February 13, 2017 'Disturbing': Judge questions effect of Trump comments on Bergdahl case A military judge called President Donald Trump's scathing campaign-trail criticism of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl "disturbing" on Monday and questioned whether it would make the public think the soldier can't get a fair trial for walking off his post in Afghanistan in 2009.
January 12, 2017 Members of 'Leavenworth 10' languish in military prison, while Gitmo detainees freed The Obama administration is emptying the military’s Guantanamo Bay detention facility of avowed terrorists captured fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq, but several American service members languish in another military prison for actions on those same battlefields that their supporters say merit clemency, if not gratitude.
December 29, 2016 Murdered woman's sister supports executing ex-soldier in potentially historic move The sister of a woman murdered more than 30 years ago in North Carolina says she and her family fully support the military's planned execution of the woman's killer, a former soldier.
December 22, 2016 Marine Corps sets 3 hearings in Parris Island hazing cases The Marine Corps has scheduled hearings in January for three former drill instructors in connection with allegations of hazing at the Corps' recruit training facility at Parris Island in South Carolina.
December 17, 2016 Judge bars Bergdahl prosecutors from using wounds at trial A judge has ruled the prosecutors of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl won't be able to harness some of the most emotionally powerful evidence against him at his court martial next year.
December 14, 2016 Marine Corps: 3 Marines face courts-martial in hazing probe The Marine Corps general in charge of dealing with accusations of rampant abuse and hazing of recruits at its Parris Island training facility has recommend charges and special courts-martial against three Marines and a preliminary hearing involving a fourth.
November 5, 2016 Convicted leaker Chelsea Manning made second suicide attempt, lawyers say Chelsea Manning attempted suicide for the second time in recent months while the transgender soldier remains imprisoned in Kansas for leaking classified information, two of her attorneys said Friday.
September 23, 2016 Chelsea Manning faces solitary confinement over suicide attempt, group says A transgender soldier imprisoned in Kansas for leaking classified information to the WikiLeaks website faces up to two weeks in solitary confinement in part for attempting suicide, according to a nonprofit group that has been supporting her.
September 13, 2016 Chelsea Manning ending hunger strike after Army approves new medical treatment A transgender soldier imprisoned in Kansas for leaking classified information to the WikiLeaks website will end a hunger strike after the Army agreed to allow her to receive medical treatment for her gender dysphoria, the American Civil Liberties Union announced Tuesday.
September 10, 2016 Marines uncover wide abuse, hazing after recruit's suicide The Marine Corps is looking at possible punishments and courts-martial for up to 20 officers and enlisted leaders in the wake of investigations prompted by the suicide of a recruit at its Parris Island training facility in South Carolina.