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.

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.

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 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.

Gen. Christopher Donahue, whose military career has been marked by long stints as a special operator, took charge Tuesday of the U.S. Army’s mission in Europe during a change of command ceremony in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Picatinny Arsenal, the Army facility in Morris County, N.J., has had 11 confirmed sightings of unauthorized drones flying over in its airspace in recent weeks, military officials said.

Sgt. Christopher M. Vassey, 38, was returned to the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Liberty, N.C., after surrendering to federal agents on Dec. 3.

A U.S. Army specialist was killed over the weekend in a motorcycle crash near Camp Foster, according to the Army and Japanese police.

An investigation is underway after a Fort Johnson soldier and his spouse were found dead Monday in their home at the Louisiana Army base, the service said.

U.S. military bases across the country and around the world are hosting Christmas tree lighting ceremonies and festive activities for service members and their families this month to celebrate the beginning of the holiday season.