WASHINGTON (Feb. 24, 2015) — A female first lieutenant from Fort Carson, Colorado, who flies Apache helicopters, successfully completed all course requirements of the second gender-integrated Ranger Training Assessment Course, or RTAC, which ended this week. Of the 100 Soldiers…
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Female Soldier makes launcher chief history
FORT SILL, Okla. (Feb. 19, 2015) — Cpl. Erica Gunter, A Battery, 2nd Battalion, 4th Field Artillery, or 2-4th FA, recently made history when she was promoted to corporal and assigned as a Multiple Launch Rocket System, or MLRS, launcher…
Government will pay for Manning to become a woman
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Department officials said Thursday that hormone treatment for gender reassignment has been approved for Chelsea Manning, the former intelligence analyst convicted of espionage for sending classified documents to the WikiLeaks website. The officials said the hormone…
Baby named after the fallen hero who saved his father
A Polish soldier became a proud father earlier this month and named his newborn baby in honor of the young U.S. soldier who saved his life two year ago. SILive.com reported that U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Michael Ollis, a lifelong…
U.S. veteran stands out as Israeli hero
Countless numbers of Jews and Christians travel each year from around the globe to volunteer to join the Israel Defense Forces. Among them, a U.S. veteran is standing out as a hero. CBN News reported Brian Mast was serving as…
Army Wife Cuts Throats of 3 Children, Taken into Custody
Christina Booth, wife of Sergeant Tommy Booth, was arrested shortly after calling 911 and reporting to authorities that her children were bleeding from the neck and wouldn’t stop crying. She is suspected of slashing their throats, and was taken into…