The uniforms were presented in Washington, D.C. last year and had the support of the Sergeant Major of the Army Dan Dailey, who wore a prototype at the Army-Navy game last December.

About 200 members of an Indiana National Guard unit are back home after a 10-month deployment to the Middle East.

The Army's plan to change the way it destroys some chemical weapons stored in Colorado has met one regulatory requirement, but other steps remain.

More than 15 years after launching “America’s Army,” a first-person shooter game aimed at enlisting real world soldiers, the Army is calling for active duty troops and reservists to compete in video gaming tournaments, or esports, in one of its latest recruiting efforts.

Joshua Acosta was found guilty killings of Christopher Yost, 34, his wife, Jennifer Yost, 39, and their friend, Arthur “Billy” Boucher, 28, who prosecutors said were ambushed and executed while they slept in a Fullerton home in the early morning of Sept. 24, 2016.

Maj. Robert Hockman, 46, originally from Memphis, Tenn., enlisted in 2002 and was eventually commissioned as a field artillery officer, an Army statement said.

Aaron Merritt had gone to the emergency room of the Nashville Veterans Affairs Hospital seriously ill and was dead less than 24 hours later. He was 26. Last month, the VA agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by his family. The award is not an admission of fault.

A 1st Armored Division soldier died after being found unconscious at a base in South Korea, the Army said Wednesday. The cause was under investigation.

During the visit to Fort Bragg, Hubert Edwards shared stories from the 37 months he spent fighting in World War II. That included 660 days on the front lines, spread across four major invasions that included North Africa, Sicily, Italy and France.

Drew Watters, 23, was killed during a training accident at Joint Base Lewis-McChord on Sunday. The cause of death is under investigation, and the division did not release more details.

The Army's Camp Rogers, home of the grueling first week of Ranger School at Fort Benning, Ga., is the subject of tongue-in-cheek tributes on Google Maps.

Reservist Dorothy "Dorrie" Carskadon, who was shot four times, says, "no matter where I am on Nov. 5, I make certain I share with people how those who have fallen lived."

The 22-year-old bird named Aurora was able to fly around her pen, officials said.

On Friday, more than 100 soldiers from Iowa’s National Guard returned from a year-long deployment, and a total of 390 Iowa National Guard soldiers were celebrated around Iowa. It was the largest, single-unit deployment of the Iowa National Guard since 2010.

Amanda Kelley didn't set out to become the first female enlisted soldier to pass the incredibly rigorous Army Ranger course.

Army Secretary Mark Esper spent Thursday at Lewis-McChord in briefings, attending a town hall that drew hundreds of Army soldiers, and also observing troops training on eight-wheeled Stryker vehicles.

The total price of President Donald Trump's military deployment to the border, including the cost of National Guard forces that have been there since April, could climb well above $200 million by the end of 2018 and grow significantly if the deployments continue into next year.

What happened within those concrete walls and in the adjacent “Execution Gulch” breathes a century of life — and death — into the Hawaii facility that was completed near the end of World War I.

A Regimental Induction Ceremony hosted by the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School recognized the “overwhelmingly significant contributions” made by men and women spanning the past 100 years.

A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter landed in field at a farm in Culpeper County as a precaution.

Spc. Mason James Guckavan, 21, died of a gunshot wound while in his barracks Oct. 26 at Fort Wainwright, while the body of Sgt. Andrew James Washington, 28, was discovered by personnel with the military and Anchorage Police Department on Oct. 25.

Pfc. Tank Chester, the Army's youngest and furriest soldier, is breathing easier (literally) thanks to a Halloween-night surgery in South Korea.

President Donald Trump late Wednesday told reporters that he intends to send 10,000 to 15,000 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, indicating that as many as 6,000 additional troops could be notified to prepare to deploy.

The 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade was reactivated in a brief ceremony Wednesday at Camp Zama, headquarters of U.S. Army Japan in Kanagawa prefecture near Tokyo.

Joshua Acosta, a 23-year-old Army mechanic, allegedly shot and killed three people he met through his involvement in the furry and brony communities. “Furries” like to dress up as animals and take on personas while “bronies” are men who have an affinity for the children’s cartoon show “My Little Pony.”

