Arson suspected cause of huge fire on Navy ship in San Diego, sailor being questioned
SAN DIEGO, California — Arson is suspected as the cause of a July 12 fire that left extensive damage to the USS Bonhomme Richard and a U.S. Navy…
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Body believed to be that of a missing Fort Hood soldier has been found
TEMPLE, Texas — A body believed to be that of a missing Fort Hood soldier has been found. Officials are awaiting forensic confirmation but…
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Leadership changes ordered at Texas State Veterans Home amid questions about Covid-19 death
EL PASO, Texas — Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush has ordered a leadership shake-up at the Ambrosio Guillen Texas State Veterans Home in…
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Latest missing Fort Hood soldier had reported sexual abuse to Army
KILLEEN, Texas — An Army official indicated a soldier missing from Fort Hood in Texas had transferred units after reporting sexual abuse. Sgt.…
Continue Reading Another Fort Hood soldier missing; Army asks for help finding him
FORT HOOD, Texas — The U.S. Army is asking for the public’s help in finding 23-year-old Fort Hood soldier Elder Fernandes, according to a…
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‘Satanist’ former Fort Bliss soldier sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison for bomb plot
TOPEKA, Kansas — A former Fort Bliss soldier described by prosecutors as a Satanist and linked to a neo-Nazi group was sentenced Wednesday to 2 1/2…
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Fort Hood commander’s transfer to Fort Bliss on hold amid investigations
FORT HOOD, Texas — Army leaders have delayed the planned transfer of the Fort Hood commander, as a team of independent investigators look to…
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Mourners attend services for slain Texas soldier Vanessa Guillen
HOUSTON, Texas — Mourners gathered Friday in Houston to honor the life of a slain Texas soldier whose story has renewed a push for changes in the…
Continue Reading Public memorial service followed by private funeral & burial announced for Vanessa Guillen
HOUSTON, Texas — A memorial service for Fort Hood Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen will be held this Friday at the high school she attended in…
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2 Fort Hood soldiers among 9 arrested in Texas child prostitution sting
KILLEEN, Texas — Killeen police have arrested 9 people, including at least two Fort Hood soldiers, during a two-day child prostitution sting,…
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U.S. Army’s Beaumont replacement hospital in El Paso is delayed again
EL PASO, Texas — The new William Beaumont Army Medical Center replacement hospital is being delayed again, according to the U.S. Army. Officials…
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Texas man charged in slaying of Fort Hood soldier
HARKER HEIGHTS, TEXAS — A central Texas man has been charged with murder in the slaying of a Fort Hood soldier whose body was found beside a road…
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U.S. Army secretary says Fort Hood has most cases of sex assaults, harassment, killings in the military
FORT HOOD, Texas — Fort Hood, which the Army touts as the “the premier installation to train and deploy heavy forces,” has the most…
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Fort Hood soldier drowns; 4th from base dead in months
BELTON, Texas — U.S. Army officials said Tuesday that a Fort Hood soldier drowned at the same lake near the Texas base where another soldier’s…
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Texas man accused of threatening Fort Hood mass shooting freed on bond
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A Texas man accused of threatening a mass shooting at Fort Hood in retaliation for the slaying of a Fort Hood soldier has been…
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U.S. Navy’s first Black female tactical jet pilot gets her ‘wings of gold’ in Texas
KINGSVILLE, Texas — The U.S. Navy’s first Black female tactical aircraft pilot, Lt. j.g. Madeline Swegle, received her “wings of…
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1 Marine dead, 8 missing after training accident off SoCal coast
SAN CLEMENTE, California — At least one Marine is dead and eight others are missing after a “mishap” involving an amphibious assault vehicle off…
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‘I will help’: Trump pledges to pay for Vanessa Guillen’s funeral
WASHINGTON, D.C. — During a meeting between Vanessa Guillen’s family members and President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, the…
Continue Reading Army set for Fort Hood review after Guillen murder as family meets with Trump
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. Army on Thursday named the five members of the independent panel that will soon review the command climate and culture at…
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U.S. to withdraw troops from Germany under shakeup sought by Trump
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. defense officials say the U.S. will pull roughly 12,000 troops out of Germany, bringing about 6,400 forces home and…
Continue Reading Here’s what we know about eight of the soldiers who have died this year at Fort Hood
FORT HOOD, Texas — Fort Hood in Texas is no stranger to tragedy. In 2009 a U.S. Army psychiatrist killed 13 people, an unborn child and injured…
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Tank accidentally fires on another tank at Fort Bliss, injuring soldier
FORT BLISS, Texas — A soldier was injured in a friendly fire incident at Fort Bliss during a training exercise, the Army Times reported Friday.…
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Fort Bliss soldiers now required to wear masks in most all situations
FORT BLISS, Texas — To further help fight the spread of Covid-19, all soldiers at Fort Bliss are now under orders to wear face masks while in…
Continue Reading Fort Hood soldier’s body found near base; 3rd death in a month
FORT HOOD, TEXAS — U.S. Army officials on Tuesday said that the body of a Fort Hood solider was found near the Texas army base,…
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New mural honoring Vanessa Guillén painted on wall near Fort Bliss
EL PASO, Texas — A new mural near Fort Bliss honors the memory of U.S. Army soldier Vanessa Guillén. The artist is Gabe Vasquez, who also created…
Continue ReadingA Navy veteran says he was beaten and pepper sprayed by authorities while attending his first protest in Portland
Protests in Portland, Oregon have been a nightly occurrence for more than 50 days, but one man hadn’t attended any until Saturday night. Navy…
Continue Reading Investigators say Texas couple defrauded Army out of millions
KILLEEN, Texas — Federal agents have seized more than 20 vehicles and the money from 10 bank accounts belonging to married U.S. Army veterans in…
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Military medics deploy in Texas, California as virus surges
HOUSTON, Texas — Teams of military medics were deployed in Texas and California to help hospitals deluged by coronavirus patients, as Miami area…
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Military flights resume at Holloman AFB after F-16C fighter jet crash
ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico — Military flights resumed Wednesday at Holloman Air Force Base in southern New Mexico following an F-16C jet fighter crash…
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Pilot injured in military jet crash at Holloman Air Force Base
HOLLOMAN AIR FORCE BASE, New Mexico – A U.S. Air Force F-16C Viper jet crashed during a landing attempt Monday evening at Holloman Air Force…
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