3 NY Guardsmen killed in helicopter crash were experienced pilots
The three National Guard members killed when a helicopter crashed in an upstate New York field this week were experienced pilots.
National Guard troops forced out of Capitol, relocated to nearby parking garage
A day after President Joe Biden’s inauguration went off with only a handful of minor arrests and incidents, more than 15,000 National Guard members are preparing to leave Washington, D.C. and head home.
3 dead in helicopter crash in western New York, National Guard says
Three National Guard members on a routine training flight were killed Wednesday when their helicopter crashed in a western New York town, an official said.
Virginia National Guard says it can’t accept care packages
When photos of National Guard members sleeping on the floor of the U.S. Capitol surfaced on Wednesday, concerned Americans reportedly rushed to send them care packages.
Virginia bracing for potentially violent protests on 2 fronts
A little over one week ago, Virginia deployed State Police and National Guard members to D.C. after a mob of pro-Trump supporters wreaked havoc in the U.S. Capitol.
National Guard members seen sleeping on Capitol floor ahead of inauguration
The night after a violent mob of Trump supporters hurled the U.S. Capitol into chaos, National Guard members poured into the District from Virginia and Maryland to help police restore order.
Arizona man who died in Pearl Harbor attack identified decades later
Arizona man, Carl Johnson, died at the age of 18 in the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was finally identified by the Navy decades later and his remains will be buried in Phoenix, fulfilling his parent's dream of having him home once again.
Trump vetoes annual defense policy bill, potentially setting up 1st override vote
President Donald Trump on Wednesday vetoed the annual defense policy legislation, potentially setting up the first override vote of his presidency.
Dozens of West Point cadets accused of cheating on exam
Cheating at the U.S. Military Academy came to light when instructors saw irregularities while grading the exam.
Former Tuskegee Airman Alfred Thomas Farrar dies in Virginia at 99
Alfred Thomas Farrar – a World War II veteran who flew with the famous Tuskegee Airman – died last week in his Virginia home at the age of 99.
Non-profit making final push to raise money to reunite military families during the holidays
With just one more week until Christmas, a local non-profit is making its final push to raise money to reunite military families this holiday season.
Marine vet whose legs were blown off in Iraq now is only 2nd double amputee police officer in US
A Marine veteran from Texas who had his legs blown off by a roadside bomb in Iraq has become only the second double amputee police officer in the United States.
WWII vet who went viral for daily Coors Light habit turns 103, still drinks beer
It’s (still) beer o’clock for Andrew E. Slavonic.
Virginia Military Institute removing Stonewall Jackson statue
Historic Virginia Military Institute began the process of removing its Stonewall Jackson statue from barracks and transporting it to a civil war museum on Monday.
Navy men’s hoops cancels 2 games, pauses basketball activities over ‘COVID-19 concerns’
The Navy men’s basketball team is pausing all basketball activities and is canceling its next two games amid what it describes as “COVID-19 related concerns.”
Officials fire or suspend 14 Fort Hood officers, enlisted soldiers after investigation
The Army says it has fired or suspended 14 officers and enlisted soldiers after an investigation into soldier safety and well-being at Fort Hood.
4-star Army General Lloyd Austin is Biden's pick for secretary of defense, AP sources say
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense, according to four people familiar with the decision.
Trump to attend Army-Navy game at West Point
The Army-Navy football game will be held at West Point in New York.
Fort Bragg soldier killed on Outer Banks had been decapitated: reports
Spc. Enrique Roman-Martinez was a 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper.
Trump orders approximately 700 US troops to leave Somalia
The Pentagon says President Donald Trump has ordered most of the approximately 700 troops in Somalia to leave the country.