Army National Guard launches free child care for soldiers during drill weekends

The National Guard Bureau launched a $3.6 million pilot program this month that provides free child care to eligible Guard soldiers in six states during drill weekends to help retain single parents in the service.

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US Army housing in Germany takes bottom ranks in annual survey

Army housing in Europe once again fared poorly in the latest Army customer satisfaction survey when compared to base housing communities in the U.S. and in the Asia-Pacific region.

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US sanctions Iranian firms it says sent drones to Russia

The U.S. sanctioned four firms the government says are connected to Iran’s military drone program, including a transportation company accused of helping fly drones to Russia.

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Army’s Pacific leader says exercises are preparation, not reaction to Chinese behavior

The U.S. and Japanese armies are not reacting to Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific when they exercise together as they did last week during Orient Shield, the commander of U.S. Army Pacific said.

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US and South Korean troops clear city streets in wake of Typhoon Hinnamnor

U.S. service members joined their South Korean counterparts to clean up one of the places hit hardest in South Korea by Typhoon Hinnamnor.

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Okinawa-based Marine gets one-year suspended sentence for LSD possession

A Japanese court handed a Marine sergeant a one-year suspended sentence for a small of amount of LSD found at his residence on Camp Kinser.

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New Philippine administration considers more base access for US military, ambassador says

The United States and the Philippines are talking about increasing the number of military bases in the island nation that visiting American forces may use, according to the Philippine ambassador to the United States.

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National Defense Service Medal will go back on the shelf in January

The National Defense Service Medal, most recently available to service members to signify duty during the war on terrorism, is heading once again for retirement.

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Army leaders from US, Japan meet on ‘front line’ of likely Japanese defense

The commander of U.S. Army Pacific, Gen. Charles Flynn, and the head of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force staged a news conference on Amami Oshima days after the largest military exercise the two nations’ armies regularly undertake had concluded.

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Army moves some $115M to fund rapid closure of Fort Bragg’s troubled Smoke Bomb Hill barracks

Army leaders said that they would spend some $145 million in the next 12 to 18 months to demolish 12 of Smoke Bomb Hill’s 17 buildings and refurbish five others, which were deemed salvageable.

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Army announces new Futures Command leader as Texas senator calls for clarity on innovating force

Lt. Gen. James Rainey was announced Wednesday as the Army’s nominee to take charge of its Futures Command, the same day that legislation was proposed in the Senate to quell a brewing power struggle in the service over its innovation and modernization efforts.

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