September 27, 2017 Texas man loses more than 200 pounds to join Army A Texas man weighing lost more than 200 lbs so he could join the U.S. Army, KTAB reported.
September 26, 2017 Transgender troops: A presidential tweet is not an order President Donald Trump abruptly declared a ban on transgender troops serving anywhere in the U.S. military, catching the Pentagon flat-footed and unable to explain what it called Trump's "guidance."
September 26, 2017 Trump's transgender troops ban divides veterans in Congress President Donald Trump's decision to ban transgender service in the armed forces drove a wedge through military veterans in Congress, with one camp standing squarely behind the commander in chief and the other decrying his order as an ugly attack on dedicated troops.
September 26, 2017 Macedonian and US troops start joint military exercise Macedonian and United States troops have started two weeks of joint military manoeuvers in central Macedonia as part of the Balkan country's drive to join NATO.
September 26, 2017 Body of convicted murderer, Army veteran removed from Connecticut veterans cemetery The body of a man who was convicted of killing three people in 1972 has been removed from the State Veterans Cemetery in Middletown, Conn.
September 26, 2017 Trump presents Medal of Honor to Vietnam War hero President Donald Trump awarded the nation's highest military honor Monday to a Vietnam War veteran who saved wounded soldiers from a kill zone despite his own serious injuries.
September 26, 2017 Army veteran helping rebuild Kenyan school for underprivileged children An effort to collect shoes for underprivileged children blossomed into a more ambitious one: Rebuilding an overcrowded, dilapidated children’s home in Archer’s Post, Kenya.
September 26, 2017 Remains of missing WWII pilot killed in 1944 identified 70 years after his death, the missing remains of a World War II pilot have been discovered.
September 26, 2017 Sessions taps Army general to lead federal prison system A U.S. Army general has been tapped to lead the federal prison system, which will likely see its inmate population grow with Attorney General Jeff Sessions' tough-on-crime policies.
September 26, 2017 Report: Trump fumed about Afghanistan in tense meeting President Donald Trump has become increasingly frustrated by the situation in Afghanistan and has recently floated a change in command.