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Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Jr., a member of West Point's class of 1975 and the military academy's superintendent since 2013, said goodbye to the Army on Friday. Caslen confirmed that President Donald Trump has nominated Gen. Darryl Williams to succeed him.

There have been two constants in the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division over the past two years. The soldiers have stood ready as the nation's 911. And they have won. A lot.

After serving 28 years in Iraq, Afghanistan and Korea, and training soldiers at bases throughout the country, Brig. Gen. Milford H. Beagle Jr. is coming home to the Palmetto State as the 51st commander of Fort Jackson.

Calyn McLemore was attending a training course at Camp Blanding when he set out on a land navigation exercise on Wednesday, according to Keith Smith from the Clay County Sheriff's Office. He has not been seen since approximately 11 a.m. Wednesday.

The Montana Army National Guard sent two Chinook helicopters and made two trips each with about 30 campers and their luggage

Roy F. Davis, 26, enlisted with the U.S. Army Air Forces — a precursor to the modern U.S. Air Force — in the winter of 1942, shortly after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

The new commander of the Army’s home in Seoul will oversee a transition that’s nearing its end as troops move south to facilities on Camp Humphreys.

After becoming the group’s first “homegrown” commander two years ago,Col. Bradley D. Moses helped welcome a new leader to the 3rd Special Forces Group on Thursday during a Fort Bragg ceremony.

Thursday morning, Gary Littrell spoke to a crowd of teachers in a large multipurpose room at Monroe Middle School in South Tampa about the effects a tough childhood and determination to "be somebody" had on his life.

A military police officer commented on a viral Facebook fundraiser for immigrant families separated at the border sometime Wednesday, according to an Oregon National Guard spokesman.

Spc. Cameron Reese Bray, 23, turned himself in to his unit at Fort Bragg, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command took custody of him and he was turned over to the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department on an outstanding warrant, according to Fort Bragg's Facebook page.

Hours after being discharged from a mental health treatment facility, 38-year-old disabled veteran Lee Cole hiked into a wilderness area in southwest Colorado Springs with a backpack and the cellphone on which he planned to record his final message.

Max Bergen joined the Army in 1943 and became a member of the Army Air Forces, where he served on a bomb squadron. They flew a B17 over occupied France and Germany. He flew 21 missions but was shot down on that final flight on March 29, 1944.

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After facing challenges that would daunt even the toughest war fighters, three soldiers with the 7th Army Training Command proved on Thursday that they have what it takes to go on to the next level of the Best Warrior Competition.

Soldiers stood in formation as the garrison’s colors were cased Thursday in a ceremony officials said marked an important step toward closing this Korean War-era base and reducing the U.S. footprint north of Seoul.

Imagine a world where Army leaders can monitor their soldiers much as you would a video game character — with something akin to a health bar and real-time tracking of physical and mental readiness. That's what the 82nd Airborne Division wants, and scientists are working to make it happen.

Last week, a grand jury in Newport News Circuit Court indicted Shanon Tracett “Lia” Hodges on multiple felony charges in the shooting death of her husband, Denzel Marquise LaBiche. The two wed shortly after meeting at an Army boot camp in South Carolina in 2016.

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During a ceremony honoring veterans and casualties of the World War II Battle for the Skies, Master of Ceremonies Jonathan Elias said that the legendary Tuskegee Airmen never lost a plane that they were escorting. Retired Air Force Col. Charles McGee wanted to clarify that.

Robert Bales, the former Army staff sergeant who killed 16 Afghan civilians, including seven children, will likely ask the president to commute his life sentence once he exhausts his legal appeals for one of the nation’s most notorious war crimes.

Helicopters and equipment from the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, arrived Wednesday at the port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, to begin a nine-month rotation in Europe as part of a NATO mission to deter potential Russian aggression.

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About 400 people gathered on Tuesday in Fort Drum’s Memorial Park to honor Maj. Gen. Jeffrey L. Bannister, a former commander of Fort Drum, and to pay tribute to the 316 10th Mountain Division soldiers who sacrificed their lives for their country.

An exoskeleton-like device developed by a Lockheed Martin team based in Orlando could give soldiers, workers and perhaps even the disabled some significant new powers.

The superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy is retiring after more than 40 years in the Army.

