The president also said the federal government would take control of Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department, and “we will bring in the military if needed.”
The soldiers, from the Grafenwoehr-based 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), used a prototype of a fully autonomous tactical vehicle called the Ultra to see how the Army might roll as its revamped fighting doctrine continues to take shape.
When Army Sgt. Aaron Turner heard gunshots at Fort Stewart echoing inside his battalion headquarters building on Wednesday, he ran toward them, tackling the shooter and knocking the pistol away from him, officials at the Georgia post said.
The U.S. Air Force plans to use two Tesla Cybertrucks as targets for precision-guided munitions, citing concerns that adversaries may start using them in the future.
Officer Candidate School candidates, sergeant instructors and physical training paid tribute to the Montford Point Marines through the Montford Point Challenge on Marine Corps Base Quantico.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the statue, which he referred to as “The Reconciliation Monument,” will “rightfully” return to its former location near the burial site of its sculptor, the Confederate veteran Moses Ezekiel.
Soldiers tackled 28-year-old shooting suspect Sgt. Quornelius Radford shortly after he began shooting inside a building in Fort Stewart’s 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team complex. The shooting victims are all expected to survive their injuries.
The USS Kyle Carpenter will honor the Marine from South Carolina who was 21 when in 2010 he shielded a fellow Marine from a grenade on a rooftop in Afghanistan.
Governors of 20 states are being asked to provide up to 1,700 National Guard troops to work within that state conducting case management, logistics and clerical work in ICE detention facilities.
