Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska

Soldier in Alaska used AI to make fake porn of children he knew, feds say

Spc. Seth Herrera, a motor transport operator with the 11th Airborne Division in Alaska, was arrested last week on charges he used an artificial intelligence program to create sexually explicit images of real children he knew.

Army Pvt. Travis King is charged with desertion for bolting into North Korea while on a tour of the Demilitarized Zone in July 2023, a day after he was supposed to travel to Fort Bliss, Texas.

Fort Bliss soldier to plead guilty to desertion for his sprint into North Korea

Pvt. Travis King will plead guilty to desertion during his first court appearance next month for running into North Korea last year.

A photo showing a representation of a hades spy plane

Army picks Sierra Nevada Corp. to create HADES spy plane

The U.S. Army is hiring aviation company Sierra Nevada Corp. to prepare a key intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance airplane.

Army Staff Sgt. Kevin Nguyen is entering his second Paralympics when he competes in Chateauroux, France, during the 2024 Paris Games, which run from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8.

Shooting helped US Army Paralympian turn life around

Kevin Nguyen lost focus when he lost his leg after stepping on a bomb in Afghanistan, but taking up competitive shooting gave him something to roll with again.

Family, friends and coworkers gathered on Gowen Field on Aug. 22, 2024, to say farewell to Soldiers from the Idaho Army National Guard’s 1st of the 183rd Assault Helicopter Battalion as they left Idaho to prepare to deploy overseas in support of Operation Joint Guardian. Several UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters and more than 100 personnel deployed to Texas to receive approximately 30 days of additional training before departing to Kosovo for an 11-month rotation in support of the NATO peace-keeping mission. The unit has anticipated this mission since October of 2022 and the battalion’s Task Force Sawtooth has trained for the past 18 months in preparation for this mobilization. (U.S. National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Becky Vanshur)

2 National Guard units bid farewell to family and loved ones before deploying to Europe

The families and loved ones of National Guard units from Pennsylvania and Idaho bid farewell last week as soldiers prepared to deploy to Europe.

Mischa Mabeline Kaalohilani Johnson, 19, the pregnant wife of a service member, was last seen in her home at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, on the evening of July 31, 2024.

Family of pregnant Army wife missing in Hawaii say authorities believe she is dead

The family of a 19-year-old wife of a Hawaii-based soldier who went missing three weeks ago said Thursday that Army investigators told them they do not believe she is alive.

Fort Cavazos soldier faces murder charge in shooting death of civilian

Staff Sgt. Marlone L. Best is charged with premeditated murder and murder for the February death of Larry Kidd, Jr., a 28-year-old father and semiprofessional football player.

Caz Craffy, 42, was sentenced to over 12 years in prison for defrauding Gold Star families of nearly $4 million in survivor benefits. Craffy, an Army Reserve major, used his position as a financial counselor to prey on grieving military families, prosecutors said.

Army Reserve officer to serve over 12 years behind bars for defrauding Gold Star families 

An Army Reserve major and financial counselor who defrauded grieving military families out of nearly $4 million in survivor benefits has been sentenced to over 12 years in prison.

Kendra Peachey-Lubin is shown in this 2023 photo with her son, Hunter, at Children’s Hospital Colorado Springs, Colo. Peachey-Lubin became pregnant while serving in Iraq. Her duty involved handling and disposing of abandoned weapons. Her son was born with a rare medical condition that causes intellectual disability, muscle weakness and feeding difficulties, among other challenges.

‘No one wants to touch this’: VA treatment delayed for Iraq vets sick from chemical weapons exposure

The Department of Veterans Affairs is coming under criticism from some lawmakers and impacted veterans about lengthy delays in fully implementing a clinical program meant to monitor the health status of 400 identified veterans who experienced “possible or probable” exposures to chemical weapons during the Iraq War.