Army News
Army Ranger battalion deployment kills, captures 1,900 terrorists
The 1st Ranger Battalion has deployed 22 times to support the war on terror, the deputy commanding general of Joint Special Operations Command said. The 1st Ranger Battalion’s members ran 198 combat missions that resulted in 1,900 terrorists killed or captured in their most recent deployment. After the deployment, 14 of the Rangers recently received valor […]
Fort Jackson drill sergeant gets prison for truck crash that killed two soldiers
Army Privates Ethan Shrader and Timmothy Ashcraft died in an accident on Ft. Jackson during basic training. By Tracy Glantz Christina Vittoz hoped the drill sergeant who hit and killed her nephew and another young recruit with a truck on Fort Jackson would be “a jerk.” Instead, after speaking with Staff Sgt. Andrew Marrow before […]
Took 4 Years to Field, but 4 days to Damage
The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is what the Army hopes to replace the Humvee with. Advertisement articles for this vehicle, in Army related magazines, paraded it as adept in operating in rough environments. None of these advertisement articles involved the JLTV operating under Soldier experience and judgement. As with anything that’s built and tested, […]
The Army, in Need of Recruits, Turns Focus to Liberal-Leaning Cities
Army recruiters Sgt. Dira An, left, and Sgt. Julio Diaz, manned a table at a job fair in Seattle. Enlistment rates in liberal-leaning cities have tended to be low, especially when jobs are plentiful. C. Bates for The New York Times By Dave Philipps SEATTLE — Army recruiters in Seattle can earn a Friday off […]
Soldier Saves Unconscious Driver Moments Before Car Explodes
An off-duty Special Forces Soldier’s quick thinking, and quick action, saved an unconscious driver’s life moments before the driver’s car exploded. He was driving his brother-in-law, and his family, to the airport in order to drop off his brother-in-law. It was dark, approximately 3:30 AM, when he saw something that was not normal… A couple […]
Former decorated Green Beret, after years of investigations, charged in death of suspected Taliban bomb maker
By Greg Norman A former Green Beret who told Fox News in 2016 that he killed a suspected Taliban bomb maker nearly a decade ago during combat operations in Afghanistan is now being charged in the man’s death — a move his lawyer says is an act of betrayal by the Army. The murder charge […]
Soldier killed in 2009 Battle of Kamdesh to receive Distinguished Service Cross
Staff Sgt. Justin Gallegos’ posthumous Silver Star will be upgraded to a Distinguished Service Cross, the nation’s second highest award for valor, during a ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018. COURTESY OF U.S. ARMY By WYATT OLSON | STARS AND STRIPES In the early hours of Oct. 3, 2009, more than […]
Female Soldier Completes Special Forces Selection
AnotherPat sends us an article listing a milestone for women in the military. Others here have posted about women accomplishing firsts… Starting in the combat arms community, and working into the Special Forces community. Now we have a female Soldier that recently completed selection, and qualified to continue on to the Q Course. From the […]
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