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How a shovel can help with training, plus common mistakes during drill

Basic security tasks, communication, logistics and maintenance planning make all the difference.

Army identifies two 11th Airborne soldiers killed in LMTV rollover

Spc. Jeremy Evans and Spc. Brian Snowden were killed Monday in a tactical vehicle accident in Alaska.

US troops practice water crossings after Russia’s bloody failures

The Army hopes to avoid bloody crossing debacles should it fight in a large-scale war in the years ahead.

Two 11th Airborne soldiers killed, a dozen injured in LMTV rollover

The injured were evacuated to hospitals around the state.

Sergeant’s car crash heroics earn him Soldier of the Year nod

Sgt. Michael Wolkeba, stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, offered life-saving medical support to accident victims last summer.

Army failing to ensure family housing ‘safe’ from lead paint, asbestos

The Army overhauled housing oversight in 2020, but auditors say key portions of its inspection program have failed.

82nd Airborne chorus prepares for next round of America’s Got Talent

The Fort Liberty-based 16-member chorus auditioned for the NBC talent show competition in the spring.

Soldier reenlists while standing on division sergeant major’s desk

Soldiers have long used reenlistment ceremonies to buck the branch’s formalities, and to bend boundaries in a job that often demands unflinching discipline

Sexual contact charge dismissed for ex-Fort Cavazos brigade commander

The officer, whose firing was followed by his wife's firing, still faces a general court-martial on lesser charges.

Opinion

Don’t believe the hype about Fort Bliss

"Striking is the disparity between what people who’ve never been here presume about the region and what residents recognize as reality."