An opening ceremony will be held Monday on Hawaii island for a military exercise with China that will involve about 100 People’s Liberation Army soldiers training alongside U.S. Army counterparts.

An ace of spades embellished with a Russian-made SA-17 could tip a game of Texas Hold ‘em in a soldier’s favor, while also helping him identify a surface-to-air missile system on the ground.

Officials from Lincoln Military Housing say they are working to fix the problems that have caused military families to live in motels and recreational vehicles because of moldy conditions.

Not a seat inside the Warrior Chapel on Camp Humphreys was empty and soldiers lined the walls to bid farewell to Spc. Nicholas C. Panipinto, a young soldier who had promised to share his outdoor adventures one day with all his friends.

Residents of Spc. Nicholas C. Panipinto's hometown gathered to honor the soldier, who died last week when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle overturned during a training exercise in South Korea.

Sgt. Alexis Sanchez, remembered as a doting father and devout Christian by friends and family, was shot and killed in his apartment Oct. 27. Cpl. William Garcia — who, like Sanchez, is assigned to the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division — is accused of fatally wounding the Fort Carson soldier.

Victor Garo admitted that, while employed as training range director at the Army’s Schofield Barracks from 2011 through 2018, he accepted bribes in the form of cash, automobiles and firearms from an employee of a federal contractor.

In September 2010, Baidar Hammad, 29, saw a chance at a better life and applied to become a combat translator for the U.S. military and to earn a special immigrant visa for his service.

During a 12-year period beginning in 1964, soldiers at Fort Jackson fired rockets and tossed hand grenades on the base’s southern boundary, just across Leesburg Road from a community that today is living with a chemical threat the explosives left behind.

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman is the Ukraine specialist at the White House's National Security Council who was on the July 25 phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskiy.

Faced with recruiting struggles, the Army has begun to shift to online communications, saying that young people are now more interested in connecting on the Internet. As a result, the service is utilizing apps, such as the China-owned video app TikTok, to reach young Americans.

The lawsuit states maintenance requests made by the families were ignored or met with substandard responses that did not fix the underlying issues in the homes.

The soldiers — many of whom have jobs in interrogation, human intelligence and counterintelligence — noticed that the app's terms of service said it could collect substantial amounts of personal data, and that the developer has a presence overseas.

Spc. Nicholas C. Panipinto, 20, died on Wednesday from injuries sustained in the rollover at Camp Humphreys.

U.S. Army Capt. Antoine Marvin Lewis was a passenger on an Ethiopian Airlines flight in March en route to Nairobi, Kenya, when it crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all 157 people on board.

Beginning Jan. 1, lieutenant colonels on the centralized selection list will undergo a five-day audition at Fort Knox, Ky., through the Battalion Commander Assessment Program, the Army said in a statement Nov. 6.

At least eight 2nd Infantry Division soldiers died by suicide in nearly three years, from May 2016 to April 2019. The number is not necessarily indicative of a trend, but it provides a grim snapshot of an unprecedented crisis in the military that has grown despite a concerted push to stop it.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of several major events in World War II, and perhaps the most noteworthy events in the military career of a Missouri county's most famous veteran, Gen. Omar Bradley.

A week after receiving the nation's highest military honor for his heroism during a battle in Afghanistan, U.S. Army Master Sgt. Matthew Williams was in the auditorium at Putnam City West High School on Friday fielding students' questions about whether he had been scared, how he felt about killing people and whether he was happy.

Army Pfc. Karl L. Dye, 17, was reported missing July 16, 1950, after an ambulance he was in reportedly encountered an enemy roadblock near Taejon, South Korea.

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Alexander Vindman is suddenly a crucial figure in a controversy that could lead to the impeachment of President Donald Trump — hailed by Trump's critics as a patriotic truth-teller, dismissed by the president and his allies as a disloyal tattler who is somehow not fully American.

Ammon Yule was accused of ordering equipment, including dozens of duffel bags, parkas and boots from a Kentucky military equipment distribution center for a year and selling them on eBay.

The father of the boy who died is a soldier assigned to the Vilseck-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment’s Field Artillery Squadron.

