June 1, 2017 Memorial Day: Reflections of an Army widow May is traditionally a month of delight and expectation. Summer is drawing near, the school year will end soon, pools begin to open, maybe a beach trip is planned.
June 1, 2017 Illinois soldier gets airline ticket home, thanks to a stranger A stranger bought an airline ticket for Keaton Tilson, 19, so he could go home to Illinois to see his family on Memorial Day weekend.
May 24, 2017 Trump's pick for Army secretary drops out amid criticism of LGBT, Islam remarks President Trump’s nominee to be the next Army Secretary withdrew his name from consideration Friday, after being accused of making anti-LGBT and Islamophobic remarks, Pentagon officials confirmed to Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ.
May 24, 2017 US Army paratrooper killed fighting ISIS in Iraq is identified 25-year-old Weston C. Lee was killed after an improvised explosive device detonated near his patrol in Mosul.
May 23, 2017 Army releases haunting images of combat photographer's death in Afghanistan The Army this week released haunting images showing the moment a mortar tube accidentally exploded during live-fire training in Afghanistan, killing the photographer behind the lens.
May 23, 2017 Immigrants explain why they're joining the US Army Army Specialist Tue Minh Do Nguyen is among nearly a hundred immigrants celebrating their naturalization and graduation from Fort Jackson’s Army Basic Combat Training.
May 23, 2017 Chelsea Manning releases first photo of herself after prison: 'Here I am everyone' Pvt. Chelsea Manning posted the first photo of herself on Thursday, a day after she was released from a Kansas military prison for providing classified government materials to WikiLeaks.
May 23, 2017 Candidate for secretary of Army pulls out amid controversy President Donald Trump's choice for Army secretary withdrew his nomination on Friday in the face of growing criticism over his remarks about Muslims, and gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans.
May 23, 2017 US senator wounded in Iraq opposes Trump pick for Army post A senator wounded in combat says President Donald Trump's pick for Army secretary isn't fit to lead the service.
May 23, 2017 Top Senate Dem to oppose Trump's pick for Army secretary The Senate's top Democrat says he'll vote against President Donald Trump's pick for Army secretary over the disparaging comments the nominee has made about LGBT people and other groups of Americans.