US soldier in Germany sentenced after pleading guilty to child sex crimes

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.

Commissaries in Europe will stop providing single-use grocery bags in coming weeks

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.

Army finds at-risk teen who went missing from military housing area near Tokyo

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.

Army doctor pleads guilty in JBLM sex abuse case

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.

Fort Cavazos soldier killed man after months of threats, attorney argues during court-martial

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.

Fort Bliss soldier sentenced to 3 years in prison for sexually abusing young family member

A Fort Bliss soldier was sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually abusing an underage family member.

Pennsylvania National Guard soldiers will deploy to the Middle East for a year

Pennsylvania National Guard soldiers will deploy for a year to the Middle East in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, the U.S.-led military mission set up a decade ago to combat Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.

New York Army National Guard soldiers prepare for 10-month deployment to Africa

New York Army National Guard soldiers are preparing for a 10-month deployment to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. They will train at Fort Bliss, Texas for four weeks before deploying to Africa.

Military service by Jabbar, Livelsberger

The Army on Sunday released a list of assignments and deployment for Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who drove a truck into a crowd in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, and Matthew Livelsberger, who was driving a truck that exploded in Las Vegas the same day.

Army searches for at-risk teen last seen leaving housing area near Tokyo

Tupu Lamar Hawkins, 17, went missing near Camp Zama.