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Soldier Who Said He Wanted Combat Experience to Kill Black People Booted After FBI Probe

September 6, 2022

This Jan. 4, 2020, photo shows a sign for Fort Bragg, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File) A former paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division who has been arrested said he enlisted to become more proficient at killing Black people and made overt references to white supremacy. Spc. Killian Ryan was taken into custody Aug. 26 on a charge related to lying on his secret security clearance and was…

Army Grounds Entire Chinook Fleet Over Engine Fire RiskArmy Grounds Entire Chinook Fleet Over Engine Fire Risk

August 31, 2022

Army Grounds Entire Chinook Fleet Over Engine Fire Risk A CH-47 Chinook helicopter flies over Baumholder Training Area, Baumholder, Germany, during aerial gunnery tables Feb. 24, 2021 as part of the 1st Battalion, 124th Aviation Regiment’s…

How Elite Arctic Rangers and Combat Controllers Used to Train for Cold-Weather Rescues

August 29, 2022

U.S. Army “Arctic Rangers” — an elite company-sized force — parachuted more than 100 miles north of Point Barrow, Alaska, in March 1971 to train for remote rescues. (U.S. Army photo) In 1971, 16 “over-the-pole” commercial flights passed over the Arctic…

This Week's Top Military Photos: The Army Has Boats and the Navy Has … Pie?

August 26, 2022

Debra, an Air Force working dog, wears specialized eye protection, allegedly in preparation for a photo shoot with Vanity Fur, Aug. 23, 2022 at Patrick Space force Base, Fla. (Senior Airman Samuel Becker/U.S. Space Force) This week in the military, the Justice Department is seeking a 17-year prison sentence for a Marine veteran who assaulted a police officer with the Marine Corps flag on Jan.

ISIS Fighter Behind Brutal Beheading of Journalist and Murder of Veteran Sentenced to Life in Prison

August 24, 2022

Diane Foley outside the federal courthouse for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria, Va. minutes after former ISIS fighter El Shafee Elsheikh was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the capture and beheading of her son, journalist James Foley. Behind her…

Army and Air Force Run Out of Female Hot Weather Uniforms Amid Summer Heat Wave

July 26, 2022

Army ROTC Cadet Savannah Pratte, Ferris State University, descends a cargo net while training with 3rd Regiment, Advanced Camp, during Cadet Summer Training at Fort Knox, Ky., June 19, 2022. (U.S. Army photo by Kyle Crawford) Base exchange stores have mostly run out of…

Soldier Killed by Lightning Served on Combat Surgery Team

July 22, 2022

Fort Gordon. Army photo FORT GORDON, Ga.— The U.S. military Thursday identified a soldier killed by a lightning strike at a Georgia base as a 41-year-old Army reservist assigned to a medical team that performs emergency surgery in combat zones. Sgt. 1st Class Michael D. Clark of Bolton, Connecticut, served for 22 years on active duty and as a reservist and had deployed four times to Iraq and…

This Week’s Top Military Photos: F-35 Copy-Paste, a Revolutionary Charge, Gas! Gas! Gas!

July 18, 2022

Cadets undergo training for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosive materials (CBRNE) during Basic Cadet Training at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Jacks Valley in Colorado Springs, Colo., on July 13, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Trevor…

This Week’s Top Military Photos: Air Force Cadets Learn to Fly, Heroes Awarded, One Rests Easy

July 11, 2022

Cpl. Courtland Mabe, an anti-tank missile gunner with 2ndd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion reenlists in the ocean. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Ryan Ramsammy) This week in the military, after 50 years, four veterans received the Medal of Honor for heroic…

2,000 Expert Soldier Badges Have Been Awarded in 3 Years. But Do Non-Combat Units Want It?

July 8, 2022

A U.S. Army soldier stands in formation with their newly earned Expert Soldier Badge May 20, 2022, at Fort Carson, Colorado. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Gabrielle Pena) The Army has awarded the Expert Soldier Badge 2,000 times since it was introduced in 2019, according to service data reviewed by Military.com. Yet senior leaders might face an uphill battle selling the necessity of non-combat arms…