Sturgill Simpson (center) in the studio with the band who played on “Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1” (Semisong)
Back in March, Navy veteran and Nashville singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson had just headed out on a big tour in support of “Sound & Fury,” a brutal rock record that shocked all the alternative country music fans who’d made him popular.
Then that thing…
‘I Met a Hero:’ Air Force Doctor Who Treated Alwyn Cashe Says He’s Never Forgotten Him
October 22, 2020
Mark Rasnake outside the hospital in October 2005. (Photo courtesy of Mark Rasnake)
Maj. Mark Rasnake was exhausted. The 32-year-old Air Force infectious disease specialist had worked through the night treating some of the worst trauma he’d seen in his life —…
In this April 3, 1944 photo, a jungle fighting outfit known as “Merrill’s Marauders,” pose for a photo in North Burma, now known as Myanmar. The World War II unit that spent months marching and fighting behind enemy lines in Burma has been approved to…
The National Museum of the US Army Finally Has an Opening Date
October 22, 2020
National Museum of the United States Army. Army photo by Duane Lempke
The story of the American soldier will finally have a home for the telling when the National Museum of the United States Army opens on Veterans Day.
Exhibits will include Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s famous cap; the “tinpot” helmet worn by World War I Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Alvin York; and a WWII Sherman…
Army Field-Testing Quieter Drones to Avoid Enemy Detection
October 22, 2020
Modernization officials recently began equipping combat units with prototypes of the FTUAS for field-testing. (U.S. Army)
Army aviation officials recently provided an update on the service’s field-testing of its next-generation drone aircraft program, a key…
Combat Support: The Army Looks to Field Better Sports Bras
October 22, 2020
Master Sergeant Jessica Alicea-Cavezza conducts a Jumpmaster Pre-Inspection on Capt. Sara Roger prior to an airborne operation at Camp Mackall, North Carolina March 25, 2019. (U.S. Army/K. Kassens)
The Army is surveying female soldiers to help pick the best sports bras on…
Army Captain Arrested, Charged with Murder in the Death of Fellow Fort Bliss Officer
October 22, 2020
Cars wait to enter Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, Tuesday Sept. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca)
AUSTIN, Texas — An Army captain has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of another captain at Fort Bliss with whom she had a romantic relationship, local police said.
Capt. Clevy Muchette Nelson-Royster, 27, is the second person charged with murder in the death of Capt.
Mortarmen from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, practice crew drills during an exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana, Oct. 11, 2020. (U.S. Army/Spc. Demi…
Lupe Guillen, younger sister to missing Pfc. Vanessa Guillen, addresses the crowd on June 12, 2020, outside the gates of Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas. Dozens of people gathered to support the family of the soldier who went missing one month ago. (Heather Osbourne/Austin…
The Army Is Looking into the Soldier who Vibed with Cranberry Juice and Fleetwood Mac During an Airborne Jump
October 22, 2020
TikTok screengrab
A soldier has one-upped everyone filming themselves skating while drinking cranberry juice and singing along with Fleetwood Mac with a new version of the beloved TikTok meme that was filmed hundreds of feet in the air.
The video of the unidentified soldier — posted by TikTok user @A_Drew22 on Saturday — shows him under a parachute canopy singing along to “Dreams” and…
