Ukrainian artillerymen fire the M109 self-propelled howitzer during training at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, May 12, 2022. Soldiers from the U.S. and Norway trained Ukrainian artillerymen amid Ukraine's ongoing defense of its country against Russia's invasion.

Some training for US troops scaled down in favor of Ukrainian forces has impacted readiness, federal watchdog says

Some U.S. troops stationed in Grafenwoehr, Germany, reported they were negatively impacted by scheduling conflicts, equipment wear and tear, and delays in meeting their own training requirements while supporting the training of Ukrainian troops, according to a federal watchdog report.

A snowman keeps watch over the neighborhood in Iroquois Village on Fort Carson, Feb. 22, 2013. Iroquois Village, like many other on-post housing, is a neighborhood watch zone to increase the security of living on-post. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Eric Glassey, 4th Inf. Div. PAO)

Pentagon should update BAH calculations to insulate against large rental price spikes, new study suggests

The Pentagon should consider changes to its Basic Allowance for Housing methodology to better insulate troops against swift changes to the housing market and better reflect the types of residences in which they choose to live.

Members of the U.S. Army-led Task Force Voit load a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System with test rockets at the Central Training Area near Tapa, Estonia, on Jan. 27, 2025, as part of a live-fire exercise.

US soldiers help Estonia gear up for HIMARS era with live-fire drill on Russia’s doorstep

U.S. troops assigned to Task Force Voit in Estonia will be doing a HIMARS live fire exercise in Tapa, less than 90 miles from the border with Russia.

The Buffalo Soldier Gate at Fort Bliss, Texas.

Former soldier sentenced to 8 years in prison for moving teenager into his barracks room

Carlos Humberto Richard Walsh, 23, of Washington brought the teenage girl to stay with him in his room in 2022 and had sex with her multiple times, according to court records. He was a specialist assigned to the base but is no longer in the Army.

Pennsylvania Guard soldier dies in basic training at Fort Sill

Spc. Ruben Noel Rodriguez was training to become a truck driver for the Army and died Jan. 16 receiving medical treatment at a local hospital, according to Fort Sill. Officials did not say why he was receiving treatment or whether it was related to his training. His death is under investigation.

An American flag flies at half-staff over Ohio in 2021. The Army could better tailor suicide prevention initiatives by using machine learning tools to predict which soldiers are at higher risk for harming themselves, according to a new mental health study.

AI model better at foreseeing soldier suicide attempts than Army health evaluation, study says

Machine learning tools could help the Army identify which soldiers are at higher risk of self-harm and use the knowledge to improve suicide prevention efforts in the service, a new study found.

Soldiers of 2nd Mobile Brigade Combat Team (MBCT) 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), participate in a combined arms rehearsal for a Large-Scale, Long-Range Air Assault as part of Operation Lethal Eagle 24.1, April 22, 2024, at Fort Campbell, Ky. Large-Scale, Long-Range Air Assault (L2A2) allows the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) to rapidly concentrate highly lethal, low-signature, and cohesive combat forces from dispersed locations to overwhelm adversaries at a place and time of our choosing. L2A2 means delivering one brigade combat team over 500 nautical miles in one period of darkness, arriving as a cohesive element where the enemy least expects it, capable of fighting behind enemy lines for 14 or more days.

4 Army units to deploy to Europe, South Korea and CENTCOM

Four Army units will deploy to Europe, South Korea and the Middle East in the spring as part of regular unit rotations, the Army announced Friday.

U.S. Marines with 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, load concertina wire onto a 7-ton truck at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 22, 2025, in preparation to deploy to the southern border. U.S. Northern Command is working together with the Department of Homeland Security with the emplacement of temporary physical barriers to add additional security that will curtail illegal border crossings. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Diego Berumen)

Military police, engineer units from Army, Marines deploy to the US-Mexico border

In total, 1,500 active-duty troops will join about 2,500 National Guard members and helicopter crews already working at the southwest border in support of Customs and Border Protection. The forces will install physical barriers along the border and conduct detection and monitoring missions.

Col. Stephen Skells cuts a ribbon, officially opening Caserma Matteo Miotto for the 207th Military Inteligence Brigade on Jan. 24, 2025.

US Army intelligence brigade soldiers in Italy mark official move into upgraded digs

The 207th Military Intelligence Brigade’s transition to renovated facilities at Caserma Matteo Miotto has been in the works for six years, though construction didn’t start until about three years ago. Since 2016, the brigade had been operating from Caserma Ederle, about 6 miles away.

Tulley Gate, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024 in Fort Belvoir, Va.

Sex-assault charge dropped against Army officer called out of retirement to face court-martial

An Army lieutenant colonel called out of retirement by the service to face a court-martial at Fort Belvoir, Va., for an accusation of sexual assault has had the charges against him dropped, according to court records.