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas on Thursday thanked the United States and a former U.S. tank commander for their commitment to Germany during the Cold War.

Fort Carson will get a long-awaited improvement to an entrance gate east of the post’s airfield thanks to an $18 million federal grant, Sen. Cory Gardner said Wednesday.

The court’s decision to review the case comes about two years after former Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl pleaded guilty in late October 2017 to the charges and he was sentenced to a reduction in rank to E-1 private, the forfeiture of about $10,000 in pay and a dishonorable discharge after a weeklong trial.

The tears of joy flowed freely early Tuesday morning during a redeployment ceremony for the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade.

Maj. Gen. James Jarrard replaces Maj. Gen. Ronald Clark, who has held command of the 25th Infantry Division since January 2018. Clark is slated to serve as the next chief of staff for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.

Through a collaborative effort at the county’s Department of Voter Services office and NASA, astronaut Drew Morgan, a West Point graduate and Army physician, successfully voted in Tuesday's election from aboard the International Space Station, orbiting some 250 miles above the Earth.

A former Army staff sergeant who served two tours in Iraq, Patrick Zeigler is one of more than 30 people who were injured in the mass shooting on November 5, 2009 that killed 13 at Fort Hood, Texas. Of those who survived, Zeigler's injuries were among the most serious.

The Army has awarded a $162.4 million contract to General Dynamics Land Systems to produce 624 Small Multipurpose Equipment Transport systems. The systems would reduce each soldier’s weight burden by more than 100 pounds when operating in support of a rifle squad.

The Marine Corps on Okinawa is working to improve its ability to defend the southernmost islands of Japan, and the Marines’ M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, is a key weapon in its arsenal.

The 4-118th Infantry Regiment is part of the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, which includes about 4,200 soldiers from Army National Guard units from North and South Carolina and West Virginia.

Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams described the honor as “humbling” and unexpected. He never considered the possibility of receiving the Medal of Honor, an upgrade of the Silver Star that he received in the months after that fight.

The body of Army Sgt. Thomas Cole Walker was returned to Cleveland on Tuesday and escorted to his hometown of Conneaut by law enforcement and the Ohio Patriot Guard Riders. The Army says Walker was posthumously promoted from the rank of corporal to sergeant.

Building a water-tight steel wall around the shipwrecked Golden Ray, then draining all the water inside, could create a dry work environment for dismantling the 656-foot vessel that has foundered in the St. Simons Sound since Sept. 8.

Army Green Beret Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams' actions, according to Pentagon records, allowed a team of 12 Green Berets and some 100 Afghan commandos to escape the savage, six-hour gun battle.

The U.S. Army recently introduced a new marketing campaign “What’s Your Warrior?” showcasing the breadth and depth of opportunities for today’s youths to achieve their goals in America’s largest military branch.

Vice President Mike Pence made a two-day stop at Fort Hood, Texas, where he met with soldiers and veterans, watched a tank training exercise and visited a memorial to the people who died in the Nov. 5, 2009, shooting at the Army base.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Lamont Jessie will argue in the military’s top court that a prison policy preventing him from contact with his own children violated constitutional protections of freedom of association and his right not to incriminate himself.

The Credentialing Assistance Program allows soldiers to receive additional training and take exams to earn licensing and other professional credentials required in many technical trades.

The boy, whose father was an active-duty soldier at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, had been admitted to Madigan for a minor surgery in 2015 to remove a benign cyst from his forehead. However, the 13-month-old boy’s face was engulfed in a fireball when a surgeon activated an electrocautery device while an anesthesiologist administered concentrated oxygen through a face mask.

Sgt. Jared D. Gamble and Sgt. Manuel Sanchez took top honors at the Command Sgt. Maj. Jack L. Clark Jr. Army Best Medic Competition held in late September at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Tacoma, Wash.

An Explosive Ordnance Disposal team along with emergency crews including firefighters and police were dispatched to Camp Walker.

When George McDowell was in Korea, he noticed that many Koreans saw planting a tree as a symbol of independence. Now he’s bringing that spirit to a small patch of land in North Carolina.

Consuming nothing but Meals, Ready to Eat for three weeks may not be the most appetizing thing to do, but a study by Army scientists has found that it doesn’t harm gut health.

