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Your Army

  • Lt. Gen. Charles A. Flynn, assistant deputy chief of staff for G-3/5/7, has been tapped to lead U.S. Army Pacific. (Staff Sgt. Scott Longstreet/Army)
    Lt. Gen. Charles Flynn slated to command U.S. Army Pacific, and 14 other promotions

    Flynn, who currently serves as deputy chief of staff for Army operations, plans and training at the Pentagon, was key in crafting a new Army force generation model that was introduced this fall.

    Kyle Rempfer
    3 hours ago
  • Ohio Army National Guard Spc. Cory Wise takes the oath of reenlistment from his commanding officer, Capt. Capt. Sascha Miller. (1st Sgt. Chad Layne/Ohio Army National Guard).
    National Guard soldier reenlisted in Capitol amid pomp, tumult of Biden inauguration

    Ohio Army National Guard soldier reups in the rotunda the day Biden was inaugurated.

    Howard Altman
    1 day ago
  • Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar was found dead of strangulation on June 4, 2017, in housing he shared with other special operations forces personnel in Bamako, Mali. (Army)
    Navy SEAL gets 10 years in strangulation death of Army Green Beret staff sergeant

    One more defendant, a Marine Raider, goes to trial Feb. 1 in the death of Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar in Bamako, Mali, in June 2017.

    Todd South
    20 hours ago
  • Nearly 200 National Guardsmen have tested positive for COVID-19 since deploying to DC

    Hundreds of troops are in isolation in Washington after testing positive for COVID-19.

    Meghann Myers
    20 hours ago
  • An Army captain covers himself with a poncho liner during a break during Operation Regular Flint at Shele Kalay, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2012. (Spc. Kristina Truluck/Army)
    A love letter to my dearest Woobie

    When your poncho liner is your one true love.

    Sarah Sicard
    1 day ago
  • Navy band members remix a Taylor Swift song into a sea shanty. (U.S. Navy/Screengrab)
    Navy band repurposes Taylor Swift song into a sea shanty, not everyone thrilled

    Responses varied.

    J.D. Simkins
    5 hours ago
  • President Joe Biden overturned the Trump administration ban on transgender service members. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)
    Biden ends Trump ban on transgender service members

    Service members are once again allowed to transition to their preferred gender.

    Meghann Myers
    1 day ago
  • GM Defense has been awarded a contract to produce the Army's new Infantry Squad Vehicle. (General Motors)
    Infantry Squad Vehicle is a cramped ride, but US Army says it meets requirements

    The Army's Infantry Squad Vehicle is meeting its requirements, but due to the nature of its role to rapidly inject an infantry squad into battle, it's a tight fit for passengers.

    Jen Judson
    1 day ago
  • Spc. Alex Ketchum, an infantryman with 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas, officially changed her gender marker following a year and a half of hormone therapy and less than a year after the Defense Department lifted its ban on service for transgender troops. (Photo courtesy Spc. Alex Ketchum)
    Source: Biden to drop Trump’s military transgender ban

    The decision comes as Biden plans to turn his attention to equity issues that he believes continue to shadow nearly all aspects of American life.

    Lolita Baldor and Zeke Miller, The Associated Press
    1 day ago
  • National Guard troops continue to be deployed around the Capitol one day after the inauguration of President Joe Biden, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (Rebecca Blackwell/AP)
    Thousands of Guard troops to stay in Washington as threats target lawmakers ahead of impeachment trial

    About 7,000 members of the National Guard will remain to assist federal law enforcement, officials said.

    Michael Balsamo, The Associated Press
    1 day ago
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