Pentagon OKs 2-year tours with adult family members at US Army base in Poland

U.S. military spouses may soon be searching for apartments and the best place for pierogis in Poznan, home of the first permanent American base in Poland.

Challenges of Gaza humanitarian aid pier offer lessons for Army

The Army commander in charge of the U.S. military’s Gaza pier project called the mission the biggest “organizational leadership challenge” he has ever experienced. Even so, Col. Sam Miller said the Army learned a number of lessons during the four-month mission.

Army inks $1 billion deal for Switchblade portable munitions 

Weapons manufacturer AeroVironment will deliver more Switchblade-series loitering munitions to the Army over the next five years after signing an agreement worth up to nearly $1 billion recently.

When Duty called, the US Army answered

The U.S. Army captured bragging rights as the year’s top military Call of Duty team, defeating squads from the U.S., U.K. and Canadian armed services to win the glittering trophy at Call of Duty Endowment Bowl V.

Alaska soldier pleads not guilty to charges he used AI to create child pornography

Spc. Seth Herrera, 34, pleaded not guilty to one count of transportation of child pornography, one count of receipt of child pornography and one count of possession of child pornography.

Army charges husband of missing Hawaii woman with obstructing justice, child porn

Pfc. Dewayne Arthur Johnson II, the Hawaii-based soldier whose pregnant wife Mischa Johnson went missing a month ago, has been charged with making false statements, obstructing justice and distributing child pornography.

Army launches brain health testing for new recruits as Pentagon eyes improved blast exposure care

The new testing will allow the military to catch cognitive issues in its troops quicker. It’s a marked shift in how the service monitors its troops’ cognitive health, looking at the brain health of soldiers throughout their entire career.

Win or lose, US soldier hopes to inspire in pool at Paris Paralympics

Sgt. 1st Class Elizabeth Marks, competing in her third Paralympics, already holds a world record in one of seven events she plans to race in starting this week.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

‘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.

Army veteran learns someone hit lottery jackpot — then realizes it was him: ‘Unbelievable’

A retired Army sergeant learned someone hit the jackpot — then he realized it was him.