The Oregon Army National Guard made history last week with the commissioning of its first Jewish chaplain, Rabbi Menachem M. Orenstein. The Aug. 18 ceremony took place at the 41st Armed Forces Reserve Center Auditorium in Clackamas, marking a significant milestone for the Guard and the Jewish community, according to the Tigard Chabad Jewish Center.
Former Pvt. Kai Liam Nix, 20, who has ties to a white supremacist group, has been removed from the Army after his indictment on federal false statement and weapons charges.
More than a century after his combat death in France during World War I, Army Pfc. Charles McAllister will be buried with full military honors at Acacia Memorial Park in Seattle.
The husband of a 19-year-old pregnant woman who went missing two weeks ago is being held by the military in pretrial confinement in Hawaii, the Army said.
The tradition of volunteerism that gave Tennessee its nickname began on Aug. 17, 1774 — before it was even officially a state — when a group of “Tennesseans” deployed as a militia for the first time. It also marked the beginning of the Tennessee National Guard.
Command Sgt. Maj. Harold “Ed” Jarrell was relieved Tuesday due to a “loss of trust and confidence.” Military officials are not required to disclose the reasons for removing or reassigning personnel.
The swimming ban was imposed after Army Chief Warrant Officer Hao Y. Li, 41, died July 15 just off Shoreline Beach Park at American Lake on the base.
The 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team from Fort Bliss, Texas, took part in Operation Pacific Fortitude — a test of the Army’s ability to quickly deploy and defend South Korea in case of war.
A decorated soldier assigned to Army Central Command died Sunday while exercising. Lt. Col. Roderick Vinson, 55, was a transportation officer assigned to the Army Central Command at Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, S.C.
A Special Forces officer who killed a Chechen immigrant conducting utility work on his property in North Carolina will not face charges after a three-month investigation into the shooting.
The Army charged Spc. Riley Birbilas on Monday with counts of premediated murder in the death of Spc. Jacob Ashton. They had both served on a recent nine-month deployment to Iraq and Syria.
A U.S. Army soldier was paired with a NATO ally for the first time to compete in the eighth annual European Best Sniper Team Competition.
The United States and South Korea will kick off their second large-scale military exercise of the year next week with specific North Korean threats in mind.
Approximately 100 Alaska Army National Guardsmen assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 297th Infantry Regiment returned home Saturday after a nine-month deployment to Kuwait.
The U.S. Army has doubled the tour length for single soldiers serving in certain roles on the Korean Peninsula.
The Army on Wednesday broke ground on a one-of-a-kind barracks at the base that service officials said will be the future home of a relatively new combat unit.
Olympians Red Gerard and Hailey Langland joined Paralympic champion and Navy SEAL veteran Dan Cnossen for a USO-organized visit to military installations in remote Alaska.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army announced a joint project to conduct sampling and testing of private drinking water wells located near the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant for the presence of contaminants.