Fewer service members died by suicide in 2024 than year prior, report finds
The report on 2024 suicides found a decrease in the total force suicide rate, though active component rates have steadily increased from 2011 to 2024.
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Feds sue towing company for allegedly illegally auctioning off troops’ cars — including many towed from base
Some of the vehicles were auctioned off in spite of being registered to on-base addresses, including barracks.
DoD stays mum on regional troop presence plans after Afghanistan withdrawal
Military officials say they will be able to respond to terrorism threats in Afghanistan even without troops on the ground there, but details are scarce.
Chicago gun pipeline traced to three Fort Campbell soldiers
The trio purchased nearly 100 firearms since 2019, including pistols recovered by Chicago police at the scenes of shootings and homicides.
Some military bases limiting gas purchases, encouraging telework in wake of pipeline shutdown
Like their civilian counterparts, some gas stations on military bases are seeing long lines and fuel shortages.
Alcohol made near Chernobyl’s exclusion zone seized by Ukrainian authorities
1,500 bottles of Atomik, an alcoholic spirit made by apples grown near the infamous Chernobyl nuclear power plant, were confiscated.
The Army is making tank upgrades as simple as switching video game cartridges
A new open-standards approach would make replacing or updating capabilities as easy as plugging in a new VPX card — a rugged, standard chip about 1-inch big that’s used for defense applications.
Military parents would get 12 weeks of leave to care for new children under congressional proposal
The time off would apply to both primary and secondary caregivers.
Trump acting Pentagon chief defends military response to Jan. 6 riot at Capitol
Christopher Miller’s testimony will amount to the most thorough explanation of Pentagon actions after months of criticism that it took hours for the National Guard to arrive.
Decision on Minuteman missile to shape US nuclear policy for decades
The head of U.S. Strategic Command says Minuteman is so old that Air Force technicians have had to perform magic to keep it fully functional.
CENTCOM is releasing drawdown updates, but they don’t include troop numbers
The drawdown is anywhere between 6 and 12 percent complete, but details on how many people are still there have been withheld.
