The Army Increasingly Allows Soldiers Charged with Violent Crimes to Leave the Military Rather Than Face Trial A long-standing but little-known practice permits service members facing criminal charges to circumvent trial by being...
After Air Force Veteran's Mass Shooting, Sutherland Springs Victims Finally Reach Tentative Court Settlement The Department of Justice announced that an "agreement in principle" has been reached to resolve the claims of 75 plaintiffs...
5th Active-Duty Service Member Arrested on Jan. 6 Charges David Elizalde was arrested by the FBI in Arlington, Virginia, on four federal misdemeanor charges, including disorderly...
98 Military Families Silenced by Nondisclosure Agreements with Private Base Housing Companies According to the Department of Defense, companies negotiated with military families to ensure they wouldn't badmouth their...
One-Third of Military Veterans Have Been Arrested. To Help, We Need to Identify Them at the Justice System's Front Door. One in three of our 19 million veterans report having been arrested and booked at least once, and roughly 181,500 are behind...
This Soldier Led the Charge for Troops to Be Able to File Malpractice Cases. The Army Just Denied His Claim. Master Sgt. Richard Stayskal will appeal, and lawmakers say efforts are underway in Congress to reinforce the intention of...
The Tragic, Conflicting and Now Politicized Tale of a US Sailor Sitting in a Japanese Prison Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis is far from the only American military employee to face a Japanese legal system that places a high...
Airman Accused of Insider Attack at Syrian Base Acquitted of All Charges A jury found Tech. Sgt. David W. Dezwaan Jr. not guilty of charges ranging from dereliction of duty and destroying military...
Ohio Guard Quietly Removed Guardsman Guilty of Making Ghost Guns Last Year Thomas Develin was arrested in June 2022 on charges stemming from his efforts to make so-called "ghost guns" -- untraceable...
Many Vets Get Lost in Criminal Justice System, Group Led by 2 Former Defense Chiefs Says The Council on Criminal Justice released its findings and recommendations, including that criminal justice agencies need to...
Army Disbanding Most Ceremonial Horse Units The Army will begin phasing out five horse-mounted ceremonial units stationed at Fort Irwin, California; Fort Huachuca...
Coast Guard Receives Unprecedented $25 Billion Infusion Under Sweeping 'Big Beautiful Bill' The service will receive funding for more ships, helicopters and unmanned systems and maintenance of installations and...
Navy SEAL Veteran Compares Himself to Trump as He Launches His Bid for Wisconsin Governor A suburban Milwaukee businessman, former Navy SEAL and political newcomer entered Wisconsin's race for governor Wednesday...
Marine Recruiters Promoted an Immigration Benefit Until the Corps Told Them to Stop The military often highlights paths to citizenship as a recruiting tactic, though fulfillment of policies such as PIP has...
Army Policy Severely Limiting Shaving Waivers Goes into Effect Troops will be granted short-term shaving exemptions if they require it, but will be removed from the service if they are on...
!["Minuteman" statue in front of the Ohio Air National Guard Headquarters.](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-03/mil-minuteman-statue-ohio-guard-1800.jpg?itok=Q45ShG2S "Ice covers the "Minuteman" statue in front of the Ohio Air National Guard Headquarters building, Dec. 20, 2016. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood\Released)")
