US service member killed in northern Iraq, US Central Command says
A U.S. service member was killed on Saturday “during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance” in northern Iraq, U.S. Central Command said. The unexploded ordnance was from a “downed Iranian one-way attack drone,” Central Command said in a statement released Sunday. The death of the...
Doctors question evidence behind Pentagon’s testosterone screening plan
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this week ordered annual testosterone-deficiency screening for active-duty and reserve service members age 30 and older, which he says will help to maintain military readiness. But many medical professionals warn it might do nothing of the sort and instead could...
Soldier, girlfriend allegedly starved child and dogs to death
Federal prosecutors charged a soldier and his girlfriend with murder after alleging they allowed their baby and three dogs to starve while living in on-base housing at Fort Benning, Georgia. Ladarrion McCray, 23, and Emma Bradshaw, 22, face eight charges, including felony murder by child...
Military spouses can find jobs. Keeping careers is the hard part.
Ninety-six days after arriving at Camp Pendleton, California, for her family’s third permanent change of station, Michelle Pasco is still searching for work. She left behind a teaching career she loved in San Antonio, Texas. Since arriving in California, Pasco has spent months navigating state...
DC National Guard gets its first security vessel
The District of Columbia National Guard has commissioned its first maritime security vessel this week, giving the unit a waterborne capability to support security at major events and overall homeland defense in the nation’s capital. The vessel is assigned to the 260th Special Purpose Brigade,...
