November 29, 2015 WWII soldier's letter finally makes it to daughter A World War II soldier's heartfelt letter to his daughter has finally reached her hands, seven decades later.
November 29, 2015 Homecoming ahead for Taliban-held soldier as questions mount over the swap that set him free Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl can expect a buoyant homecoming after five years in Taliban hands, but those in the government who worked for his release face mounting questions over the prisoner swap that won his freedom.
November 29, 2015 Army NCO Dies after Shooting Herself at Fort Lee An Army female non-commissioned officer walked into a command building at Fort Lee, Va. and shot and killed herself.,An Army female non-commissioned officer carrying a loaded weapon walked into a command building at Fort Lee, Va., early Monday, and then shot and killed herself, base and Pentagon officials said.
November 29, 2015 Army Selects New Top NCO to Replace Chandler The U.S. Army announced that Daniel A. Dailey will replace Raymond Chandler III as the service's top non-commissioned officer.,The U.S. Army announced today that Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel A. Dailey will replace Sgt. Major of the Army Raymond Chandler III as the service's top non-commissioned officer.
November 29, 2015 US military operations in Syria and Iraq officially named "Inherent Resolve" Weeks into its air campaign against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, the Pentagon has finally announced a name for the operation: "Inherent Resolve." That's the word from a spokesman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Col. Ed Thomas, who says his office was ultimately responsible for the naming decision.
November 29, 2015 Fort Hood shooting a 'terrible tragedy,' Hagel says Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called the fatal shooting at Fort Hood on Wednesday a “terrible tragedy,” as military leaders and others in the administration sought to find out how, and why, this could have happened again.
November 29, 2015 Sky Soldiers Head to Ukraine for Joint Exercises Troops from the 173rd Airborne Brigade will join in allied military exercises in Ukraine next week.,About 200 paratroopers from the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade will join allied military exercises in Ukraine next week despite Moscow's warnings against a NATO presence during the ongoing crisis in eastern Ukraine, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
November 29, 2015 Restored WWII plane to return to Normandy for D-Day anniversary The next time the American military transport plane known as Whiskey 7 drops its paratroopers over Normandy, France, it will be for a commemoration instead of an invasion.
November 29, 2015 Navy secretary racks up more than 930,000 miles and $4.7 million in travel costs The Navy secretary has spent more than a full year of his five-year tenure on overseas travel, racking up more than 930,000 miles on trips that cost the taxpayer more than $4.7 million.
November 29, 2015 Boots on the ground: Army testing new jungle boots with focus on Pacific The Army is reportedly set to start testing new jungle boots as the U.S. begins to refocus its attention from Iraq and Afghanistan to the Pacific.