Army needs combat arms lieutenants to switch to support roles

The Army is asking for about 300 lieutenants serving in combat arms branches to voluntarily switch into support roles as it seeks to avoid an unbalanced future officer force.

Bulgarians on trial in UK spied on US base in Stuttgart, prosecutors say

U.S. European Command headquarters was among the targets of a spy ring accused of passing information to Russia over a three-year span, according to British prosecutors trying three Bulgarian defendants.

Soldier at DOD’s Landstuhl hospital sentenced for sexually assaulting fellow unit member

A U.S. soldier assigned to a military hospital in Germany faces over four years behind bars and must register as a sex offender after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a female fellow soldier in his barracks room.

US soldier gets suspended sentence for smuggling synthetic pot into South Korea

A South Korean court handed a suspended sentence to an American soldier convicted of smuggling synthetic cannabis into the country via military mail.

US troops may deploy to Japanese, Philippine islands if China invades Taiwan, report says

U.S. forces plan to dig in on Japan’s southernmost islands and in the Philippines if China invades Taiwan, according to a Japanese news agency.

Sen. Tammy Duckworth pushes for growth of Rock Island Arsenal

Beyond the technical capabilities of the arsenal, Duckworth highlighted other factors that make investment worthwhile. She pointed towards the skilled manufacturing workforce in the area.

Risky training ops for elite troops need to be studied more to help avoid deaths, injuries, GAO finds

Between 2012 and 2022, the GAO found more than 3,600 noncombat accidents involving special operators, with an average of 258 reported training accidents per year with at least minor injuries or more than $20,000 of military equipment damage.

Home invasion thefts in Vicenza spark calls for US military personnel to take precautions

Recent break-ins at the off-post homes of U.S. military personnel stationed at area Army bases are shining a spotlight on property crime just ahead of the winter holidays.

Finland serves as field showcase for US Army’s upgraded rocket system

The U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment is no stranger to the High North, but this time its soldiers brought an attention-getting newcomer with them.

Fort Liberty soldier charged in 2022 killing that police say he committed before enlisting in Army

An 82nd Airborne Division soldier was arrested and charged at Fort Liberty, N.C., for a killing that he is accused of committing in Indiana two years ago before he joined the Army, military and state law enforcement officials said.

Fort Cavazos soldier gets 6 months in prison, discharge for arson in the barracks, owning child sex materials

A Fort Cavazos soldier was sentenced Wednesday to six months confinement and a discharge after pleading guilty to possession of child sex materials and setting fire to a trash can in the barracks during a night of heavy drinking.

JBLM soldier drowned in heavy surf during Hawaii vacation

Sgt. Joelle Pamplona, a 29-year-old physical therapist, was on a private trip to Hawaii. Pamplona and two unidentified friends went snorkeling in an area with signs that warned visitors not to go into the ocean.

Finland hosts American and allied artillery drills amid renewed Baltic Sea tensions

U.S. soldiers are firing away north of the Arctic Circle as Finland hosts the largest NATO artillery exercise in Europe for the first time since joining the alliance last year.

South Korean police suspect US soldier of punching teen near Camp Humphreys

South Korean police arrested a U.S. soldier over the weekend on suspicion of punching a teenager in Pyeongtaek, the city adjacent to the Army’s Camp Humphreys, and fracturing his jaw.

Areas surrounding Army bases in Baumholder under boil water notice

A boil water notice due to bacterial contamination has been extended to 35 communities near the U.S. Army’s posts at Baumholder, Birkenfeld District officials announced Sunday.

US military commissaries begin stocking more local produce in South Korea

The Defense Commissary Agency is replacing U.S. imports of certain fruits and vegetables with locally grown counterparts.

Special ops veteran, last US military officer to leave Afghanistan nominated to head Army in Europe

Lt. Gen. Christopher T. Donahue has a long history in the Army’s most elite special operations units. And Donahue’s team was among the first to arrive in Europe in connection with a Pentagon push to bolster NATO’s eastern flank amid concerns about Russian aggression in 2022.

Former soldier locked up for intentional hit-and-run in Germany that injured another soldier

A former US Army specialist stationed in Germany is now serving a lengthy prison sentence for purposely ramming into a fellow soldier with his car.

Immigration sting nets 10 suspected of working illegally at Camp Humphreys

Army Criminal Investigation Division agents and South Korean investigators apprehended 10 people during a sting at Camp Humphreys, according to an investigator.