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King: Army strain, recovery at Fort Lewis

The pain is excruciating, but to Army Spc. Michael Ballard, pain is the price of progress.

Bodies' arrival 'sobering reminder,' Obama says

President Obama said Thursday that watching the arrival of 18 flag-draped cases containing bodies of Americans killed in Afghanistan was a "sobering reminder" of U.S. sacrifice as he prepares to decide on sending more troops there.

2 U.S. soldiers killed in Philippines bomb blast

Two U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers were killed by a homemade bomb while supporting anti-terror operations on an island in the southern Philippines, Army officials said Thursday.

Experts: Parents' deployment puts kids at high risk for problems

A third of military children surveyed who have a parent deployed in a war zone are at "high risk" for psychological problems, according to a new study by military doctors and researchers.

Fort Lewis shooting leaves 2 dead

A man at a Fort Lewis army post on Wednesday fatally shot a woman before turning the gun on himself, military authorities said.

Fort Lewis soldier charged in teen's death

A soldier has been charged by the military with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a 16-year-old girl who was found unconscious last month at an Army barracks at Fort Lewis, Washington, authorities said Tuesday.

Drugs suspected in teen's death at Fort Lewis barracks, Army says

Army investigators suspect drugs played a role in the death of a 16-year-old girl found unconscious with another teenage girl at a closed barracks, a spokesman for the investigation said Wednesday.

Obama approves Afghanistan troop increase

President Barack Obama has approved a significant troop increase for Afghanistan, Pentagon officials said Tuesday.

Teenage girl found dead in barracks, Army says

A 16-year-old girl was found dead and another girl was found unconscious in an Army barracks at Fort Lewis near Tacoma, Washington, during the weekend, a base spokesman said Monday.

Iraq chopper crash came after rescue mission

Fourteen U.S. soldiers killed when their helicopter crashed in northern Iraq were returning from a combat rescue mission, the U.S. military said Thursday as friends and loved ones of one of the victims spoke about their loss.

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