Known as the Rapid Fabrication via Additive Manufacturing on the Battlefield, the facility and its five 3D printers can produce everything from Humvee ignition switches to M4 rifle butt-stocks by layering material into the shape of the desired object.

Heavy rains, thunderstorms in the forecast and the Italian decision to shutter schools for the next two days persuaded U.S. Army and Air Force authorities to close their base schools on Monday and Tuesday.

At a memorial service, the life of 34-year-old Army veteran Evan Mettie unfolded through stories of his quirky sense of humor. But family and friends also recalled the weight of his sacrifice for his country, and the fight he and his family waged the past 12 years.

On New Year's Day 2006, an improvised explosive device leveled him. Shrapnel pierced his head, damaged his brain stem and left him paralyzed. He lived that way until he recently became ill with pneumonia. He died Oct. 14. He was 34.

The 82nd Airborne Division has revived a bit of its history to help it better prepare for future fights. Company A, 4th Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment was activated within the 1st Brigade Combat Team on Friday.

Most people have never heard of the Colorado National Guard’s 100th Missile Defense Brigade, and that’s fine with its leaders. Its lack of fame is a symbol of success.

For years, local volunteers have handed hamburgers to Fort Carson troops plane-side at the military’s terminal at the Colorado Springs Airport. It’s a tradition that goes back to some of the first troops coming back from Iraq in 2004.

Alan A. De Los Santos was charged with drunken driving and carrying a firearm while intoxicated after he allegedly stopped at a convenience store and crawled into the back of a stranger's car where he fell asleep early Monday morning.

From the wars on terrorism in Iraq and Afghanistan to the Vietnam War and World War II, Fort Benning has been at the center of training men and women for conflicts around the world.

The first project in the five-ear agreement between the Nashville, Tenn., school and the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command will test new technology to quickly separate disease-causing pathogens from other harmless microbes with an algorithm.

A new U.S. Army strategy calls for more unpredictable deployments and emergency drills to ensure the service can quickly mobilize large combat formations for a major war.

The Navy and the Air Force take to the Florida skies for the next two weeks as each finishes up its air show season for 2018.

The money will be used for projects focused on addressing the Army’s need to transform the affordability, performance, adaptability, and environmental sustainability of materials needed to protect American warfighters and to improve national security and military effectiveness.

Sgt. Franklin Santana ran resupply missions with his truck, hauling much-needed ammunition and other supplies down narrow forest paths, amid the sounds of gunfire and the constant threat of “enemies” closing in.

The possible deployment, which was expected to be approved by Defense Secretary Jim Mattis this week, is expected to include troops who specialize in engineering and construction capabilities. It likely would also include medical and legal specialists.

About 100 members of a U.S. Army training brigade scheduled to leave Afghanistan next month will take the unusual step of returning in February to help the next unit of advisers coming in, U.S. military officials said.

Lt. Col. Ramon Osorio, a spokesman for the 82nd Airborne Division, said rumors that paratroopers had been sent to the border to stop a caravan of Central American migrants were false. The rumors have been spread across social media and online forums.

Fort Bragg spokesman Tom McCollum told news outlets the parachute opened and the vehicle landed Wednesday in a wooded area between two homes about 7 miles north of the installation's drop zones.

The Army has yet to determine the standards soldiers must meet to pass the new, six-event evaluation set to become its physical fitness test in October 2020, officials with the Army’s Center for Initial Military Training at Fort Eustis said Tuesday.

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The nine-hole golf course is thriving, but the rest of this historic base north of Seoul resembles a ghost town as the U.S. military prepares to return the land to the South Korean government.

Three U.S. Army soldiers and two German civilians were honored recently for helping save the life of a 31-year-old driver pinned under his car after an accident near the Army’s training area in Grafenwoehr.

Two U.S. soldiers were detained after allegedly assaulting a South Korean man in a scuffle over a motorcycle, then kicking the police officer trying to detain them in Dongducheon, a city near the border with North Korea, police said Tuesday.

In a career full of firsts, Colorado native Lt. Gen. Laura J. Richardson has added yet another one to her already storied military tenure.

