June 10, 2016 Giffords gun group recruits high-level military officials The gun safety group founded by former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords of Arizona has recruited an unlikely ally: a group of former high-level military officials.
June 10, 2016 Officials: White House OKs expanded Afghanistan airstrikes After months of debate, the White House has approved plans to expand the military's authority to conduct airstrikes against the Taliban when necessary, as the violence in Afghanistan escalates, senior U.S. and defense officials said Thursday.
June 7, 2016 Army's new civilian leader on first visit to Fort Jackson The Army's new civilian leader and first openly gay individual to head a U.S. military service is making his first visit to the service's largest basic training post at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
June 5, 2016 Fort Hood releases names of soldiers killed in training accident Fort Hood officials released the names of eight of the nine soldiers Saturday who were killed earlier this week in Texas after floodwaters overturned an Army tactical vehicle at a low-water crossing during a training exercise.
June 4, 2016 Fort Hood officials were closing roads as truck overturned Fort Hood commanders were in the process of closing roads on the sprawling Army post in Central Texas when a truck carrying 12 soldiers overturned in a fast-flowing flooded creek during a training exercise, killing five and leaving four missing, officials said Friday.
June 3, 2016 Army says bodies of 4 Fort Hood soldiers found The Army said Friday they have found the bodies of four Fort Hood soldiers who were swept away in a rain-swollen creek during a training exercise at the sprawling Army base in Central Texas.
June 3, 2016 Fort Carson soldiers evacuated from Colorado peak by helicopter Several Army soldiers were rescued by helicopter Friday in Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park after some had trouble climbing one of the state's highest peaks.
June 2, 2016 3 dead, 3 injured, 6 missing after flood sweeps Army truck Fort Hood says three soldiers are dead and six are missing after an Army troop truck was washed from a low-water crossing and overturned in a rain-swollen creek at Fort Hood in Central Texas.
June 2, 2016 Army's gay civilian leader calls his promotion 'remarkable' Army Secretary Eric Fanning calls his elevation to the job "remarkable." Fanning is the first gay head of a military service branch.
May 30, 2016 'We need more Americans': Army boss, 3rd-generation vet tackles recruitment Millions of Americans fired up their grills and headed off to the beach this holiday weekend for the unofficial start of summer. But for Army veteran Patrick Murphy, this is a Memorial Day unlike any other.