/tags/military Military en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:29:17 GMT /business/2024-03-13/south-by-southwest-2024-boycott-army-raytheon-israel-gaza-war Sixty artists have bowed out over the festival's partnership with the U.S. Army and defense contractors. The list is growing. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 15:29:17 GMT /business/2024-03-13/south-by-southwest-2024-boycott-army-raytheon-israel-gaza-war Andrew Weber /crime-justice/2024-01-09/texas-mass-shooter-shooting-army-investigation-domestic-violence-abuse A newly released document shows the Army investigated Shane James for spousal abuse, but he was never charged or convicted under military law. Tue, 09 Jan 2024 12:01:00 GMT /crime-justice/2024-01-09/texas-mass-shooter-shooting-army-investigation-domestic-violence-abuse Lauren McGaughy, Carson Frame /texas/2023-03-17/death-of-fort-hood-soldier-raises-questions-about-armys-sexual-harassment-response Fort Hood officials are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of Pvt. Ana Basaldua Ruiz, a 21 year-old combat engineer with Mexican roots. The soldier died on Monday, according to a release from the base. Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:37:05 GMT /texas/2023-03-17/death-of-fort-hood-soldier-raises-questions-about-armys-sexual-harassment-response Carson Frame /news/2022-04-27/u-s-marine-veteran-trevor-reed-is-released-from-russia-in-a-prisoner-swap Reed had been held in Russia since 2019. He was exchanged for pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko, who was serving a 20-year sentence for conspiring to import cocaine into the U.S. Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:40:43 GMT /news/2022-04-27/u-s-marine-veteran-trevor-reed-is-released-from-russia-in-a-prisoner-swap Rachel Treisman /news/2022-04-20/inconsistent-military-domestic-violence-policies-allow-troops-with-criminal-histories-to-buy-guns More than four years after a former airman killed 26 people at a rural Texas church, advocates say the military still needs to do more to prevent violent service members and veterans from owning guns. Wed, 20 Apr 2022 17:09:39 GMT /news/2022-04-20/inconsistent-military-domestic-violence-policies-allow-troops-with-criminal-histories-to-buy-guns Carson Frame /news/2022-04-04/trevor-reeds-family-says-hes-back-in-a-russian-prison-hospital-but-not-getting-care Reed's family says he has tuberculosis symptoms and lost 7 pounds in five days during a hunger strike. They are calling for the Biden administration to help bring the Marine veteran home. Mon, 04 Apr 2022 21:04:26 GMT /news/2022-04-04/trevor-reeds-family-says-hes-back-in-a-russian-prison-hospital-but-not-getting-care Rachel Treisman /crime-justice/2022-02-07/victims-family-from-sutherland-springs-shooting-awarded-230-million The gunman in the 2017 church shooting killed 26 people, including a pregnant woman and her unborn child. Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:54:27 GMT /crime-justice/2022-02-07/victims-family-from-sutherland-springs-shooting-awarded-230-million Paul Flahive /crime-justice/2022-01-28/vanessa-guillens-murder-led-the-u-s-to-deem-military-sexual-harassment-a-crime Spc. Vanessa Guillén was murdered by a fellow soldier in 2020. "My little sister shed light on the epidemic of sexual misconduct in the military" Mayra Guillén said. Fri, 28 Jan 2022 19:33:42 GMT /crime-justice/2022-01-28/vanessa-guillens-murder-led-the-u-s-to-deem-military-sexual-harassment-a-crime Bill Chappell /crime-justice/2021-12-29/new-law-named-for-vanessa-guillen-will-revamp-military-investigations-into-sexual-assault-harassment On Monday, President Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act, enacting provisions of the “I Am Vanessa Guillén Act.� The new law takes effect Jan. 1. Wed, 29 Dec 2021 19:48:16 GMT /crime-justice/2021-12-29/new-law-named-for-vanessa-guillen-will-revamp-military-investigations-into-sexual-assault-harassment Ren Larson | The Texas Tribune /texas/2021-09-15/fort-hood-should-be-renamed-after-the-first-hispanic-4-star-general-lawmakers-say The federal government is continuing to decide how it will rename bases across the U.S. named after Confederate service members, a mandate included in the defense bill approved by Congress in January. Wed, 15 Sep 2021 16:05:14 GMT /texas/2021-09-15/fort-hood-should-be-renamed-after-the-first-hispanic-4-star-general-lawmakers-say Joe Hernandez