According to prosecutors, Tyler Lavergne met a 14-year-old girl online while he was enlisted in the Army and was residing on Fort Drum.

The 1st Armored Division made its debut on the divided Korean Peninsula on Monday when its third brigade took the mantle as the U.S. military’s armored spearhead, unfurling its unit colors at the new home of the 2nd Infantry Division.

Recruiting in the armed forces is all about communication, and an Atlanta-area recruiter is using his musical talents to attract future soldiers.

Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Smiley is recovering after suffering at least one gunshot wound inside the Kandahar governor's compound, the Pentagon confirmed Sunday.

Fort Bragg’s Golden Knights have added more gold to their trophy cases after earning a world championship in 8-way formation skydiving earlier this month.

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First Sgt. Jarrid Collins is on a mission to show his children – and the world – that his missing leg doesn't define him. Or make him any less of a warrior.

Victor Silvers was charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder and interstate domestic violence in the shooting death of Sgt. Brittney N. Silvers, according to the FBI's Louisville office.

Subpar NCO leadership is directly linked to attrition rates of junior enlisted soldiers, which comes at a financial cost to the Army because recruiting and training a single soldier costs roughly $60,000, a study released this week found.

The the Army’s primary maneuver center in Europe, the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, will add around $50 million worth of new housing for incoming troops and other infrastructure.

The removal of Sgt. Kevin Deon Connor’s body from San Bortolo Hospital came after the Army claimed jurisdiction, according to the lawyer assigned to defend four paratroopers whom Italian prosecutors were investigating for negligence connected to Connor’s death.

Sgt. Ron Mitchell Dunbar, 34, had pleaded guilty in federal court in El Paso to sexually assaulting two girls at Fort Bliss between 2007 and 2009, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

Fort Bragg's garrison commander told a Fayetteville audience on Wednesday that the post suffered about $55 million in damage from Hurricane Florence.

Sgt. Brittney Silvers was killed Sunday around 10 p.m. while off duty, and her husband was taken into custody, according to a U.S. Army statement.

Gen. Robert B. Abrams and his wife, Connie, bid farewell to the Fort Bragg community on Tuesday as the general prepared for a new job overseeing the U.S. military in South Korea.

The U.S. Army said it is cooperating with a Polish investigation into allegations that soldiers on Friday beat up a local dentist and two of his sons in the western Poland city of Skwierzyna.

Gen. Robert B. Abrams, who will relinquish command at a ceremony on Fort Bragg, will leave an organization that is much improved over what he inherited in 2015.

The find was first unearthed in 2015 at sites slated to host buildings that will be relocated from Camp Kinser and Camp Foster. Ruins from three of the 18 sites hail from the late Jomon period, between 2,700 and 2,800 years ago.

Xaver Boston, a 29-year-old former Army Reservist was convicted of running a five-year, sex-trafficking ring that preyed on young, drug-addicted women.

Colorado Springs Police on Friday announced their arrest of 27-year-old Gilberto Chavez, Jr. on suspicion of first-degree murder in the killing of Capt. Daniel Lehman, who was found dead in Colorado Springs Sept. 15.

Some 17,000 soldiers across the Army’s active duty, reserve and National Guard force will receive a new emailed newsletter on Monday, as the service attempts to better prepare anyone who has served 17 or more years for their eventual transition to retirement.

There is no shortage of combat experience among the explosive ordnance disposal soldiers in Fort Bragg’s 28th Ordnance Company.

Army Lt. Gen. James Rainey became one of the most important leaders of NATO’s Resolute Support mission Friday when he assumed command of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan.

Army Gen. Robert B. Abrams was confirmed to become the next commander of U.S. Forces Korea in a series of Senate approvals for military nominees during a marathon session Thursday.

Italian prosecutors are investigating whether four 173rd Airborne Brigade soldiers with Sgt. Kevin Connor on the night he died, possibly from alcohol poisoning, are criminally culpable.

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About 300 U.S. and South Korean first responders practiced evacuating families from homes and used saws and hammers to pry victims from car crashes in an exercise at the Army’s newly unified garrison for bases north of Seoul this week.

