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The Army has identified the soldier who was found dead at Fort Drum on Monday as a 21-year-old Specialist from Ohio. Jacob Allen Ashton’s death is currently under investigation by the Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division, which declined to offer any other information. Army officials say Specialist Ashton was from the Headquarters and…
The bodycam footage of a former military police officer being arrested has gained millions of views across social media but nobody followed up on what happened to her until now. Last summer, Alicia Ann Orzel, was approached by police officers requesting her children while they were on a Wisconsin lake. Orzel was staying with her…
A female Airman’s post on social media is gaining attention for what she pointed out about her uniform while recording herself in a bathroom stall. Airman First Class Phillips, identified by the nametape on her uniform, said her video was part 1 of her series known as “pros and cons of being in the military.”…
U.S. officials spoke on condition of anonymity to offer a little more detail about the U.S. personnel who were injured during an attack in Iraq on Monday. At least one of two Katyusha rockets fired at Al Asad Airbase landed inside the base, causing the injuries. “We can confirm that there was a suspected rocket…
The Army is blaming a celebrity for a recruiting advertising failure after they paid millions to post to his Instagram. The U.S. Army struck an $11 million advertising deal with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and his United Football League in hopes of attracting recruits. But a new report shows it backfired and ended up putting…
The Army reports a need to expand its basic training by adding more training companies after re-assigning basic training companies to give poor-performing recruits a second chance at becoming soldiers. In 2022, the Army reassigned training companies at Fort Jackson to be used for the Future Soldier Prep Course. The course gives lower-performing recruits up…
It has only been a few days since the Army National Guard announced the “non-combat” deaths of two soldiers in Iraq and details about the incidents are still limited. But the Georgia National Guard and their families have offered some more detail about their deaths. The Georgia National Guard stated Spc. Travis Jordan Pameni and…
Members in the Individual Ready Reserves (IRR), attend a muster at La Jolla, Calif., March 26, 2022. The muster was held to screen designated IRR members to ensure mobilization readiness and train Readiness Support Program Region One for mobilization operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Grace J. Kindred) The Commission on the National Defense…
The US Army staff sergeant who was recently convicted of stealing from his Russian girlfriend and making death threats has been cut off financially by the Department of Defense.
A 21-year-old soldier, sporting a 2nd Cavalry Regiment patch, claims she was promoted to sergeant just under three years. Sergeant Lipscomb’s video showing off her promotion has had over 16,000 likes and over 630 comments -most supportive and some curious. While a majority of the comments featured a simple “congrats,” or “proud of you,” some…