US Army News

The group -- a major bipartisan coalition of over 100 Members of Congress -- wrote to Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel Pentagon, requesting him that the US Armed Forces should update their appearance regulations to allow Sikh Americans to serve while abiding by their articles of faith, such as wearing a turban or beard.

If you are interested in this story, you might be interested in others from The Journal Gazette.

An elderly woman who suffers from Alzheimer's disease lived with her husband's body for a month after he died not realizing what happened, authorities said Monday.

Here's one pet who's made one vet very happy. US Army Specialist and Combat Medic Dustin Deweerd was combating PTSD after his return from Afghanistan, but was able to overcome it thanks to a dog he met through an organization that pairs veterans with canine companions.

A bipartisan group of 105 lawmakers urged the Defense Department on Monday to make it easier for practicing Sikh Americans who wear beards and turbans to serve in the military.

A military judge was considering Monday whether a top lawyer at the Pentagon unlawfully interfered in the case against a brigadier general charged with sexual assault, threatening the high-profile court martial.

It was not surprising that the mass media response to the 2015 defense budget was that it would result in "the smallest Army since before World War II."

A captain, whose sexual-assault allegations against a U.S. Army general made him the focus of a rare court-martial for a high-ranking officer, will likely face tough questions from his attorneys when she takes the stand on Monday.

Leaders and Soldiers from three 1st Infantry Division brigades and the division headquarters have conducted integrated and simultaneous live, virtual and constructive training.

New regulations from the Army could limit the placement of future tattoos by Fort Drum soldiers, among other grooming standards.

Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division , disembark their plane after landing Feb. 2 at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania.

A service member who has been in the U.S. Army for more than 21 years, he had just arrived in Vigo County with his family - wife, four teenage children, mother-in-law and two dogs - when he learned the home loan he had obtained in Texas was denied.

The meeting had barely gotten underway at the U.S.-led Kandahar provincial reconstruction team's base when one of the Canadian diplomats excused himself to take a phone call.

FEBRUARY 14: U.S. Sen. John McCain gestures as he walks into a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, February 14, 2012 in Washington, DC.

One-hundred-and-fifty years ago a U.S. Army surgeon from Oswego clung to life a disgusting basement cell of one of the most infamous prisons in American history, his body ravaged by disease and cold.

A memorial service that was both celebratory and somber honored Salinas native Edward Balli, a U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 who lost his life in a battle with the Taliban in southern Afghanistan on Jan. 20. Balli, a husband, father and grandfather, was 20 days short of his 43rd birthday when a suicide bomber ignited the battle in which he was ... (more)

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair leaves the courthouse following a day of motions, on March 4, 2014, at Fort Bragg, N.C. An Army captain who says she was sexually assaulted by a general testified Thursday that she and Brig.

March 8, 2014 Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced March 6 that two men have pleaded guilty to their roles in a $1 million fraud scheme to sell counterfeit and modified computer equipment to the U.S. Army.

For the first time, a soldier from Puerto Rico's renowned U.S. Army troop, the Borinqueneers, will receive the Medal of Honor, and advocates hope the citation will lead Congress to salute the entire regiment.

Retired US Army Sgt. James McElwee of Ocean City received a Bronze Star for meritorious service in the Vietnam War from US Rep. Frank LoBiondo during a ceremony Friday, March 7 at his office.