The Army has announced overseas deployments to the Middle East, Europe and South Korea for three brigades later this year. A medley of forces will soon leave U.S. shores, replacing rotating units already at those locations, according to an Army press release. The 1st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain...

Army announces upcoming brigade overseas deployments

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 Buoyed by an increase in recruiting, the Army will expand its basic combat training in what its leaders hope reflects a turning point as it prepares to meet the challenges of future wars.The added training will begin in October and comes as the Army tries to reverse years of dismal recruiting when it failed to meet its enlistment goals. New units in Oklahoma and Missouri will train as many as 4,000 recruits every year.Army leaders are optimistic they will hit their target of 55,000 recruits this year and say the influx of new soldiers forced them to increase the...

As recruiting rebounds, the Army will expand basic training to rebuild the force for modern warfare

The Marine Corps and Navy have ordered all Marines, sailors and federal civilian employees to undergo training about off-limits political activities this summer, ahead of the presidential election. In an Aug. 12 message, Marine Corps staff director Lt. Gen. Gregg Olson ordered commanders to train units on the do’s and...

Marines, sailors to get more training on political do’s and don’ts

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Soldiers out of Hawaii are building a new, agile type of unit that could be the future when it comes to how the Army fields ground combat forces in far-flung West Pacific battlefields. A “light brigade combat team” made up of soldiers from 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry...

Is this unit the future of Army combat formations?

The U.S. Air Force recently made a major change that gives the newest airmen and guardian trainees additional time carrying weapons as part of their training program at the Department of the Air Force Basic Military Training. In a Monday press release, Air Education and Training Command wrote, “Airmen and...

Air Force requiring trainees to carry M4 rifles in basic training

A U.S. soldier has been placed in custody for the disappearance of his wife, according to the Army. Pfc. Dewayne Arthur Johnson II is in military pretrial confinement in Hawaii, more than two weeks after his wife, Mischa Mabeline Kaalohilani Johnson, went missing. “Our efforts remain focused on locating Mischa,...

US soldier detained over pregnant wife’s disappearance in Hawaii

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[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from the author's interview with those mentioned.]. Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most popular actors from the 1950s to her unfortunate passing from cancer in 1995. Before, during, and after her benchmark Emmy-nominated role as twitch-witch Samantha Stephens on TV's Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Montgomery made over 200 additional appearances in other weekly shows, TV-movies, and feature films.

'Bewitched' Star Elizabeth Montgomery Received Death Threats for Protesting the Vietnam War

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Command Sgt. Maj. Harold “Ed” Jarrell has been relieved as the senior enlisted for the Army’s 1st Information Operations Command, an Army spokesperson confirmed, marking the third time within a month and the second within a week, that the Army has fired a command sergeant major of a brigade or larger unit as per Task and Purpose.

The Army Fires 3rd Command Sergeant Major in a Month: Command Sgt. Maj. Harold "Ed" Jarrel

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to clarify the history of U.S. troops’ presence in South Korea. Certain soldiers embarking to South Korea will call it home for longer than usual, according to an Aug. 1 Army memo. The memo calls for “single soldiers without dependents assigned...

Some US soldiers in South Korea will now serve 2-year tours

It's been two decades since beloved actor Brian Kelly died of pneumonia at 73 in 2005. Best known as Porter Ricks in the classic TV family show Flipper(NBC, 1964-1967), Kelly had once suffered a paralyzing motorcycle accident that ended his acting career. However, he rechanneld his creative talent and became a producer. This is his story.

The Paralyzing Accident & Tragic Death of TV's 'Flipper' Father Brian Kelly: Two Decades Later

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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US officials have long identified the need for more integrated air defenses in the Pacific to stop a potential massive barrage of Chinese missiles.

US forces on Guam are facing a Chinese missile threat unlike anything else and need more air defenses with deeper magazines, Army officials say

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In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. On July 28, 2024, a TikTok video posted by Erica W., known as @tasteofmelanin on the platform, garnered significant attention after she exposed disturbing racist decorations in an Airbnb rental. The incident occurred in a rental property that Erica had booked, although the exact location remains unspecified. The video has since gone viral, prompting widespread concern and leading to the removal of the listing from Airbnb's platform.

Airbnb Listing Taken Down After Black Woman Finds Hanging Monkeys and Cotton Used As Decor

A collection of premier operational Army units has conducted at least 10 rounds of experiments with a targeting system that is now actively used in U.S. Central Command and is being applied to solve logistics problems globally. The XVIII Airborne Corps, which commands the 82nd Airborne Division, 10th Mountain Division,...

This system could allow small Army teams to hit 1,000 targets per hour

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

Military Times

Read more to see the latest entrants into the Goat Locker.

Navy releases list of sailors selected to become chiefs

Fort Drum, NY

The four-legged, remote-controlled unmanned ground vehicle is designed to locate and fight drones.

A 'robot dog' armed with an AI-enabled rifle for shooting down drones was tested at a US Army exercise

Salem, OH

Northern Kentucky Tribune

Every day, 8-year-old Emma sits in a small garden outside her grandmother’s home in Salem, Ohio, writing letters to her mom and sometimes singing songs her mother used to sing to her.

Thousands of parents die of overdoses; advocates say their kids need more help

Washington, DC

The Army fired the senior enlisted leader for 1st Information Operations Command this week, marking the second such leader in the Washington, D.C., area to be relieved in less than a week. On Tuesday, officials relieved Command Sgt. Maj. Harold “Ed” Jarrell following a 15-6 investigation due to a “loss...

Army fires command sergeant major of DC-area information ops unit

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Commanders find new ways to leverage network in theater and training

The Army is employing diverse methods to keep its network up, data flowing and signals passing between units in a major field exercise as it continues...

Commanders find new ways to leverage network in theater and training

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