The American woman who sculpted new faces for battle-scarred WWI vets
As the world and its soldiers went over the top and straight into mechanized warfare, the horrors of large-caliber machine guns and artillery warfare ushered in a new age of gruesome deaths and horrific injuries. World War I claimed the lives of 8 million men,...
How one man taught US soldiers to fight dirty in WWII
Lecturing to a group of young U.S. Army Rangers on a field at Fort Meade, Maryland, in May 1942, U.S. Army lieutenant colonel Francois d’Eliscu ordered a trainee to level his rifle and bayonet and charge at him, full bore. “Come on, boy, like you...
Desertion threatens to starve Ukraine’s forces at a crucial time
Desertion is starving the Ukrainian army of desperately needed manpower and crippling its battle plans at a crucial time in its war with Russia, which could put Kyiv at a clear disadvantage in future ceasefire talks. Facing every imaginable shortage, tens of thousands of Ukrainian...
Army seeks 300 ground combat lieutenants to transfer to support jobs
The Army is looking for 300 lieutenants to voluntarily transfer from four ground combat arms branches to five understrength branches: adjutant general, air defense, finance, logistics and signal corps. In January, the service sought 250 infantry or armor lieutenants to move over to adjutant general,...
Family alleges sewage leak in military housing sickened 4-year-old
A military family in South Carolina is suing Fort Jackson’s privatized housing provider after they say sewage contaminated their home, allegedly causing a life-altering bacterial infection in their 4-year-old son. Travis Wilson, a chaplain in the Army, and his wife, Jaclyn Wilson, filed a complaint...
Criminal probe launched after US Air Force spots drones over UK bases
LONDON — A criminal investigation has been launched after the U.S. Air Force reported that drones were spotted flying over English military bases, a British official said Wednesday. The U.S. Air Force reported several incursions occurred in the past week at four bases where the...
Marine lights candles for romantic hotel surprise, sets room on fire
What was intended to be a passionate hotel room rendezvous turned into nothing more than a smoldering chamber of sorrow after approximately 20 candles lit by a Marine sparked a fire that left the room’s confines crispier than intended. The unnamed sergeant, assigned to Camp...
Navy updates exercise standards for Fitness Enhancement Program
The Navy will not require some sailors to undergo the Fitness Enhancement Program if they do not pass the Navy’s Body Composition Assessment portion of the Physical Fitness Assessment. Starting next year, sailors who do not meet the BCA standards but do score an Excellent-Low...
East Coast Marine drone squadron conducts first Reaper flight
East Coast Marines will soon have their own MQ-9A Reaper drone training unit after recently completing a successful flight of the platform at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina. The Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training Squadron, or VMUT 2, Marine Aircraft Group 14,...