Retired Lt. Gen. Thomas Vandal commanded the Army’s highest headquarters unit on the Korean Peninsula from February 2016 until he relinquished the post in January. He played a major role in the deployment of U.S. troops to Camp Humphreys and the stationing of the THAAD air defense system to South Korea.

The Association of the U.S. Army annual meeting and expo offers an overwhelming display of the latest technology, weaponry and prototypes. Take a look at some of the most interesting gadgets soldiers would love to get their hands on.

Recruiters armed with new marketing campaigns and technology will target cities where the Army has struggled to engage potential soldiers as part of a revamped strategy to fill the ranks.

Cpl. Matthew Hagensick, of 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, was recognized as the Best Soldier, while Sgt. 1st Class Sean Acosta, assigned to the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, was named top NCO.

Mary E. Dyson's portfolio of projects for Upstate Construction includes helping build an air traffic control tower, a hangar and the NCO Academy at Fort Drum. She was an army veteran and former employee of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

New tanks bound for the 2nd Infantry Division’s rotational armored brigade combat team in South Korea began off-loading Monday at the port city of Busan, Eighth Army officials said Tuesday.

A 1941 Dodge WC-12 Army truck is entering the custody of the U.S. Army, and will be stored in Alabama until a museum is ready to display it. The family who donated the truck hopes that it will eventually have a home in the not-yet-completed National Museum of the United States Army in Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Army Secretary Mark Esper and Gen. Mark Milley, the service’s chief of staff, downplayed concerns about the Army falling 6,500 recruits short of its fiscal year 2018 goal, missing its mark for the first time since 2015.

It was 100 years ago this month that William S. Helaney and his comrades -- surrounded by Germans, intensely shelled by their own artillery, and asked by their enemy to surrender -- captured the attention of a nation as members of the "Lost Battalion."

Following a year in which the Army fell short of its recruiting goals for the first time since 2005, general says the Army must increase incentives for recruiters and decrease the bureaucracy soldiers must wade through.

James A. Slape, an explosive ordnance disposal technician who has been posthumously promoted from specialist to sergeant, became the seventh U.S. servicemember killed in combat in Afghanistan this year when he was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan on Thursday.

The change of command ceremony held at Fort Riley’s Cavalry Parade Field Thursday featured several impressive displays, including canon fire, horse demonstrations, and regiment marching and songs.

About 40 Fort Drum veterans — members of the “2-14” battalion — were back on post to see a showing of a new documentary, “Black Hawk Down: The Untold Story,” Thursday, exactly 25 years since the fierce Battle of Mogadishu.

A humbled Leon Panetta accepted the 2018 Thayer Award from the West Point Association of Graduates Thursday night, not for himself but "on behalf of the winner of the award 16 years ago" — the American soldier.

NCOs who made E-6 faster actually had more soldiers fail to complete their initial service contract than their counterparts who moved slower up the ranks, according to the data.

Federal prosecutors immediately objected to the sentence for Andrew Demma, 39, who had faced a possible lengthy incarceration after a pre-sentence report recommended at least 6½ years in prison.

Army Maj. Gen. Robin Fontes, who last year assumed the highest post of any female servicemember in the war in Afghanistan, is being replaced as commander of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan. She was earlier expected to remain at the command's helm until next summer.

Master Sgt. Daniel J. Gould was indicted last month by a federal grand jury on two counts of conspiring in the trafficking of cocaine.

Many of the 120 soldiers who set out for the heart of Mogadishu 25 years ago were among the best the nation had to offer. None of them could have predicted what would happen on a daring daytime mission on Oct. 3, 1993 to capture high-ranking lieutenants of a Somali warlord.

Retired Maj. Gen. Sidney Shachnow survived three years in a Nazi concentration camp, he deployed twice to the jungles of Vietnam and he was the top U.S. Army officer in Berlin at the end of the Cold War. Along the way, the general became a legendary Special Forces officer, revered by many in the close-knit community of Green Berets.

The soldier found dead on Monday in his barracks at Caserma Ederle in Vicenza, Italy, has been identified as Sgt. Kevin Deon Connor. The death is under investigation by U.S. military and Italian authorities.

The South Korean military traded ballistic missiles for glowsticks and peace talk as K-pop stars helped celebrate the country’s 70th Armed Forces Day.