Too Heavy to Fight? How the Army Is Combating the Obesity Crisis to Find Recruits Pvt. David Dean weighed 320 lbs. when he went to visit a National Guard recruiter. A West Virginia plumber by trade, he...
After Hurricane Idalia, Military Bases Return to Normal and National Guard Gets to Work Military installations in Florida and up the Atlantic Coast are starting to return to normal after Hurricane Idalia tore...
5,500 Guard Troops Called Up in Florida as Military Bases Brace for Hurricane Idalia The National Guard was called up in Florida and the military was making a series of moves and precautions -- including moving...
Alaska Soldier Charged with Murder of National Guard Wife Who Disappeared A soldier in Alaska has been charged with murder after the body of his missing wife -- also a member of the Army -- was...
Pentagon Activates National Guard, Sends Helicopters to Aid in Deadly Hawaii Fires The wildfires on the popular Hawaiian island -- fueled by strong winds from a passing hurricane -- have claimed 36 lives...
More Republican Governors Deploy National Guard Troops to Texas Border The Republican governors of Oklahoma, West Virginia and Nebraska this week joined a growing list of those deploying National...
The Making of a Fake War Hero: An American Who Reinvented Himself as a Social-Media Soldier in Ukraine Is Accused of 'Stolen Valor' Not only did he apparently lie about his military background to join the fight in Ukraine, but it turned out he had lied...
Army National Guard Halts Payments for Soldier Student Loans After Funding Snafu The issue is isolated within the Student Loan Repayment Program, or SLRP -- one of the key incentives for joining the part...
Army National Guard Can't Retain Enough Soldiers, Even as Active Duty Meets Goals The Army National Guard is optimistic about hitting its recruiting goals this year but is struggling to retain talent.
Here Are Service Members' Rights When Returning to Their Old Job Military reservists and National Guard troops have plenty to worry about when they're called away from their jobs for active...
Tennessee Man Shot Dead After Flipping Middle Finger at War Memorial Albert Sturgill Jr., 63, was confronted by a group while gesturing at the flag and monuments at Cumberland County Veterans...
Chicago Braces for Potential National Guard Deployment Amid Trump Threats Illinois politicians are sounding an alarm and bracing for possible National Guard deployments to Chicago amid President...
9/11 Air Defense Stories You Might Not Know As hijacked planes turned into weapons on September 11, 2001, inside a quiet Air National Guard facility in upstate New York...
Is Trump's Troop Buildup in US Cities a Declaration of War — or Something Else? As President Donald Trump goads Democratic-led cities, Americans are grappling with a fundamental question of American...
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...
