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What's been going on with the Marines' uniforms
Friday, April 19, 2024
Marines are famously meticulous about their uniforms. But for more than a year, they haven't always been able to wear the ones they're supposed to.
Why Japan is heavily invested in North Carolina
Sunday, April 14, 2024
After visiting Washington this week, Japan's prime minister traveled to North Carolina, a key state for Japanese investments. One focus: a new factory to make batteries for electric vehicles.
Growing 'battery belt' for EV plants could spark economy
Sunday, April 07, 2024
EV battery plants are moving into the Southeast, bringing back better jobs than those lost in the textile and furniture industry that's been in decline in the region.
Last living members of secret Ghost Army see medal for WWII battlefield deception
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Congress awarded its highest civilian honor to a long-secret Army unit that helped win World War II with battlefield deception. Just seven members of the 1,300-man Ghost Army are still alive.
Black soldier killed during Jim Crow era now honored with historical marker in N.C.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
In 1944, the city of Durham, N.C., was riveted by the killing of a Black soldier – and the trial of the white bus driver who shot him. The soldier is now being honored with a historical marker.
The last army base named for a Confederate general is now called Fort Eisenhower
Monday, November 06, 2023
The last army base once named for Confederate general, Fort Gordon in Georgia, is now Fort Eisenhower. It's a major milestone in reversing decades of propaganda surrounding the Confederate cause.
A veteran marks the anniversary of surviving a brush with death with his 'Alive Day'
Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Seventeen years ago Wednesday, a sniper almost killed Major Justin Constantine in Iraq. He survived and marked the day for years as his so-called "Alive Day."
Pentagon opens 'university' to prep troops against evolving drone warfare
Thursday, October 12, 2023
Small, cheap drones like those Hamas used against the Israeli military are reshaping warfare. It's an evolution the Pentagon has noticed. The U.S. military is training troops in counter-drone warfare.
Debris from missing military jet has been located in South Carolina
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
The pilot had ejected from the Marine F-35B after it suffered an unnamed mishap. The Marine Corps hasn't revealed many details about the incident.
One of the U.S.'s priciest fighter jets is missing. The internet's having fun with it
Monday, September 18, 2023
Have you seen this plane? The U.S. military is looking for an $80 million fighter jet. Officials say a mishap forced the pilot to eject somewhere near Charleston, S.C.
3M agrees to pay $6 billion to service members for faulty earplugs
Thursday, September 07, 2023
3M has agreed to pay $6 billion to vets and service members who suffered hearing loss due to faulty earplugs. The quarter million people who filed claims must decide if they'll join the settlement.
The Navy has found a U.S. ship sunk in a World War II kamikaze attack
Wednesday, August 09, 2023
The Navy has identified the wreckage of a U.S. ship sunk in a World War II kamikaze attack. One North Carolina man, who survived the attack, calls it a miracle.
Decades after a N.C. man survived a kamikaze attack, Navy IDs the ship's wreckage
Wednesday, August 09, 2023
The Navy has identified the wreckage of the USS Ommaney Bay sunk in a World War Two kamikaze attack. Joe Cooper, 101, of North Carolina, survived the attack, and calls it "a miracle."
Presidential campaign talking point: Fort Bragg's name change
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Confederate General Braxton Bragg's name was recently stripped from the nation's largest Army base. The name change has since become a presidential campaign talking point.
Presidential campaign talking point: Fort Bragg's name change
Monday, June 26, 2023
Confederate General Braxton Bragg's name was recently stripped from the nation's largest Army base. The name change has since become a presidential campaign talking point.
Four judges take on possibly tens of thousands of lawsuits over Camp Lejeune water
Wednesday, June 07, 2023
Lawsuits about tainted water at Camp Lejeune are reaching the district court charged with hearing them. Its four judges are set on managing the case as they face possibly tens of thousands of suits.
The Army is escalating one of its toughest battles: the fight against mold
Monday, June 05, 2023
The U.S. Army is teaching soldiers to identify and report mold in barracks, housing and offices as part of a long-running battle against mold contamination.
The Army is escalating one of its toughest battles: fighting mold
Thursday, June 01, 2023
The U.S. Army is teaching soldiers to identify and report mold in barracks, housing and offices — as part of a long-running battle against mold contamination.
AI could help reduce military suicides, nonprofit hopes
Monday, May 01, 2023
A new project by a North Carolina non-profit group is using artificial intelligence to better understand – and maybe reduce – military suicide.
Recruiting troubles accelerate Army's plan to bring back 'Be All You Can Be'
Friday, March 17, 2023
Faced with a recruiting crisis, the Army has dusted off one of its most popular slogans: "Be All You Can Be." But will that prove popular with a new generation of potential recruits?