Soldier Dead, 2 Injured in Joint Base Lewis-McChord Vehicle Incident Pfc. Joseph Marquez, who was killed in the accident, was a native of Dover, Delaware, and served as a motor transport...
Navy's Top Admiral Opens New Command with Hopes It Will Combat String of Safety Issues In less than two years, the service has seen several major accidents, both afloat and ashore.
Details Emerge in Deadly Rollover Crash that Led to Charges Against Driver as Marines Identify Victims The Marine Corps identified the two Marines who lost their lives as Lance Cpl. Jonathan Gierke and Pfc. Zachary Riffle.
The Marine Corps' Aging Amphibious Vehicle Fleet Will Be Kept Out of the Water Eight Marines and a Navy corpsman died when an AAV sank hundreds of feet into the ocean during exercises on July 30, 2020.
The Top Killer of Soldiers, Army Vehicle Deaths Are Tied to Poor Training, Though Numbers Down Twenty soldiers died during on-duty incidents during fiscal 2021, according to an upcoming safety report.
Navy Recovers Remains of 5 Sailors Killed in Helicopter Crash Off San Diego The service said it recovered the lost aircraft from a depth of about 5,300 feet with the help of a salvage and dive team...
Navy Investigation into Deadly AAV Mishap Finds Issues But No Direct Link to the Sinking of Landing Craft The probe was launched in April after the Marine Corps fired a colonel, a lieutenant colonel and then a two-star general for...
2 Soldiers Die at Fort Bragg on the Same Day in Unrelated Incidents Four additional soldiers were injured in the vehicle mishap that killed Pfc. Patrick Hernandez.
Fort Bragg Soldier Killed in Humvee Wreck as Congress Weighs Safety Overhaul The deadly incident occurred just after noon on a main base thoroughfare and is under investigation.
Army Identifies Green Beret Who Died During Dive Training in Reservoir The Army identified the soldier as Staff Sgt. Paul Lincoln Olmstead, who died Tuesday during a water training exercise at the...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Marines Suffer Most Cases of 2 Life-Threatening Conditions Related to Exercise and Heat, Report Finds The April issue of the Defense Department's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published last week, was focused entirely on...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill Gets Agreement Between House and Senate The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program, the beleaguered electronic health records program, veteran homelessness...