Too Heavy to Fight? How the Army Is Combating the Obesity Crisis to Find Recruits Pvt. David Dean weighed 320 lbs. when he went to visit a National Guard recruiter. A West Virginia plumber by trade, he...
After Hurricane Idalia, Military Bases Return to Normal and National Guard Gets to Work Military installations in Florida and up the Atlantic Coast are starting to return to normal after Hurricane Idalia tore...
Army Scrubs Fort A.P. Hill, Renaming Base in Honor of Female Medal of Honor Recipient The move comes after seven other installations have been scrubbed of their namesakes honoring Confederate figures who seceded...
The Shame of Liberty: How the Lazy, Safe Renaming of Fort Bragg Wasted an Opportunity The renaming of Fort Bragg, mandated by Congress and formalized in a ceremony in June, was an opportunity to remind not only...
Bad Air: Military Across East Coast Deals with Smoke Pollution from Canada Springtime winds carried the massive trail of smoke across parts of the continental U.S. -- and directly over several large...
Army Avoids War Hero Names as Fort Bragg Instead Becomes Fort Liberty Fort Bragg, North Carolina, was redesignated as Fort Liberty on Friday, marking it as the only major Army base not having a...
Defense Secretary Orders No Drag Shows on Military Bases After Political Furor A Defense Department-wide prohibition on drag shows on military bases has resulted in the cancellation of at least two events...
Cleanup of 'Forever Chemicals' Around Military Bases Is Woefully Underfunded, Group Says An advocacy group says the gap is widening between the cleanup costs and related funding for PFAS chemicals from firefighting...
Fort Benning Is Now Fort Moore Lt. Gen. Moore, a Korean and Vietnam War veteran, is best known for commanding 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, in the...
Fort Hood Gets a New Name Honoring a Texas-Born Four-Star General Meet Fort Cavazos. As of Tuesday, the installation formerly known as Fort Hood, Texas, that has been at the center of several...
The Email Chain Heard 'Round the Corps: Top Enlisted Leader Makes Surprise Visit to Corporal's Graduation Cpl. Andrew Hundley never expected fame, but after becoming a Marine Corps sensation overnight, he wields it with humility...
Retired Rear Admiral Who Served Under Trump Warns of Plans to Politicize Military Justice System Retired Rear Adm. Jim McPherson warned that the Trump administration and leaders in the Pentagon have politicized the...
Pentagon Proposes Ending 14 Advisory Panels, Including Historic Committee Focused on Women in the Services As part of a review to determine whether the boards provide value and contribute to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's vision...
Army Faces Backlash over Plan to Divert Barracks Funds to Border Mission The decision, reported last week by Military.com, would gut a key portion of the Army's Facilities Sustainment, Restoration...
US Soldier Gets 23 Years for Killing His Pregnant Wife with a Machete And Dumping Her in the Trash Pfc. Dewayne Johnson II pleaded guilty earlier in the week to voluntary manslaughter, obstruction of justice and providing...