More than 200 National Guardsmen have been assisting Hawaii County Civil Defense with jobs that include monitoring dangerous gas emissions from lava flows, manning security checkpoints, building emergency housing and conducting search-and-rescue missions.

Less than a year after Spenser Rapone's open support of socialism drew a firestorm of vitriol and even death threats, the second lieutenant who became known as the "commie cadet" is officially out of the U.S. Army with an other-than-honorable discharge.

When Capt. Matthew Christensen graduated from the U.S. Army Airborne School at Fort Benning, Georgia, the elder Christensen was taking cues from his son, Spc. Caleb Christensen.

Court filings on his behalf say that since he returned from duty, Army vet Jacob Blair Scott has experienced continuous migraine headaches and, as a result of his confusion, he may not have not fully realized the nature of his crimes.

A man who worked at Fort Polk in Louisiana has been charged with accepting $25,000 in bribes from a company's co-owner in exchange for his help in securing government contracts at the U.S. Army base.

Upon opening the envelope with a return address in Belgium, Larry Parks paused, shocked at its contents — pieces of a puzzle that would soon answer long-held questions about his late uncle, David P. Parks, who died in Europe in WWII.

Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Conrad, 26, died of injuries suffered June 8 during an operation in Somalia. The city of Chandler is mourning the loss of the first Arizonan killed in combat since November 2016.

Specifically, the Pentagon is to examine whether a permanently assigned Army brigade combat team would be effective and how Russia might react to such a move. Poland currently hosts U.S. Army and NATO forces, who rotate between Poland and the three Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia.

One of three people injured during a flash fire at the main propellant-manufacturing facility for the U.S. Department of Defense has died.

A little more than 30 soldiers with Detachment 1, Company G, 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment said goodbye to family and friends Saturday in a ceremony at Kalaeloa.

Apache helicopters and Air Force A-10 Warthog planes were flying across the range at West Point during the latest summer training exercise for cadets.

The Black Panther vets have been getting together in various cities, every couple years, since 1969. Those early reunions, there would be a couple of thousand of the guys. This past week, 12 were able to make the trip to Florida. Black Panther John Reitz played taps on his trumpet to end it all.

For the past week, the soldiers had been tested mentally and physically. They had begun work in the early hours of each day and had little time to rest as they moved between challenges amid Fort Bragg's vast training grounds.

Apache helicopters and Air Force A-10 Warthog planes were flying across the range at West Point during the latest summer training exercise for cadets.

The 2018 budget calls for an increase of 7,500 active-duty soldiers, with 4,000 more for the next year. Because of this fluctuation “there are existing shortages that interested retirees can help mitigate,” said an Army spokeswoman.

The "minor" accident involving a military helicopter was reported around 11 p.m. at Griffiss International Airport in Rome, N.Y. Six soldiers from Fort Drum were inside the aircraft when the helicopter's rotor blade hit the control tower

Army Lt. Gen. Austin Miller will step out of the shadows of running the military’s most secretive units next week to make his case to take the reins of America’s longest war.

Luo Shu was accepted into the Military Accessions for Vital National Interest, a military program for foreigners with language or medical skills that the Army lacks. A paperwork mistake led to Luo arrest by immigration authorities for overstaying his visa earlier this month.

A North Carolina community gifted Fort Bragg paratroopers a lake to use for training on the U.S. Army’s 243rd birthday.

About 200 southeast Iowa student athletes pushed themselves to rise to new and demanding challenges this week as they worked out alongside military personnel and Army athletes.

The commander of Landstuhl Regional Medical Center was reinstated Friday after a three-month investigation determined that complaints against him of mismanagement and inappropriate behavior were unfounded, Army officials said.

An Army-supported study released last week proposes an algorithm to determine when and how much caffeine to consume in order to maximize benefits and minimize negative effects. Eventually, soldiers will be able to do the necessary calculations on a smartphone app.

About 60 members of the Vermont National Guard have left the state for deployment in the Middle East or southwest Asia.

Happy birthday U.S. Army! The Army is celebrating its 243rd birthday on June 14, commemorating the date in 1775 when the Continental Congress authorized formation of the Army.

The remains of four Native American children who died over 100 years ago at the government-run Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania were being disinterred Thursday so they can start the long journey home.