A “surge” is underway at the Army garrison in Stuttgart to clear a huge backlog of home repair work orders and appease military community members who often must wait months for basic repairs, officials say.

A 20-year-old West Point cadet who had been missing for days was found dead late Tuesday night, according to U.S. Military Academy officials.

Staff Sgt. Nicholas M. Scalzo, 28, an artilleryman from Selma, Ore., was found unresponsive in his barracks in South Korea.

West Point Cadet Kade Kurita was scheduled Friday to participate in a military skills competition. But the 20-year-old cadet from Gardena, Calif., never showed up, according to U.S. Military Academy officials.

The Army has received an Israeli-made system that protects tanks from anti-armor missiles and will test it next year for the first time during the “Defender Europe” exercises.

Three other soldiers, who were not named, were injured in the single-vehicle accident that occurred at about 3:20 a.m. Sunday during a scheduled training exercise.

A master sergeant sentenced by a civilian court to death for three murders, acquitted in an appeal and then sent back to death row decades later for the same crimes by a military court, will argue Tuesday that he should be a free man again.

"The cadet is not believed to have any magazines or ammunition," the academy said in a statement released Monday, and law enforcement officials don't think he poses a threat to the public. "But he may be a danger to himself."

An accident during a training exercise at a U.S. Army post in Georgia resulted in three deaths Sunday morning, the service said.

"We always knew this day was going to happen," Martha Kloecker, 79, said of her brother, U.S. Army Sgt. Gerald B. Raeymacker. "We never gave up and we waited a long time for this."

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Soldiers skilled in martial arts faced off against one another in the Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment Fight Night tournament on base Friday evening.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has talked about handing over control of the Bourne and Sagamore bridges to the state after replacing them.

Master Sgt. Mark Allen died on Saturday more than 10 years after being critically injured in Afghanistan. He could no longer walk or speak, but he survived extensive surgeries and life in hospitals before he was finally able to return home.

Trends like climate change, urbanization and rapid technological advances will test Special Forces soldiers in new ways, according to a new U.S. Army Special Operations Command Strategy.

Based on Army records, Pfc. Juan F. Gutierrez was buried with 13 other men in a mass grave on the Bataan Peninsula before his remains eventually were recovered. In an effort to accurately identify the remains of deceased servicemembers, the Army has uncovered “substantial evidence” that it has some of Gutierrez’s remains in a Department of Defense laboratory.

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The Association of the U.S. Army wrapped up its annual meeting in Washington D.C. on Wednesday. From mobile howitzers and armored vehicles to drones and massive tilt-rotor aircraft, there was plenty to see.

This weeklong training at the Grafenwoehr Training Area marks the return of short-range air defense for U.S. troops in Europe.

The Army’s current approach — where most soldiers move every three years — was the product of an “industrial age” personnel management system, according to Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville.

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The U.S. Army Esports team brought its gaming trailer to the Association of the U.S. Army 2019 Annual Meeting in Washington, attendees the opportunity to experience a semi’s worth of video game wizardry.

A hotline and health registry were established in April to record health concerns from military families after media reports uncovered widespread issues with the condition of military homes, including mold, pest infestation and lead paint.

The U.S. Army is racing to increase the range of its artillery — and have the ability to move it in a hurry so that enemy systems can’t hit back.

An Army colonel convicted in military and federal courts of possessing child pornography is challenging his military conviction based on double jeopardy, in an appeal to be heard Wednesday.

The Information, Intelligence, Cyber, Electronic Warfare and Space Battalion pulls together the nonlethal, information-based Army specialties listed in its name to coordinate with lethal Army specialties such as missile defense.

By 5:30 a.m. Sunday, all bases in the region — including Yokosuka Naval Base, Yokota Air Base, Camp Fuji, Camp Zama and Naval Air Facility Atsugi — had issued the all-clear for residents to safely leave their homes.

A jury convicted Wayne Sellers IV of all counts — including first-degree murder — in the October 2018 slaying. One of his co-defendants, Kyle Robert Watts, was also an active-duty Air Force chef at F.E Warren Air Force Base at the time of the shooting.

