Col. Jeffery Higgins assumed command Thursday of U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz, part of the military’s largest overseas community. Higgins comes to the post after serving as the communications director for NATO’s Allied Joint Forces Command Brunssum in the Netherlands.

A second Utah-based Army Reserve officer is facing federal charges that he stole over $143,000 over more than two years through a property rental scheme while providing support during the coronavirus pandemic.

Pvt. Travis King, 24, faces eight charges for his July 2023 sprint from South Korea across the Demilitarized Zone into North Korea. His first preliminary hearing in court is next week.

A 19-year-old hiker injured in a rock-climbing accident in Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains was successfully rescued in a joint operation by the Idaho National Guard and Custer County search and rescue team. The high-altitude rescue presented unique challenges to the team.

A 27-year-old U.S. soldier died last month after his vehicle crashed in Pyeongtaek city, roughly 40 miles south of Seoul, according to the 2nd Infantry Division.

The National Guard Bureau has launched a second pilot program to offer soldiers in certain states child care during drill weekends after the first attempt launched nearly two years ago failed.

The Pentagon canceled a major US Army exercise that was slated to begin later this month in the country of Georgia, amid accusations that Tbilisi waged an anti-American misinformation campaign.

One massive $218M Army Corps of Engineers project for an addition to the Kentucky Lock, is part of a $243M haul that has put James Comer, chairman of the Oversight and Accountability panel, as the new champion House earmarker for appropriations bills either passed by the House or moving through the markup process.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hosted a Hall of Heroes induction ceremony at the Pentagon on Thursday in honor of Civil War Pvts. Philip Shadrach and George Wilson, who received the Medal of Honor a day earlier.

Two years ago, Capt. Steven Drayton, a U.S. Army reservist, saw an armed robbery in progress. This week, Drayton received the prestigious Soldier’s Medal during a ceremony at First Army Division West Headquarters at Fort Cavazos, Texas.

A former Army sergeant and his family were awarded more than $10 million Monday after a private arbitration panel agreed the moldy home that they leased at Fort Cavazos caused lifelong health problems for their youngest son and triggered financial hardship and loss.

The Maryland Board of Public Works approved a $50.3 million no-bid contract Wednesday to clean up and remove debris from the Patapsco River following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

Pvts. Philip Shadrach and George Wilson, who infiltrated Confederate territory to hijack a train and destroy enemy railroad infrastructure, will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on Wednesday.

U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz and Ramstein Air Base each lowered their alert statuses Wednesday, days after bases around Europe began taking additional security precautions.

New York National Guardsmen trained on soldier-borne sensor drones — tiny, portable, pocket-size vehicles effective at reducing hazard to soldiers by performing tasks that otherwise would be done by hand, and providing reconnaissance to soldiers from a safe distance.

Two paratroopers who fought in the July 13, 2008 Battle of Wanat shared their recollections as part of discussions designed to keep the 173rd Airborne Brigade’s history fresh for current “sky soldiers.”

The Army’s 11th Airborne Division, revived two years ago to serve as combat-ready unit for potential conflict near the Arctic Circle, changed command on June 27 for the first time.

The U.S. Army’s first permanent base in Poland is under new leadership following a change of command at Camp Kosciuszko in Poznan.

Retired New York National Guard Master Sgt. Luis Barsallo received the Bronze Star Medal with “V’ device last week in recognition of his heroic actions 20 years ago in Iraq.