Military Archives

Russia hits rail, fuel facilities in attacks deep in Ukraine

April 25, 2022 8:15 AM The Associated Press

Russia has unleashed a string of attacks against Ukrainian rail and fuel facilities, striking crucial infrastructure far from the front line of its eastern offensive.

Russian forces continue to show no sign of stopping in Ukraine

April 23, 2022 3:58 PM Jacqueline Aguilar, Arlette Yousif, CNN

Russian forces continue to show no sign of stopping its invasion of Ukraine.

Texas National Guard solider remains missing after helping rescue two migrants suspected of drug trafficking

April 23, 2022 1:46 PM CNN

A Texas Army National Guard solider who went missing Friday during a rescue mission along the border with Mexico has not yet been found, according to a release from the Texas Military Department (TMD).

Zelensky says Blinken and Austin will visit Ukraine on Sunday

April 23, 2022 12:34 PM CNN

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will visit Kyiv on Sunday.

Militants in Afghanistan strike Pakistan army post, kill 3

April 23, 2022 12:30 PM The Associated Press

Pakistan’s army says militants in Afghanistan have fired heavy weapons across the border into a military outpost overnight, killing three personnel. It was the latest violence to rattle the volatile region.

Split verdict in first-ever Air Force general military trial

April 23, 2022 12:21 PM The Associated Press

An Air Force major general in Ohio has been convicted by a military judge of one of three specifications of abusive sexual contact in the first-ever military trial of an Air Force general.

Ukraine: Russians shift elite units to the new battleground

April 22, 2022 1:53 PM The Associated Press

Ukrainian authorities say Russia has shifted a dozen crack units from the shattered port of Mariupol to eastern Ukraine and is pounding away at cities across the region.

YPG plants new trees to celebrate Earth Day

April 22, 2022 7:55 AM Melissa Zaremba

Every year on April 22, we celebrate Earth Day, raising awareness about pollution and ways to maintain a clean habitat.

Putin claims victory in Mariupol despite steel-mill holdouts

April 21, 2022 3:01 PM The Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory Thursday in the battle for Mariupol despite an estimated 2,000 Ukrainian fighters still holed up at a giant steel mill

MCAS pilots getting lasers pointed at their aircraft while flying

April 21, 2022 2:39 PM Luis Lopez

As planes and helicopters from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma fly through the skys, nighttime flying presents a whole new challenge, laser pointers from civilians on the ground.

Biden announces new Ukraine security assistance: ‘We will speak softly and carry a large javelin’

April 21, 2022 9:01 AM CNN

President Joe Biden said Thursday the US will send an additional $800 million in military assistance to Ukraine as Russia’s war enters what he called a “critical window,” but warned congressional action is necessary for further shipments as the war grinds on.

Putin claims Mariupol win but won’t storm Ukrainian holdout

April 21, 2022 6:18 AM The Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed victory in the strategic port of Mariupol, even as he ordered his troops not to storm the last pocket of Ukrainian resistance in the war’s iconic battleground.

US unveils latest sanctions targeting Russia

April 20, 2022 12:03 PM CNN

The United States on Wednesday unveiled its latest round of sanctions going after Russia over its war on Ukraine.

Russia to evacuate thousands of civilians from Mariupol

April 20, 2022 7:46 AM NBC News, Cole Johnson

Ukraine says it has reached a preliminary agreement with Russia to evacuate thousands of civilians from Mariupol Wednesday.

Nonprofit organization Lowcrawl Hugs gives free hugs to comfort Marines

April 20, 2022 6:29 AM Melissa Zaremba

A local husband and wife started a nonprofit organization to help comfort U.S. Marines by giving out free hugs.

US prepping another $800 million weapons package for Ukraine, multiple sources say

April 19, 2022 2:51 PM CNN

The US is prepping another $800 million military assistance package for Ukraine, according to three senior administration officials and two sources familiar with the planning.

Russia warns Ukraine soldiers to vacate the city of Mariupol

April 17, 2022 5:16 PM Louis Aranda, Arlette Yousif, CNN Newsource

Russia has ordered Ukraine to surrender and leave the city of Mariupol by Sunday.

Pope makes Easter plea for Ukraine peace, cites nuclear risk

April 17, 2022 4:57 PM The Associated Press, Arlette Yousif

On what is supposed to be Christianity’s most joyful day, Pope Francis made an anguished Easter Sunday plea for peace in the “senseless” war in Ukraine and in other armed conflicts raging in the world, and voiced worry about the risk of nuclear warfare.

US Army using lessons from Ukraine war to aid own training

April 17, 2022 2:14 PM The Associated Press

In the dusty California desert, U.S. Army trainers are already using lessons learned from Russia’s war against Ukraine as they prepare soldiers for future fights against a major adversary such as Russia or China.

Russia renews strikes on Ukraine capital, hits other cities

April 16, 2022 1:59 PM The Associated Press

Russian forces accelerated scattered attacks on Kyiv, western Ukraine and beyond Saturday in an explosive reminder to Ukrainian