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Trump applauds West Point group canceling award ceremony for Tom Hanks
Hanks was scheduled to receive the 2025 Sylvanus Thayer Award, but news reports say the U.S. Military Academy’s alumni association canceled the ceremony.
Army grounds helicopter fleet for force-wide safety stand down
The move is the first such fleet-wide stand down since 2015.
By Davis Winkie
Recent U.S. military helicopter crashes in training missions
There have been three U.S. military helicopter crashes and a rollover recorded so far this year, in Alabama, Kentucky, and Alaska.
By AP Staff
National Guard machine gun range could harm drinking water, EPA says
The Massachusetts Army National Guard proposed building the new 138-acre gun range at Joint Base Cape Cod.
By Steve LeBlanc, AP
House rejects Gaetz pitch to withdraw all US forces from Somalia
The House voted against withdrawing U.S. troops from Somalia, and an AFRICOM unfunded priorities list requests additional funding to review troop levels.
Army unlikely to alter fitness test over concerns of gender neutrality
Army officials said that the service will not make additional changes to the Army Combat Fitness Test that was released in October.
By Zamone Perez
Army’s about-face on contracts extends aviation officers’ service
Pilots claim the Army misinformed them for years about their obligations.
By Davis Winkie
Military sex assault reports rise, even as Army numbers fall
The Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps all had more reports of sexual assault last year than the previous year.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Top enlisted soldier calls out leaders to ‘show up’ at PT
The sergeant major and others see physical training as critical for leadership development.
By Todd South
Early data shows 37% suicide decrease in units with holistic health
The program also shows improved metrics on other negative behaviors such as substance abuse.
By Todd South
New program may help Guard, Reserve catch up to active duty on fitness
The program ends in July, but officials have requested more time.
By Todd South