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‘Antwone Fisher’ is the most important military film you haven’t seen

The story focuses on the internal war Fisher fights, a struggle some service members face long before they put on a uniform.

By Clay Beyersdorfer

4 months ago

Officials honor Mississippi National Guardsmen killed in Apache crash

Officer Bryan Andrew Zemek, 36, and Officer Derek Joshua Abbott, 42, were both Mississippi natives and had won several awards for their service.

17 months ago

Army veteran sentenced for shooting Black girl at Iowa Trump rally

Michael McKinney, 26, of St. Charles, pleaded guilty in June to intimidation with a dangerous weapon and willful injury in the Dec. 6 shooting after a rally in Des Moines near the state Capitol.

4 years ago

Minnesota National Guard walks a fine line on Minneapolis streets

"They think we're foreign occupiers."

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 years ago

Suspect arrested after drive-by shooting at Minnesota Guardsmen

Both troops were only lightly injured and they have already returned to duty, a Minnesota National Guard spokesman told Army Times.

By Kyle Rempfer

4 years ago

Repeated National Guard missions in DC trigger frustration, denials

According to defense officials, the Army on Monday approved only about a quarter of the Guard troops requested by city officials to provide security in case of unrest after the upcoming verdict in the trial of former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

4 years ago

Shots fired at National Guardsmen patrolling in Minneapolis

The Minnesota National Guard said the men were hurt when several shots came from a light-colored SUV around 4:19 a.m. One was treated at a hospital for an injury for shattered glass, and the other Guard member’s injuries were described as superficial.

4 years ago

2 Arkansas men charged in scheme to defraud $12 million from Tricare

An Arkansas doctor and a medical sales representative have been accused of taking part in a scheme which defrauded the U.S. military’s health insurer of more than $12 million.

6 years ago

Former soldier serving life for teen’s ’82 murder seeks DNA test

Advocates for a former U.S. soldier convicted of the attempted rape and murder of an Army officer's son 37 years ago are asking a federal judge to order DNA testing to discredit what they say is weak evidence presented at a court-martial that sent him to prison for life.

6 years ago

Green Berets heading to civilian trials in Florida for murder and child rape cases

Two soldiers from 7th Special Forces Group are facing trial in February.

By Meghann Myers

7 years ago

The Pentagon is reviewing the special operations community after a series of high-profile scandals

The Defense Department has until March to submit an evaluation of U.S. Special Operations Command's ethics and professionalism standards and programs.

By Meghann Myers

7 years ago

Judge: Department of Defense improperly redacted documents

A federal judge has found the U.S. Department of Defense improperly redacted several unclassified documents sought by Kansas General Derek Schmidt related to surveying potential sites for housing terror suspects now held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

7 years ago