Bill Tamburrino, a retired Baltimore City public schools vice principal and a World War II veteran who painted the likenesses of famous women on bombers, died of heart disease Sept. 17 at a family member’s home. The Fallston resident was 98.

Spc. Ezra Maes spent four months in intensive care undergoing near daily surgeries and battling an infection. He’s now assigned to the Warrior Transition Battalion and undergoing physical and occupational therapy.

Staff Sgt. Lauren Beecroft wasn’t going to miss seeing her freshman daughter, Avrie Brode, play in Schuylkill Haven’s junior varsity match against Williams Valley in Pennsylvania. Even though Beecroft was stationed in Europe.

The Army is defending what it says was a joint decision of stakeholders on Redstone Arsenal to close an historic 57-year-old space and technical library.

The killing of Army Spc. Jacob Bishop was a deliberate, isolated act, police said Tuesday, after the National Guardsman's body was found more than a week ago in his Tennessee home bound and shot multiple times.

Two active duty soldiers have been treated for vaping-related lung injuries, the Army said Thursday as it issued a new warning to servicemembers to lay off electronic cigarettes.

The operation, led by Chief Warrant Officer 2 Frank Cocciolillo, was a team-building opportunity for the unit, which supports the Jordan Armed Forces Joint Training Center in Amman.

Through a six-hour firefight in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan’s Nuristan province on April 6, 2008, Army Master Sgt. Matthew O. Williams continuously braved insurgent rocket-propelled-grenade, sniper and machine gun fire, allowing his fellow soldiers to escape alive.

Capt. Travis Johnson grabbed medical gear and combat shears and rushed to the aid of a man in a burning vehicle, officials said.

The Oklahoma Army National Guard officially promoted its newest general officer, Brig. Gen. Tommy Mancino, on Tuesday. However, this will not be the first time a Mancino has been addressed as general in the Oklahoma Army National Guard.

A soldier killed in a training accident last year at Joint Base Lewis-McChord died after he was pinned underneath a Stryker during a break between missions, according to records of an Army investigation released to The News Tribune this week.

Adam Benaway defended his title to earn first place in his class among more than 60 racers from across the United States and other countries in September at the SCCA's 2019 Nationals in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Garrison commanders in Europe now have the authority to approve the use of portable air conditioning units in base family housing, eliminating the need to seek higher command backing, according to a new Army policy.

Ryan Charles Petro, a soldier stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., was taken into custody Monday, Oct. 7 on five counts of first-degree rape stemming from an investigation into a sexual assault that was reported to Auburn, Ala. police on May 29, 2018.

Gilberto Chavez Jr. was found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of Capt. Daniel Lehman, an Army officer from Santa Fe who was shot dead in downtown Colorado Springs a little over a year ago.

The investment will cover renovations of 280 homes to include new energy systems, electrical upgrades, eliminating vents on roofs, creating more square-footage space and bringing the homes up to current housing codes

Lt. Gen. Paul LaCamera handed the 18th Airborne Corps' command responsibilities to Lt. Gen. Michael "Erik" Kurilla at Fort Bragg's Main Post flag pole.

Defender Europe-20, which will take place in 10 nations, will resemble the massive “Reforger” drills held during the Cold War era.

“Mission Command Element” is now known as 1st Infantry Division (Forward).

Maj. Donn C. Young was co-piloting a crippled U.S. Army Air Corps B-25 bomber on Jan. 18, 1943, when it rammed into a mountainside during a thunderstorm. Young’s remains were recovered in 1998, but only recently did DNA testing positively confirm them as his.

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis skydived with the Golden Knights U.S. Army Parachute Team on Thursday at Fort Bragg, his office announced.

A resolution introduced last week by U.S. Rep. Julia Brownley proposed a Forever stamp series to honor women who served in the military, including two Stark County, Ohio, women who were killed in action.

Pfc. Glendon Oakley was detained on a “military desertion warrant” issued by Fort Hood. Contrary to being absent without leave, or AWOL, desertion characterizes the servicemember as intending to remain absent.

More than 30 Alaska-based U.S. Army paratroopers were injured, some of them badly enough to require hospital care, during a night jump Wednesday at a Mississippi training.