The head of the Warrior Training Center, a Fort Benning, Georgia-based unit that offers pre-Ranger and other training primarily for Army National Guard soldiers, was relieved of command Oct. 9 and is under investigation, the base announced Friday.
Report: Army discriminated against transgender civilian worker
The Army discriminated against a former soldier working at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, who transitioned from male to female, according to a federal report released Thursday, by improperly barring her from the female restroom and allowing employees to refer
Isolation pods will carry troops if they get Ebola
The Pentagon is developing isolation pods for the C-17 Globemaster aircraft to carry up to 15 service members should they contract Ebola while supporting Operation United Assistance in Africa.
Transgender troops say they want to serve openly
The landmark repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ in 2011 allowed gays and lesbians to serve openly in the U.S. military.
Leadership is key to troops’ tolerance of transgender persons, allied forces say
Transgender persons are barred from serving openly in the U.S. military but can do so in the armed forces of 18 other nations worldwide, including NATO allies Sweden and the United Kingdom as well as Australia and New Zealand.
U.S. war planners focus on advisers in Anbar
Top US military planners want to expand the limited advise-and-assist mission in Iraq and are talking to allied partner nations about potentially putting non-American troops on the ground to help support the fight against Islamic State militants, according to several military officials.
Ex-sailor injures NYC policeman with hatchet
A New York City police officer who suffered a serious head wound after being attacked by a former sailor wielding a hatchet remains in critical but stable condition, police said Friday.
Prisoner in Afghanistan to be tried in U.S.
The Obama administration is preparing to transfer a military detainee in Afghanistan for criminal trial in Virginia, U.S. officials said Thursday.
Overnight French raid destroys IS arms center
France’s military chief says an overnight air raid has destroyed an arms depot for the Islamic State group in Iraq.
Saudi Arabia convicts 27 for plotting attack on U.S. forces
A court in Saudi Arabia sentenced 27 people to prison for planning a series of attacks against U.S.