Officials say some production is restarting at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant in Virginia after a fire injured three workers this week.

The four clinics in Eastern Kentucky are designed to simulate how military medical responses are conducted in times of crisis, conflict or disaster, according to a news release from the National Guard.

A New Hampshire high school senior class president about to head out for military training couldn't make his graduation, so he got his own personal ceremony instead.

The dining facility at NATO’s Resolute Support helped celebrate the Army’s 243rd birthday Thursday by dishing up an “all-American lunch” of prime rib, crab legs, baked potatoes, shrimp scampi and a massive sheet cake.

The U.S. Army has resumed destroying obsolete chemical weapons at a Colorado depot after a nine-month shutdown for repairs. The plant is destroying 780,000 decades-old shells containing 2,500 tons of mustard agent.

The judge, Army Col. James L. Pohl, has been holding pretrial proceedings in the trials of Khalid Sheik Mohammed and his four alleged accomplices, as he and attorneys work out basic legal questions as they prepare for the trial.

More than 200 high school students from southeast Georgia will improve their leadership skills and participate in training events, such as, rappelling, first aid, rope bridging, drown proofing, obstacle course and rock wall negotiation.

Pfc. Bryan N. Njoroge was found deceased on the grounds of a high school a day after he stole a gun from an Indiana shooting range, according to authorities.

The U.S. Defense health Agency, one of several federal agencies overseeing the new William Beaumont Army Medical Center complex at Fort Bliss, notified Congress that the project's authorized cost increased to $1.2 billion, according to a project timeline in the audit report.

A soldier has pleaded guilty to making and detonating explosives that released chlorine gas in a forest near an Army base in Louisiana last year.

Ahead of the Army’s 243rd birthday on June 14, Fort Bragg soldiers are baking numerous cakes that will be on display at post dining facilities before being sliced and eaten by soldiers.

The list of cities in contention for a new Futures Command has been narrowed from 15 to five. The new military headquarters will be home to the Army's weapons and equipment for the future.

Robert J. Birrane Jr., a decorated Vietnam veteran who rose to become a senior Coast Guard Auxiliary officer, died May 30. “Bob emerged from his experience in Vietnam with a Bronze Star for heroism in combat," said Art Pine, a former reporter.

In 2008, the railhead at Fort Drum was flagged in an Army study as not having enough capacity. Now, 10 years later, officials are working with local politicians to secure funding for both maintenance and eventual expansion.

Personal stories to take center stage at Italy garrison’s LGBT pride event

The Connecticut National Guard's newest unit, which has spent the past two years training with new, specialized helicopters, will deploy soon to provide care and transport to the sick and wounded in support of military operations in southwest Asia.

An 82nd Airborne Division-led exercise saw paratroopers drop in Poland, Lithuania and Latvia in recent days. Known as Swift Response, the annual multinational airborne exercise involved thousands of U.S. troops and several international partners.

The U.S. Army is scouting large cities to find a home for a new command headquarters so it will be close to academia and industry, a first for the service.

A newly formed nonprofit called the Fort Bragg Research Institute aims to seek millions of dollars in annual grants to bolster the operational readiness of soldiers and the health and economic well-being of Cumberland County.

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Tom Rice has always had a thing for risk-taking. It’s why he signed up for the Army’s 101st Airborne Division, the “Screaming Eagles,” and it’s why he was the first one out the door of the C-47 cargo plane on June 6, 1944, over Normandy.

Spc. Isaiah Flowers, 21, of Topeka, was a cannon crewmember assigned to Charlie Battery, 2-319 Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division.

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After a week of blowing up targets and performing extreme challenges in the Bavarian heat, Germany took the trophy for the top tank platoon at this year’s Strong Europe Tank Challenge.

The U.S. forces were on a patrol with Somali and Kenyan troops when they were attacked with mortars and small arms in southern Somalia by fighters aligned with the terrorist group al-Shabab.

More charges filed this week against a Frederick man accused of impersonating a police officer last month indicate he may have been trying to impress a woman.

Texas Sen. John Cornyn said Thursday that he would "be happy to see" President Donald Trump consider a pardon for retired Army Gen. David Petraeus, the former CIA director who pleaded guilty in 2015 to mishandling classified material.

