October 18, 2017 Families of the fallen, and their presidents The Associated Press is speaking with family members who have lost loved ones in U.S. military operations and asking them about their interactions, if any, with the president at the time — George W. Bush, Barack Obama or Donald Trump.
October 18, 2017 Trump reportedly told slain soldier's widow 'he knew what he signed up for' Florida Democratic Rep. Frederica Wilson claims President Donald Trump made an insensitive remark to the widow of a fallen U.S. soldier in Niger during a phone call, saying the soldier “knew what he signed up for.”
October 17, 2017 Arizona man arrested on suspicion of murdering Army veteran ex-wife The ex-husband of a retired U.S. Army captain who is presumed dead has been arrested on suspicion of her murder.
October 16, 2017 SEAL, soldier injuries in Bergdahl hunt to be focus of pretrial hearing Prosecutors are expected to argue this week that injuries suffered in Afghanistan by a soldier and a Navy SEAL trying to find Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked away from his outpost in June 2009, should be admitted as evidence in his trial on charges of desertion and misbehavior.
October 14, 2017 2-star Army general fired for allegedly sending flirty Facebook message to soldier's wife A two-star general was fired and recalled back to Washington after allegations that he sent inappropriate Facebook messages to the wife of an enlisted soldier, the Army said Friday.
October 14, 2017 Texas soldier sends daughter custom teddy bear and her reaction is priceless Army soldier David Villegas of San Antonio, Texas, sent his daughter a special teddy bear for her birthday and her reaction caught on tape was priceless.
October 13, 2017 Army schedules hearing to consider Bergdahl guilty plea The U.S. Army has scheduled a hearing next week for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to enter an expected guilty plea to charges that he endangered comrades by walking off his remote post in Afghanistan in 2009.
October 11, 2017 Militants that attacked US troops in Niger were new to area Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the Islamic extremists that ambushed and killed U.S. Army commandoes in Niger last week hadn't operated in that area before.
October 8, 2017 Three Green Berets killed, two wounded in Niger ambush Three U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers were killed and two others were wounded Wednesday in an ambush in the west African country of Niger.
October 7, 2017 Officials identify 2 killed when hit by military vehicle Military officials say two soldiers are dead and six are hurt after a military vehicle struck them while they were in formation at an Army base in South Carolina.