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Military families challenge Trump’s stricter federal voting rules
An organization that advocates for military voters argues a new executive order would add barriers for troops and families who vote by absentee ballot.
By Karen Jowers
Fort Sill and Fort Leonard Wood to add 4 basic training companies
The four new companies will train 3,840 soldiers for the service annually.
By Todd South
How the military plans to reduce blast-related injuries in troops
New Pentagon guidance reveals which military jobs in each service have the most potential to cause brain damage.
Walz ‘misspoke’ in 2018 ‘weapons of war’ reference, Harris team says
The Democratic candidate for vice president “misspoke” in a 2018 video about “weapons of war that I carried in war,” a Harris campaign spokesperson said.
Some US soldiers in South Korea will now serve 2-year tours
Some soldiers without dependents will now serve two years on the peninsula rather than the typical unaccompanied one-year tour length.
By Riley Ceder
Army fellowship offers paid degree, editor jobs to revitalize journals
Fellows will spend a year at the University of Kansas earning a graduate journalism degree before being assigned as full-time editors to an Army journal.
By Todd South
One killed, another injured in Apache helicopter crash in Alabama
The helicopter flight instructor was killed in the crash.
By Todd South
How a TikTok video got one military officer court-martialed
Service member social media posts are a gray area for the military justice system, attorneys say.
RIP to a Marine general who paved the way for the Corps of today
Gen. George Crist was the first Marine general to run a unified combatant command, ushering in joint operations as the norm.
By Todd South
173rd Airborne’s senior enlisted fired over alcohol-related incidents
The former command sergeant major became senior enlisted leader of the 173rd Airborne Brigade in March 2023.
By Todd South