James Vaccarella, a 93-year-old World War II Army veteran, walked through two hallways filled with cheering students as he made his way to a classroom to share his memories of the Battle of the Bulge and helping to liberate a Nazi concentration camp.

On Thursday, the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School honored its history as it dedicated a replica of a Waco CG-4A glider that now welcomes visitors from Camp Mackall's Ashemont Road entrance.

The Army's top official visited Fort Gordon, home to the Army Cyber Center of Excellence and soon-to-be home of Army Cyber Command, for the first time Thursday. His visit comes as cities are waiting for the announcement of the location of the new Army Futures Command.

A group of Oregon National Guard soldiers transformed a second-hand espresso machine at Iraq’s Camp Taji Military Complex into their own coffee shop. Funds collected in a donation jar are used for projects to boost morale and promote unit cohesion.

The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases halted all operations at Biosafety Level 3 and 4 laboratories on May 31 due to ongoing repairs at the Fort Detrick Steam Sterilization Plant because of problems stemming from heavy rain and flooding earlier in the month.

Col. Brandon Newton donated over 239 images taken by his grandfather, then-Master Sgt. Thomas Hutton, that provide a rare glimpse into daily life away from the front lines during the Korean War.

A weapons distribution organization at the Anniston Army Depot on Tuesday welcomed a new commander. Army Lt. Col. Michael L. Lindley relinquished command of Defense Logistics Agency Distribution in Anniston to Army Lt. Col. Martin E. Wennblom.

Hundreds of mourners packed a church to remember Staff Sgt. Eddison Hermond Jr., the Maryland Army National Guardsman who died in May after being swept away as he attempted to rescue a woman during a flood.

The Black Hornet drones are similar to PD-100 devices that were tested in Afghanistan by the British military, which has since purchased them for use by regular ground forces, according to British army websites.

By day, Lt. Col. Joe Shimerdla studies spreadsheets and writes military journal articles. By night, the U.S. Army Africa analyst and former CH-47 Chinook pilot writes thrillers.

To this day, D-Day remains the largest amphibious invasion in history, with more than 160,000 troops landing in France. The Allies sustained at least 9,000 casualties that day on the way to opening up a Western front in the war against Germany.

Not only did World War II veteran Vivian C. "Millie" Bailey volunteer during a time when women were often not accepted in the military, but she also endured the racism that was rampant in the South during the 1940s.

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Joshua Philip Yabut, an Army National Guard officer, was charged with eluding police and unauthorized use of a vehicle. Police chased him for about two hours at speeds as high as 40 mph before he stopped and surrendered.

The helicopter was flying from Katterbach, in Bavaria, to participate in the large-scale Saber Strike 18 exercise in Poland when it began to overheat, leading soldiers to land as a precaution, Army officials said.

Cody "C.J." Maines was assigned Dec. 19 to the 4th Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson after enlisting June 12. He died Saturday in an ATV crash while on leave in his hometown of Ashville, Pa.

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No building epitomizes the problems that have plagued the expansion of this Army garrison south of Seoul more than its new hospital.

Simone Askew, the first black woman to lead the U.S. Military Academy’s Corps of Cadets, was recently named among Glamour magazine’s “2018 College Women of the Year.”

Pvt. Bowe Bergdahl — the former Taliban captive who was spared prison time after pleading guilty to desertion — was required to forfeit $10,000 in pay, a drop in rank from sergeant to E-1 private and a dishonorable discharge.

Getting the Army to this new high-tech era will be the task of the recently announced Army Futures Command. Dallas is one of 15 cities that have emerged as finalists for the Futures Command's new headquarters.

They've been talking for almost four months — exchanging messages and phone calls — when Heval Mohamed Kelli steps onto Chris Buckley's porch in the North Georgia hills. Buckley holds out his hand, but the shake instantly gives way to a hug. Kelli, a Kurdish refugee, is there to see what a Kurd might have in common with Buckley, an Army veteran and ex-Klansman.

On Fort Bragg this week, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers are conducting a training exercise using live ammunition and a scenario meant to mimic a real world fight against one of the nation’s top military competitors.

The full list of five finalists has not been released yet, but two finalists have been announced for the site of a new organization that will be led by a four-star general and tasked with leading and streamlining Army modernization efforts.