Category: Military

The Army has identified Command Sgt. Maj. Carlos Evans as one of four victims killed Tuesday in a shooting at another sergeant major’s home in Sumter, South Carolina.

The suspect, Charles Slacks, died by suicide following the attack, according to police.

The incident comes amid growing tensions between China and the U.S. in the region, as Washington pushes back at Beijing’s growingly assertive posture in the South China Sea and elsewhere.

The Navy is now offering recruits who do not meet fitness standards a chance to get in shape before boot camp in an effort to expand the pool of young Americans eligible to serve.

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt has completed a refurbishment in Washington state that lasted more than a year and is heading back to San Diego.

The Army has identified Command Sgt. Maj. Carlos Evans as one of four victims killed Tuesday in a shooting at another sergeant major’s home in Sumter, South Carolina.

The suspect, Charles Slacks, died by suicide following the attack, according to police.

The new regulations change a variety of rules ranging from saluting decorum and patches on certain uniforms to allowing different colors for backpacks.

The suspect, Charles Slacks, died by suicide following the attack, according to police.

Brig. Gen. Paul R. Birch, commander of the 36th Wing at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, was relieved of his duties “due to shortfalls in his personal conduct prior to taking command.”