Mike Waltz pledges to make UN ‘great again’ in confirmation hearing
Tuesday was the first time Waltz faced lawmakers since mistakenly adding a journalist to a private Signal chat used to discuss sensitive military plans.
By Matt Brown
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How low-scoring applicants ‘primed the pump’ for Navy recruiting boost
How an unconventional decision to accept a higher proportion of recruits scoring in the bottom 30% played a role in achieving recruiting targets.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Arkansas Supreme Court rejects appeal of man who shot Army recruiters
The Arkansas Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of a man who fatally shot a U.S. Army soldier and wounded another outside a recruiting station in Little Rock.
Army Reserve assets deploy to Puerto Rico to assist ongoing relief efforts
“There is one, unified point to take care of the citizens of Puerto Rico. They are at the heart of everything we do.”
By Dylan Gresik
A ‘Warrior Tradition’: Why Native Americans continue fighting for the same government that tried to wipe them out
Since 9/11, nearly 19 percent of Native Americans have served in the armed forces, compared to an average of 14 percent of all other ethnicities.
Army hospital withdraws appeal over $12.3M payout for burned child
The infant son of an active-duty soldier was severely burned during a botched surgery.
US does not know where ISIS escapees are, says Syria envoy
More than 100 Islamic State prisoners have escaped to parts unknown.
By Joe Gould
CID investigating whether Army infantry officer called for mass murder and destruction amid racist, anti-government Reddit screeds
Reserve Army Maj. William Jeffrey Poole is under investigation for far-right extremist activity online.
US envoy rejects claim coalition airstrikes amount to ‘war crime’ by key UN Syria panel
The United States' top envoy for Syria rejected Thursday findings by U.N.-backed investigators that deadly airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition early this year may amount to a war crime.
He volunteered for World War II so his family wouldn’t be interned
He joined the "Purple Heart Battalion," the 100th Infantry Battalion of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, made up mostly of Japanese-Americans.
By Jim Holland, Rapid City Journal