May 3, 2016 Army investigating 'Racial Thursdays' allegations at unit, report says The Army is reportedly investigating allegations that a platoon of soldiers was given permission to use racial slurs against each other during “Racial Thursdays.”
May 3, 2016 Army Wants Upgrades to Improve M4A1 Carbine's Performance, Accuracy The Army is considering upgrades to the M4A1 Carbine that could improve its accuracy and performance and alter its appearance. ,The U.S. Army is considering several upgrades to the M4A1 Carbine that could improve its accuracy and performance and change the weapon's appearance. Army weapons and contracting officials recently launched a market survey to see what the small-arms industry has to offer as far as better rails, triggers, charging handles and sights for the M4A1.
May 3, 2016 Lawmaker Calls Removal of Apache Helicopters from Guard 'Devastating' A House lawmaker warns that the Army’s takeover of National Guard Apache missions could be a big mistake.,A member of the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday said the panel needs to take action to ensure it does not regret allowing the active-duty Army to take Apache helicopters away from the National Guard.
May 3, 2016 US Army Puts Off Ukraine Training in Effort to Preserve Ceasefire The Army has put off sending U.S. troops on a training mission to western Ukraine while waiting to see whether a ceasefire holds.,The U.S. Army has delayed sending U.S. troops to western Ukraine on a training exercise to avoid giving Russian President Vladimir Putin an excuse to have Moscow-backed rebels violate a tentative ceasefire, the U.S. Army commander in Europe said Tuesday.
May 3, 2016 Lawmaker: Removal of Apache Helicopters from Guard ‘Devastating’ The panel needs to ensure Congress does not regret allowing the active-duty Army to take Apache helicopters away from the Guard, a lawmaker said Tuesday.
May 3, 2016 American intelligence analysts not certain whether airstrikes have hurt al-Qaida cell in Syria The U.S. military has hit as many as 17 separate targets connected to a shadowy al-Qaida cell in Syria known as the Khorasan group, U.S. officials say, as part of a little-discussed air campaign aimed at disrupting the group's capacity to plot attacks against Western aviation.
May 3, 2016 American intelligence analysts disagree about impact of airstrikes on al-Qaida cell in Syria The U.S. military has hit as many as 17 separate targets connected to a shadowy al-Qaida cell in Syria known as the Khorasan group, U.S. officials say, as part of a little-discussed air campaign aimed at disrupting the group's capacity to plot attacks against Western aviation.
May 3, 2016 Is photo of baby in flag patriotic or disgraceful? A picture of a newborn being cradled in Old Glory has put a Virginia photographer in a flag flap over whether the image is patriotic or disgraceful.
May 3, 2016 Two Bodies Found in Black Hawk Wreckage off Florida Coast The wreckage of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that crashed Tuesday was found 45 feet down in waters off the Florida panhandle.,A local Fire Department diver on Thursday found the wreckage of an Army Black Hawk UH-60 helicopter that crashed into coastal waters off the Florida Panhandle, killing all seven Marines and four Louisiana Army National Guard members aboard. Two bodies have since been recovered.
May 3, 2016 Military official: 11 service members missing in helicopter crash in Florida presumed dead A military official says the seven Marines and four soldiers aboard an Army helicopter that crashed over waters off Florida during a training mission are presumed dead.