Tiny homes for vets destroyed by overnight fire in West Los Angeles
Some of the tiny homes were built after former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger donated $250,000 to the nonprofit Village for Vets just before Christmas 2021.
VA to offer abortions to veterans in certain cases
It’s the first time VA doctors will be able to perform abortions on federal property.
US military sees 13% increase in reported sexual assaults
The latest numbers are certain to anger lawmakers on Capitol Hill who have been critical of the Pentagon’s efforts to get a handle on sexual crimes and misconduct.
BTS military service uncertain as S. Korea considers survey to grant exemption
Military service for the popular music group is being discussed because the boyband’s oldest member faces enlistment in December when he turns 30.
Teen National Guard trainee died of ‘undetectable and very rare heart abnormality’
After the 17-year-old died, doctors discovered that her twin sister, who trained alongside her at Fort Jackson, also has the same heart abnormality.
Teenage Pennsylvania National Guard soldier serving with twin sister dies during training in South Carolina
The U.S. Army is investigating the specific cause of the National Guard soldier's death in South Carolina.
Army's new 'tactical bra' is first-ever designed in-house by US military
The U.S. Army recently announced prototypes designed to "support" America's female soldiers where they need it: their bust lines.
Brother of Marine killed in Afghanistan withdrawal commits suicide at memorial for fallen service member
Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui, 20, from Norco, California, was one of 13 American troops killed on Aug. 26, 2021, when a suicide bomber detonated an explosive outside the Kabul airport as crowds of Americans and Afghan allies sought to flee Taliban fighters taking over control of the capital city. Nearly a year later, Nikoui’s older brother, 28-year-old Dakota Halverson, died on Aug. 9.
Divers find wreckage of first US Navy destroyer sunk by enemy fire
The U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command says more than half the ship’s crew was lost during the attack in World War I.
2 Fort Benning soldiers killed in north Georgia mountains
Two soldiers were killed and three others injured in a weather-related incident on Yonah Mountain in north Georgia, Army officials say. The soldiers were stationed out of Fort Benning.
Marines promote first Black 4-star general in service history
For the first time in Marine Corps history, Lt. Gen. Michael E. Langley will lead the U.S. Africa Command in Germany and oversee all American military forces in Africa.
Senate OKs bill to expand aid to veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, sends to Biden
The Senate has given final approval to a bill enhancing health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
James Shipley, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, laid to rest
Shipley voluntarily joined the Black Army Air Corps when he was 19 years old.
How health care, disability benefits for veterans became fight in Congress
A bill that boosts health care and disability benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits has hit a snag in the Senate, angering advocates like Jon Stewart who say help from the government is long overdue.
US drone strike kills al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri
President Joe Biden is expressing hope that the killing of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri brings “one more measure of closure” to families of the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States.
Marines halt new amphibious vehicle use at sea after mishaps
The U.S. Marine Corps will keep its new amphibious combat vehicle out of the water while it investigates why two of the vehicles ran into trouble off Southern California’s coast this week.
1 soldier dead, 9 injured by lightning at Georgia Army base
It happened Wednesday morning on the range of the US Army base located just west of Augusta.