/tags/military Military en-US Copyright Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:00:03 GMT /military/2025-04-02/missing-sailor-neil-frye-wwii-navy-segregation Neil Frye, who was 20 years old when he was killed, was a mess attendant on the USS West Virginia when it was attacked at Pearl Harbor. Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:00:03 GMT /military/2025-04-02/missing-sailor-neil-frye-wwii-navy-segregation Jay Price /2025-04-01/missing-sailor-neil-frye-world-war-ii-navy-segregation Neil Frye, who was 20 years old when he was killed, was a mess attendant on the USS West Virginia when it was attacked at Pearl Harbor. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:03:12 GMT /2025-04-01/missing-sailor-neil-frye-world-war-ii-navy-segregation Jay Price /military/2025-03-13/veterans-federal-hiring-risk-fired-trump-duckworth The federal firings have affected an estimated 6000 veterans, who make up a disproportionate share of the government workforce. Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:18:09 GMT /military/2025-03-13/veterans-federal-hiring-risk-fired-trump-duckworth Jay Price /news/2025-03-07/fort-bragg-liberty-ceremony First it was Fort Bragg, named in honor of a Confederate general. Then it was Fort Liberty. Now, the North Carolina Army installation is officially Fort Bragg again, only this time in honor of a World War II paratrooper and Silver Star recipient from Maine. A ceremony Friday celebrated the post's new namesake, Pfc. Roland L. Bragg. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 20:59:03 GMT /news/2025-03-07/fort-bragg-liberty-ceremony Associated Press /politics/2025-03-07/former-elections-directors-military-leaders-oppose-griffin-ballot-protests Former local elections directors from across the state and ex-military officials and service members' spouses have filed briefs against Jefferson Griffin in his legal battle to turn around his electoral loss in a race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 18:53:50 GMT /politics/2025-03-07/former-elections-directors-military-leaders-oppose-griffin-ballot-protests Rusty Jacobs /military/2025-02-25/trump-pentagon-cuts-programs-climate-change Experts say the Defense Department's decision to de-emphasize climate change will harm national security. Tue, 25 Feb 2025 21:24:25 GMT /military/2025-02-25/trump-pentagon-cuts-programs-climate-change Jay Price /military/2025-02-11/fort-bragg-liberty-army-confederate-namesakes-braxton-roland The base, known as Fort Liberty since 2023, originally was named for Confederate General Braxton Bragg. The Army says it now will be named for a World War II private, Roland Bragg. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 02:56:58 GMT /military/2025-02-11/fort-bragg-liberty-army-confederate-namesakes-braxton-roland Jay Price /news/2025-02-02/durham-unc-chapel-hill-rebecca-lobach-black-hawk-potomac-crash 28 year old Capt. Rebecca Lobach was a crew member of the Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet above the Potomac River. Sun, 02 Feb 2025 22:42:56 GMT /news/2025-02-02/durham-unc-chapel-hill-rebecca-lobach-black-hawk-potomac-crash Jay Price /military/2025-01-17/military-end-anti-extremism-efforts-uncertain-biden-republicans Republicans have dismissed the Biden Administration's anti-extremism efforts as an unnecessary distraction for the military. Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:48:06 GMT /military/2025-01-17/military-end-anti-extremism-efforts-uncertain-biden-republicans Jay Price /education/2024-12-02/nc-public-university-enrollment-freshmen-transfer-military-students Enrollment increased at every public university in North Carolina this fall, but that doesn’t mean they are immune to changing enrollment patterns. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 14:00:00 GMT /education/2024-12-02/nc-public-university-enrollment-freshmen-transfer-military-students Brianna Atkinson