A Russian court has convicted a visiting American soldier of stealing and making threats of murder, sentencing him to nearly four years in prison. Master Sgt. Peter Pease was awarded a Bronze Star for his actions at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, following a drone attack in October 2023. The Army is naming its short-range air defense system after Sgt. Mitchell William Stout, who saved lives in Vietnam. The Army was the first military service established by the Continental Congress. Nearly 20% of eligible airmen will promote to technical sergeant, a year after those advancements hit a nearly 30-year low. While the cause of a spike in maintenance-related accidents remains elusive, the Air Force said its maintainer recruitment has improved. The changes are effective immediately. Students in courses now do not have to complete them. He must serve more than six years, reduced to private and issued a bad conduct discharge. The mother of a U.S. soldier being held in Russia on theft charges thinks her son was tricked into traveling to the country. Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black faces charges of theft after being arrested in Russia on May 2. Load More