January 8, 2015 Obama may soon OK train and equip mission for Syrian rebels President Barack Obama may soon sign off on a project to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels, in an open move that would significantly boost U.S. support to forces who have been asking for three years for military help in their quest to oust President Bashar Assad, administration officials said Tuesday.
January 8, 2015 US Army chief of staff calls Thailand general, urges restoration of democratic rule The Pentagon says the U.S. Army chief of staff is urging the head of Thailand's army to return the country to democratic rule, just days after the military there ousted the government and seized control in a bloodless coup.
January 8, 2015 Army Veteran Gets Citizenship He Thought He Had After decades of slipping through the cracks, Mario Hernandez, who came to the United States when he was 9, served in the U.S. Army and spent 22 years in the federal prison system, finally received...
January 8, 2015 Soldier from Tucson killed in Afghanistan following attack A U.S. Army soldier from Tucson has died from wounds suffered during an attack in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced Thursday.
January 8, 2015 Hagel says US military should continually review its ban of transgender personnel The prohibition on transgender individuals serving in the U.S. military "continually should be reviewed," Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Sunday.
January 8, 2015 Army Ranger Missing Off the Coast of Belize A 29-year-old former Army Ranger went missing off the coast of Belize Tuesday when the kayak he was in flipped over near a reef off Ambergris Caye. Wrangler Shane Leesman, of Austin Texas, was las...
January 8, 2015 Georgia soldier convicted in death of pregnant wife An Army soldier accused of strangling his pregnant wife so he could pocket $500,000 in benefit money was convicted Thursday by a military judge in a case that hinged on dueling medical experts who couldn't agree on how the woman died.
January 8, 2015 Veterans memorial sticks to rule banning flag to honor fallen Army soldier The parents of a 23-year-old soldier killed in Afghanistan say a vets group that oversees a memorial in a small New Jersey town “has hurt us deeply” for refusing to fly a flag in honor of their son.
January 8, 2015 Lt. Col. Joseph Morse, Army sex assault prosecutor, investigated for sex abuse The Army is investigating sexual abuse allegations against an officer who trains military prosecutors who handle sexual and physical abuse cases, a defense official said Thursday.
January 8, 2015 Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair to admit guilt on criminal charges but denies sex assault allegations A U.S. Army general accused of sexually assaulting a junior officer will admit guilt on three lesser charges but maintains his innocence on more serious charges stemming from her claim that he forced her to perform oral sex, his lawyer said Wednesday night.