Army lieutenant colonel dies while exercising

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.

Fort Liberty soldier will not face charges in killing of Chechen utility worker on his property

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.

Fort Drum soldier charged with murder in death of fellow soldier

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.

US-Finnish duo marks a multinational first at Army European sniper competition

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.

US, South Korea to begin second round of large-scale military drills aimed at North

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.

‘Bison’ company returns home to Alaska after 9 months deployed to Kuwait

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.

Army doubles South Korea tour length for some soldiers ‘to improve readiness’

The U.S. Army has doubled the tour length for single soldiers serving in certain roles on the Korean Peninsula.

Army breaks ground on $100 million modernized barracks at JBLM

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 visit Alaska military bases, meet service members during USO trip

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.

EPA, Army announce a well-testing project at McAlester Army Ammunition Plant

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.

US Army-led project adds cargo pad at vastly expanding Romanian base

U.S. and Romanian military leaders unveiled an airfield upgrade this week at Romania’s Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base that will spur growth at what may become one of NATO’s largest military installations in Europe.

US soldier who called German police Nazis sentenced to prison for pair of misconduct episodes

Army master sergeant who repeatedly called German police officers Nazis after being arrested for drunken driving was sentenced Wednesday at a court-martial to 18 months in jail for several crimes.

Senior enlisted leader of 173rd Airborne Brigade fired over alcohol-related incidents

Command Sgt. Maj. Matthew Carlson was fired July 16 “due to a loss of trust and confidence in his leadership.” Carlson was relieved after a completed investigation pertaining to alcohol-related incidents.

‘That dude could have died’: Marine rushes to help soldier after Okinawa car crash

A Marine jumped to aid a fellow service member injured in a single-car crash while attempting to leave the home of the Air Force’s 18th Wing this week.

Space Force officials pitch plan to clean fuel-soaked soil on sacred Maui mountaintop

The Department of the Air Force wants to cleanse fuel-soaked ground on Maui’s tallest peak, considered sacred in Native Hawaiian culture, by venting soil still in place and airing out contaminated soil previously excavated.

‘Sky’s the limit’: Fort Stewart soldiers prepare for the modern battlefield by building small drones from scratch

The small, hand-held hexacopter drone is far different from the RQ-7B Shadow drones that Sgt. Nicholas Murphy has flown for the Army for nearly a decade. The biggest difference: Murphy built this one with his own hands.

Poole hands command of sprawling US Army garrison in Germany to Flanagan

Col. Stephen Flanagan, an experienced Special Forces commander with multiple combat tours of Iraq and Afghanistan, took command Tuesday of a sprawling garrison in Bavaria that has provided extensive training to Ukrainian troops fighting Russia.

Army sending 25 soldiers to train with civilian employers to improve recruiting strategy

The Army is sending 25 noncommissioned officers to work with civilian organizations for four months to learn innovations in recruiting to help improve the service’s new training and lay the groundwork for new strategies in attracting more recruits across the country.