WASHINGTON: A senior US Army official on Thursday expressed deep concern about the fate of an American soldier held by North Korea. Private Second Class Travis King was due to return to the United States to face disciplinary consequences earlier this week after serving jail time in South Korea when he left the airport, joined a tour of the border and fled across it.“ It makes me very, very concerned that Private King is in the hands of the North Korean authorities… I worry about how they may tre

" These are the big drivers." Feaver recently released a book titled" Thanks For Your Service," which takes a deep dive into declining public confidence in the military.... At the heart of that issue, Feaver said, is the politicization of the military by both parties.... A U.S. armed forces recruiting station is pictured in New York City....

But really seeing it and seeing the way Zelenskyy has been incredibly powerful.... Curt Taylor, and his staff have ripped pages out of the Russian playbook to ensure that U.S. soldiers are ready to fight and win against a sophisticated near-peer enemy.It's a common tool.... And the military services have focused other training on how to fight in cold weather — mimicking conditions in Russia or North Korea....

If those episodes of unwanted sexual contact are included, as well as those involving students but reported by individuals outside the schools, the total sexual assault reports for 2020-21 is 161.... He said the department is using scientific studies to narrow down what programs actually are successful. Officials also say it is difficult to determine what impact the pandemic may have had.... Students returned to the academies in the fall of 2020 but faced widespread restrictions, random COVID-

The U.S. Army met its annual recruiting target of 61, 000 in the first week of June, four months ahead of the scheduled Sept.... 6, 2024, during a mass enlistment ceremony.... Seth Cohen/ New Jersey National Guard Recruiting Retention Battalion MORE: Trump's military parade includes a dog and pony show....

The US Army’s chief of staff stepped down on Friday, leaving a second military branch without a confirmed leader as a lawmaker stalls the approval of scores of nominations to protest Pentagon efforts to aid abortion access. More than 300 nominations — including the generals selected as the next heads of the Army and the Marine Corps — are awaiting confirmation by the US Senate, and the number continues to grow. The Senate can still vote on nominees individually, but the “ hold ” by Senator Tommy

Listen 10 min Share Comment on this story Comment HUNTSVILLE, Ala.... Generally, votes are held on large numbers of promotions in batches, which under Senate rules requires that each group receive the unanimous consent of the chamber, allowing any one senator to hold up the process.... The Senate majority leader could get around Tuberville’s hold by bringing the nominations to the floor one-by-one but doing so could require devoting two to three days for each vote and prevent the Senate from c

Roger Viollet via Getty Images" The soldiers included technicians and artists from around the country and they used their talents to deceive and divert the Nazis," Speaker Mike Johnson said during the event Thursday.... Four soldiers from the operation were killed in action." No soldier who served in this unit considers himself a hero.... " That's really something." The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest honor that Congress can bestow on any group or individual....

WASHINGTON--Raymond T. Odierno, a retired Army general who commanded American and coalition forces in Iraq at the height of the war and capped a 39-year career by serving as the Army's chief of staff, has died, his family said Saturday.... His family is grateful for the concern and asks for privacy.” Odierno died Friday; the family declined to say where.... He played football as a cadet at West Point and retained a lifelong interest in the sport....

This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.... Experts say such a low-ranking soldier would have little propaganda and intelligence value, which may prompt North Korea into releasing him-but what will happen to him remains highly uncertain.... She told the Aspen Security Forum:" I worry about him, frankly." The crisis comes during a particularly tense time with the North....