A U.S. soldier is under investigation on suspicion of negligent homicide following the death of a pedestrian who was struck by a military police car in Ansbach, German police said Monday.
The New Year’s Day suicide of an Army Green Beret exposed the Pentagon’s struggle to identify and treat brain injuries and mental health issues, raising alarm among some lawmakers, medical experts and former military personnel.
Three Humvees and other military equipment were stolen from an Army Reserve center near Santa Ana, Calif., Wednesday, as wildfires devastated parts of Los Angeles County.
Attorneys for Staff Sgt. Marlone Best, 27, conceded in court this week that the soldier shot and killed Larry Kidd Jr. during an altercation Feb. 17, 2024, at a busy fast-food restaurant, but only after being provoked by 10 months of threats against his life.
“Military personnel historically use tobacco and nicotine products at much higher rates than their civilian counterparts,” University of Virginia researcher Melissa Little said. “Our results show that these same disparities are continuing with new and emerging products, like nicotine pouches.”
A U.S. soldier who admitted to distributing child pornography and attempting to arrange the rape of a young girl was sentenced to nine years in prison during a two-day hearing at Rose Barracks that ended Thursday.
Commissary shoppers in Europe will soon have to bring their own bags or purchase a reusable option as base grocery stores progressively phase out single-use plastic bags this month.
Tupu Lamar Hawkins, 17, who had “been determined to be at significant risk by law enforcement,” was found following a two-day search after he went missing from the Sagamihara Family Housing Area on Camp Zama near Tokyo.
Maj. Michael Stockin reached a plea deal that a lawyer representing some of the dozens of victims said would result in a sentence of 10 to 14 years in military prison. At least 22 of Stockin’s victims have filed federal claims against the Army, totaling at least $110 million.
That night’s fight and shooting followed 10 months of threats from Kidd toward Best, who was dating Kidd’s ex-wife. Best had called the Killeen Police Department three times for help and had gotten none, Dray said.