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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.

In turning thumbs down on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's push to reform how the military handles sexual assault complaints, the U.S. Senate let stand a system that betrays thousands of victimized women and men every year.

The Army is declining to publicly disclose any possible punishment for a Colorado soldier depicted in an Instagram that included comments saying she deliberately avoided saluting the flag.

A Fort Hood sergeant who was a coordinator of the post's sexual assault and harassment prevention program faces multiple charges after he was accused of setting up a prostitution ring involving cash-strapped female soldiers.

Top prosecutor who allegedly assaulted and tried to kiss lawyer at sex abuse conference is suspended in latest embarrassment for US military The US Army's top prosecutor overseeing sex assault cases has been suspended over allegations he groped a woman lawyer who was working for him.

The Army is investigating sexual abuse allegations against an officer who trains military prosecutors who handle sexual and physical abuse cases, a defense official said Thursday.

An Army sergeant who had been accused of secretly photographing and videotaping at least a dozen women at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point has pleaded guilty in a court-martial, officials said Friday.

Brig. Gen. Peggy C. Combs has become the first female to take command over Fort Knox and U.S. Army Cadet Command.

The change is taking place Friday morning at the sprawling post on the Kentucky-Tennessee state line.

A Fort Jackson Army staff sergeant who was wanted on charges of desertion and multiple sex crimes was arrested Thursday, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.

A WINTER STORM WARNING has been issued from 7PM today until 12PM Friday for Buncombe, McDowell, Henderson, Transylvania, Yancey, Mitchell, Burke & the mts.

A U.S. Army general accused of sexual assault was set to plead guilty to three lesser charges Thursday in a move that his lawyer says will strengthen his position going into trial.

In his immaculate blue dress uniform, Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair stood ramrod straight before a judge Thursday and pleaded guilty to three charges that could send him to prison for up to 15 years.

A U.S. Army general accused of sexual assault was set to plead guilty to three lesser charges Thursday in a move that his lawyer says will strengthen his position going into trial.