US Army battalion hands over Patriot mission in Poland to Germany, eyes modernization

The U.S. military formally transferred its Patriot missile defense mission in Poland to German forces Monday, marking the first such handover to happen in Europe.

Aviano confirms hospitalization of 2 US airmen involved in reported spousal stabbing in Italy

An American service member is being accused by Italian authorities of stabbing her active-duty spouse following a roadside argument, according to a local news report.

Air base on Okinawa inspecting another 263 homes for failing concrete

The 18th Civil Engineer group is conducting “deliberate inspections” of the quadplex units in Kadena’s Washington Heights neighborhood, an 18th Wing spokeswoman said.

US Army welcomes guests to new $46 million lodge in South Korea

The U.S. Army opened a new $46 million hotel Monday to provide accommodations for service members and their families traveling to Daegu, about 150 miles south of Seoul.

USS Carl Vinson strike group departs Thailand following hull-scrape incident

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson and its strike group recently steamed out of Thailand, where two of the carrier’s escorts scraped hulls.

Pennsylvania National Guard soldiers prepare to depart for yearlong deployment to the Middle East

More than 140 soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard will leave for a yearlong deployment to Kuwait as part of Task Force Spartan.

‘Bright star in all our lives’: Army captain from North Carolina was the third soldier killed in Army helicopter’s midair crash over DC

An Army captain from North Carolina was the third crew member killed when a Black Hawk helicopter collided in midair with a commercial jet over the Potomac River in Washington, the service announced Saturday.

Army helicopter was alerted to plane’s presence 2 minutes before collision

Air traffic controllers twice alerted the crew of a U.S. Army helicopter to the presence of an inbound American Airlines jet, with the first warning issued two minutes before the aircraft collided Wednesday night near Reagan National Airport, radio transmissions show.

Sailor who survived 1941 Pearl Harbor attack in battleship’s belly dies at age 103

William Henry Pratt, who survived both the 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and a series of dangerous patrols aboard a submarine during World War II, died last week in Fresno, Calif. He was 103.

2 soldiers killed in training accident at Fort Stewart

Two soldiers at Fort Stewart were killed Thursday night in a single-vehicle incident during night training at the base in Georgia, Army officials said.