Four Army units will deploy to Europe, South Korea and the Middle East in the spring as part of regular unit rotations, the Army announced Friday.

In total, 1,500 active-duty troops will join about 2,500 National Guard members and helicopter crews already working at the southwest border in support of Customs and Border Protection. The forces will install physical barriers along the border and conduct detection and monitoring missions.

The 207th Military Intelligence Brigade’s transition to renovated facilities at Caserma Matteo Miotto has been in the works for six years, though construction didn’t start until about three years ago. Since 2016, the brigade had been operating from Caserma Ederle, about 6 miles away.

An Army lieutenant colonel called out of retirement by the service to face a court-martial at Fort Belvoir, Va., for an accusation of sexual assault has had the charges against him dropped, according to court records.

The 101st Airborne Division launched a drone-making mission aimed at getting cheap aerial systems into the hands of soldiers for experimentation.

“Always Ready, Always There.” Pfc. Sean Gereaghty, a soldier of the Pennsylvania National Guard, exemplified the branch’s motto on Monday when he quickly responded to a distressed woman experiencing severe chest pains.

President Donald Trump’s team of defense advisers is taking shape, this week adding two high-level officials who have called for slashing the American armed presence in Europe and broadly restructuring the military to deal with China.

Eighth Army commander Lt. Gen. Christopher LaNeve and about 40 members of his staff took centerstage at the Commander-in-Chief Ball.

Capt. Ricky Kuhn relinquished command of the North Dakota National Guard’s 817th Engineer Company to his older brother, Capt. Toby Kuhn, last week during a change of command ceremony in Jamestown, N.D.

The families began requesting the Army release the medals nearly two years ago after a historian uncovered the circumstances of the medals being approved but never presented. Army Human Resources Command had to verify the paperwork and then the Army had to seek authorization from the White House to present the medals.

Pfc. McCallaster Foley of Alden, Iowa, died Jan. 8 after he was treated by drill sergeants and emergency responders at the scene of the incident in his training company’s living area.

Sgt. Trent Goines and a female soldier were serving in Poland in June 2022 when they went out together after work with another friend and drank late into the night. Months later, the female soldier passed out during formation and soon discovered she was pregnant.

“Lefty,” as she was known to many, was lauded for breaking down racial barriers and for her lifelong dedication to preserving the legacy of African American military pioneers.

Col. Larry Babin, the military judge of the trial, said he had deliberated more than 12 hours before deciding to sentence Maj. Michael Stockin to the maximum amount of prison time allowed under a plea deal. At least 26 patients have filed claims against the Army over Stockin’s abuse, totaling $130 million.

Gen. Johnny Davis assumed leadership of Recruiting Command in October 2022, around the time the Army reported missing its recruiting goal for the fiscal year by 25%. Since then, the service’s recruiting has made a major comeback.

The Oklahoma National Guard soldiers deploying are engineers set to work on infrastructure projects, including building homes and work related to plumbing, electrical and HVAC systems.

U.S. Army aviators and Japanese troops are rehearsing their disaster response techniques, a year after they flew real-world missions for victims of a deadly earthquake on Japan’s western coast.

National Guard troops on full-time active duty are now eligible to enroll in a tax-advantaged, health care flexible spending account, according to a spokesman for the Department of Defense.

Seventeen service members and veterans testified Friday, Saturday, and Monday in an Army doctor’s court-martial for sexually abusing 41 patients at the Lewis-McChord hospital.