A 55-year-old lieutenant colonel assigned to U.S. Army Central Command died while exercising Sunday in Sumter, South Carolina. Command Sgt. Maj. Veronica Knapp previously served as the 101st Airborne Division's first female senior enlisted leader. The four new companies will train 3,840 soldiers for the service annually. Basic training for U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadets is being revamped this year in light of a sexual abuse scandal that has rocked the service academy. By Susan Haigh
5 weeks ago The Democratic candidate for vice president “misspoke” in a 2018 video about “weapons of war that I carried in war,” a Harris campaign spokesperson said. Some soldiers without dependents will now serve two years on the peninsula rather than the typical unaccompanied one-year tour length. Two men linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard are charged with providing material support to Iran’s weapons-of-mass-destruction program. By Matthew Barakat
6 weeks ago Harris' running mate served in the National Guard for 24 years and championed veterans' issues in Congress for six terms. Marines have established a yearly presence in Australia’s Northern Territory. The rotation commander spoke to Military Times about this year's mission. Gen. Daniel Hokanson, who retired Friday after four decades in uniform, reflects on his time leading the National Guard Bureau. Load More