Army Korea’s move to longer duty tours to come in stages, general says
The new model will see soldiers accompanied by their families serving a three-year tour in Korea and unaccompanied troops serving two years.
By Hope Hodge Seck
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Georgia Guard activates its first electromagnetic warfare unit
The 111th Electromagnetic Warfare Company traces its lineage to the only Georgia National Guard unit mobilized during the 1961 Berlin Crisis.
By Todd South
Renewed push to award gold medal to World War II Ghost Army
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators are renewing an effort to award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Ghost Army of World War II.
Incoming commandant open to another gender-integrated boot camp class in 2020
The first partially gender-integrated Marine recruit training company graduated March 29, but Corps officials have been skeptical about whether it would ever happen again.
By Shawn Snow
Black Hawk helicopters add to West Virginia Guard battalion’s arsenal
West Virginia National Guard officials have unveiled the latest tool in a battalion’s arsenal — UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters.
This Army vet is down over 25 pounds using a beer-only diet for Lent
As of day 18 of the fast, he is down over 25 pounds.
By J.D. Simkins
Citing housing privatization successes, Navy moves to privatize Navy and Marine Corps lodging
But some say government should at least maintain oversight, to avoid problems seen with privatized housing.
By Karen Jowers
This vet launched grenades for the Army. Now she’s a model and beauty pageant queen.
Raquel Riley Thomas is an ex-Army captain who also happens to be a business owner, pageant queen, model and Instagram influencer.
By Joshua Axelrod
Army medic called ‘true hero’ for saving man who passed out in restaurant
Sgt. Emily Anderson was celebrating her grandfather's birthday when she was faced with a potential life-or-death emergency.
By Joshua Axelrod
Hundreds of vets are suing over these defective combat earplugs
Hundreds of veterans are filing lawsuits against a government contractor that manufactured and sold defective combat earplugs to the U.S. military that didn’t maintain a tight seal and allowed dangerous sound to slip through, unbeknownst to the wearer.
By Kyle Rempfer
Hawaii soldier awarded State Medal of Valor for hurricane rescue
His actions were credited with saving the lives of six people.
By Joshua Axelrod
This Marine went from the ballet to the battlefield — and back again
What do ballet slippers and combat boots have in common? Not much, if you ask most people. But for Marine Corps veteran Román Baca, the two go hand in hand.
By Natalie Gross