Five soldiers shot in attack at Georgia’s Fort Stewart
The installation was locked down shortly after 11 a.m. Wednesday.
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Senators criticize CFPB for dropping action on troops’ overdraft fees
CFPB ordered Navy Federal in November 2024 to pay $80 million to service members unfairly charged overdraft fees. CFPB terminated that mandate this month.
Naval Academy board chair calls to remove Confederate names from buildings
The names of two members of the Confederacy should be removed from buildings at the U.S. Naval Academy, the chairman of the academy’s Board of Visitors said Thursday.
West Point grads’ letter to class of 2020 calls out one of its most powerful alumni: Esper
The letter came from hundreds of West Point alums concerned about the politicization of the military.
Congress could force name change at military bases honoring Confederate generals
House and Senate lawmakers have already taken steps to require new names for installations like Fort Hood and Fort Bragg.
Report: Glass found in South Carolina National Guard soldiers’ pizza while deployed in DC
The soldiers weren’t harmed, but the incident was reported to the police.
Milley says he was wrong to accompany Trump on church walk during George Floyd protests
“I should not have been there,” the Joint Chiefs chairman said in remarks to a National Defense University commencement ceremony.
Kidd resumes deployment after COVID-19 outbreak
The ship will return to the waters of U.S. Southern Command.
Defense committee chairman expresses ‘profound frustration’ with Esper
A Pentagon spokesman pushed back at the claims by Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash.
Report: FBI found weapons, booby traps after arrest of 3 Nevada men with military experience
FBI agents found rags, gasoline, aerosol cans and weapons along with booby traps, fireworks and handwritten notes of military and survival tactics while serving search warrants on three Nevada men who authorities say sought to spark violence during recent Las Vegas protests, according to police reports obtained Monday.
Coast Guard Academy faulted on response to racial incidents
The U.S. Coast Guard Academy failed to properly address complaints of racial harassment, including the use of racial slurs by cadets, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general.
