Lawsuit to reinstate Confederate to Ranger memorial hangs on inconsistency in government report

An Army Ranger foundation’s lawsuit seeking to reinstate a Confederate officer to a Fort Moore memorial hinges on an inconsistency in a congressional panel’s report that identified military items that must be stripped of ties to the Confederacy, the group’s attorney argued in federal court.

Army medic competition in Europe shaped by expectation of longer treatment times in war

Organizers said their emphasis on lengthier field treatment was a relatively new facet of the competition that anticipated wars in which U.S. forces no longer control the skies and cannot quickly evacuate the wounded.

Second defendant pleads guilty in 2020 abduction of 2 US soldiers at Bogota bar

A Colombian man who helped kidnap two U.S. Army soldiers in Bogota four years ago became the second person to plead guilty in the case, according to the Justice Department.

Army veteran found fatally shot near her car, Pennsylvania police say. Arrest comes 6 months later

A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder in the June shooting death of a 47-year-old mother and military veteran, Pennsylvania police said.

Sexual violence at service academies is trending down from a historic high, Pentagon reports

The initial data released in the Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence at the Military Academies shows an estimated 783 academy students experienced unwanted sexual contact in the 2023-24 school year compared with 1,136 in 2022. 

Army slashes payouts in credentialing program as it boosts tuition assistance

The Army this week announced sharp cuts to a program that gives financial assistance to soldiers obtaining industry credentials while giving a boost to its tuition assistance initiative.

Ranger foundation sues Pentagon to have Confederate ‘Gray Ghost’ put back on Fort Moore monument

A foundation suing to have a Confederate officer’s name reinstated to the Army’s Ranger Hall of Fame and memorial at Fort Moore, Ga., will get the chance to make their case to a federal judge on Thursday.

USO holiday tour delights soldiers in Vicenza with former Patriots star, host of performers

Soldiers and their families in Vicenza reveled in their chance this week to meet with a variety of celebrities and enjoy a USO holiday show touring Europe.

Former Army commander claims trial based on race, faces sex harassment charges for lewd jokes, unwanted touches, undressing

On the first day of court-martial proceedings against former Lt. Col. Bernard West III, prosecutors said lewd jokes, unwanted touching and partial undressing were a methodical campaign of sexual harassment by the former JBLM battalion commander.

Army secretary fires 4-star general for meddling in promotion process

Army Gen. Charles Hamilton, one of the service’s top generals, was fired after an investigation concluded he improperly intervened in a subordinate’s promotion, the service reported Tuesday.