Veteran convicted of killing pregnant soldier, 19, on US Army base in Germany 23 years ago

A veteran was convicted by a federal jury of the 2001 strangling and beating death of a pregnant soldier on a U.S. Army base in Germany, prosecutors announced.

‘Lost’ Air Force satellite orbited Earth undetected for 25 years — until now, scientists say

An Air Force Cold War-era spy satellite that was deemed “lost” after eluding detection for decades has finally been found.

US military completes construction on temporary Gaza pier

U.S. military personnel have completed construction on the floating pier off Gaza’s coast, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Weather conditions make it unsafe to put the dock in place to begin transporting aid into Gaza, but defense officials hope to have it in position later this week.

Most Air Guard members affected by proposal to shift to Space Force would rather retrain or retire, officials say

Air National Guard leaders estimated up to 70% of their space-focused airmen would resist a transfer to Space Force should Congress approve an Air Force proposal to move 14 Guard units into the newest service branch.

US Army Corps of Engineers to remove pipe, test soil at closed Buxton beach

In a shift from its prior stance of taking no action at the site, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently agreed to remove a pipe that is allegedly leaking petroleum contaminants onto the beach near Buxton Beach Access on Hatteras Island.

Married US soldier arrested in Russia for stealing from girlfriend, US officials say

Staff Sgt. Gordon Black, who was stationed in South Korea, traveled through China to Russia to visit a girlfriend. Black was arrested and remains in custody on charges he stole from the woman, U.S. officials said.

Secretive Army group’s recruiting video is chock-full of hidden meanings, viewers say

The 4th PsyOps, a secretive U.S. Army group known as the “Masters of Influence,” has emerged from the shadows of Fort Liberty with a recruitment video that is strange, a little chilling — and crammed with subliminal messages.

Base near Vicenza named for Italian who fought alongside US forces in Afghanistan

The military installation that hosts the U.S. Army’s 207th Military Intelligence Brigade in Longare, Italy, is nameless no longer. It is now called Caserma Matteo Miotto in honor of a soldier from nearby Thiene who was killed in Afghanistan in 2010. 

US airman shot and killed by Florida police identified by Air Force

Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, was shot and killed Friday during an incident involving a Florida sheriff’s deputy at his off-base residence, the Air Force said. Fortson was assigned to the 4th Special Operations Squadron as a special missions aviator at Hurlburt Field.

USS Ronald Reagan enters ‘underway period’ ahead of homeport shift from Japan

The USS Ronald Reagan recently steamed out of Tokyo Bay, foreshadowing its final, impending departure from U.S. 7th Fleet.