/tags/us-army US Army en-US Copyright Wed, 13 Mar 2024 20:49:03 GMT /news/2024-03-13/veterans-life-center-granville-county-seeking-more-veteran-applicants Veterans Life Center — which opened in 2020 during the pandemic — serves veterans transitioning from the military into civilian life who struggle with things like homelessness, employment, and mental health. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 20:49:03 GMT /news/2024-03-13/veterans-life-center-granville-county-seeking-more-veteran-applicants Sharryse Piggott /news/2024-01-08/soldiers-to-agriculture-program-fayetteville-north-carolina-cooperative-extension The North Carolina Cooperative Extension is hosting a program in Cumberland County starting Jan.16 aimed at assisting soldiers transitioning out of the military into agricultural careers. Mon, 08 Jan 2024 20:52:20 GMT /news/2024-01-08/soldiers-to-agriculture-program-fayetteville-north-carolina-cooperative-extension Sharryse Piggott /race-demographics/2021-11-05/trailblazer-rosa-parks-sarah-keys-army-women-black-roundtree-nc Nearly seven decades after two Black Army women from North Carolina helped end discrimination on interstate buses, the state is recognizing their nearly-forgotten civil rights case. A historical marker will soon be dedicated in Roanoke Rapids. Fri, 05 Nov 2021 17:06:18 GMT /race-demographics/2021-11-05/trailblazer-rosa-parks-sarah-keys-army-women-black-roundtree-nc Jay Price /podcast/tested-podcast/2021-01-22/uneven-battlefield Retired Four-Star Army Gen. Lloyd Austin will be the first Black U.S. secretary of defense. Host Leoneda Inge talks about what this historic appointment… Fri, 22 Jan 2021 22:31:54 GMT /podcast/tested-podcast/2021-01-22/uneven-battlefield Leoneda Inge, Rebecca Martinez /military/2021-01-15/nc-military-voices-tarsha-burroughs Raleigh resident and Purple Heart veteran Tarsha Burroughs decided to join the Army Reserves after studying education. She was in the middle of teaching a… Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:00:44 GMT /military/2021-01-15/nc-military-voices-tarsha-burroughs Elizabeth Friend /military/2021-01-11/nc-military-voices-ted-and-brittany-corcoran When Ted Corcoran joined the Army in 2000, he needed a steady job and a place to live. "I wish I had a noble reason for joining the military, but in… Mon, 11 Jan 2021 16:06:26 GMT /military/2021-01-11/nc-military-voices-ted-and-brittany-corcoran Elizabeth Friend /military/2020-02-17/special-congressional-gold-medal-ceremony-for-puerto-rican-veteran A World War II veteran living in Wake County received his Congressional Gold Medal over the weekend. He was a part of a unique all-Hispanic regiment.Jose… Mon, 17 Feb 2020 17:59:41 GMT /military/2020-02-17/special-congressional-gold-medal-ceremony-for-puerto-rican-veteran Leoneda Inge /military/2018-11-30/new-fort-bragg-units-to-advise-forces-of-us-allies Fort Bragg activated two new units Thursday that are made up of a new kind of culturally-aware soldiers who will be doing an old job: advising the forces… Fri, 30 Nov 2018 15:27:40 GMT /military/2018-11-30/new-fort-bragg-units-to-advise-forces-of-us-allies Jay Price /military/2018-07-17/army-chooses-austin-over-raleigh-for-new-command-center North Carolina came close but ultimately fell short in its effort to lure the U.S. Army's new Futures Command to the Triangle.Army Futures Command is part… Tue, 17 Jul 2018 13:00:22 GMT /military/2018-07-17/army-chooses-austin-over-raleigh-for-new-command-center Rusty Jacobs /military/2017-04-07/army-shuttles-driving-themselves-at-fort-bragg Rashmi Patel is at the wheel of an electric-powered shuttle, but not for long. The vehicle is one of two shuttles making history at Fort Bragg as one of… Fri, 07 Apr 2017 19:31:26 GMT /military/2017-04-07/army-shuttles-driving-themselves-at-fort-bragg Jay Price