3 National Guard soldiers killed in helicopter crash ID'd
Three soldiers killed in a Black Hawk helicopter crash Thursday have been identified by the Minnesota National Guard.
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3 killed in National Guard Black Hawk helicopter crash
Three members of the Minnesota National Guard have died after the Black Hawk helicopter they were in crashed 16 miles southwest of St. Cloud, Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz said at a news conference Thursday.
Why some say Mexico already built Trump's wall and paid for it
The commander paces in front of a line of troops, preparing them for the day's mission.
Military suicides continue to rise
Deaths by suicide in the US military continue to rise with 541 service members dying in 2018, according to a Pentagon report issued Thursday.
National Guard soldier dies in tactical vehicle accident at Fort Hood
An Indiana National Guard soldier has died in a tactical vehicle accident at Fort Hood, Texas, according to a news release.
Troops on southern border carrying out 'welfare checks'
Active duty troops on the southern border with Mexico began carrying out "welfare checks" on detained migrants earlier this month to help out overwhelmed Customs and Border Protection agents, two US defense officials have told CNN.
DHS requests 1,000 more National Guard for Texas border
The Department of Homeland Security has asked the Pentagon to authorize 1,000 additional Texas National Guard troops "to provide supplemental holding and port of entry enforcement support" to Customs and Border Protection within the state, the Defense Department said Monday.
First woman leads a US Army infantry division
Maj. Gen. Laura Yeager is the first woman to lead a US Army infantry division.
Brig. general to become first woman to lead infantry division
Brig. Gen. Laura Yeager is set to make history as she becomes the first woman to lead a US Army Infantry division.
Camp Fire death toll rises to 63 while missing list grows to 631
The number of missing in Californian wildfires has soared to 631, as authorities added hundreds of names to the lists of the unaccounted for Thursday, in what has become the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in the state's history.
Trump's border deployment could cost up to $300M
President Donald Trump's decision to deploy US active duty troops and earlier deployment of National Guard forces to the southern border could cost between $200 million and $300 million, according to an independent analysis and Department of Defense figures on guard deployments.
Utah grieves for mayor killed in Afghanistan in 'apparent insider attack'
Brent Taylor, the mayor of North Ogden, Utah, and an energetic and beloved figure in Utah politics, was killed Saturday in an incident in Afghanistan, where he was serving as a member of the state National Guard, the Pentagon announced Sunday.
Veterans slam Trump for border 'stunt'
With his decision to deploy more than 5,000 troops to the US-Mexico border, President Donald Trump has ordered more military personnel to the US southwest than he has serving in some of the world's most contentious combat zones.
