Military Coverage

How they voted: North Carolina congressional votes for the week ending Dec. 22

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

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'Wreaths Across America' events honor veterans in the Triangle

At memorials and cemeteries across the country, hundreds of thousands of people paid tribute to our veterans by taking part in Wreaths Across America Saturday.

How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending Dec. 15

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted over the previous week.

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Local 'Wreaths Across America' events honor veterans

At memorials and cemeteries across the country, hundreds of thousands of people paid tribute to our veterans by taking part in Wreaths Across America Saturday.

Brett Knese, WRAL multimedia journalist

How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending Dec. 8

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted over the previous week.

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How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending Dec. 1

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted over the previous week..

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US debuts new nuclear stealth bomber plane in response to potential future conflict with China

The United States' newest nuclear stealth bomber has made its public debut after years of secret development. The new bomber is part of the Pentagon's answer to rising concerns over a future conflict with China. The B-21 Raider is the first new American bomber aircraft built in more than 30 years and will take its first flight next year.

Memorial exhibit honors veterans at NC Capitol

If you have been through downtown Raleigh recently you have probably seen it. A shining metal tower standing on the state capitol grounds. A Veteran's Day exhibit that tells the stories of the cost of war.

Aluminum belltower promotes peace, celebrates veterans at NC Capitol

If you have been through downtown Raleigh recently you have probably seen it. A shining metal tower standing on the state capitol grounds. A Veteran's Day exhibit that tells the stories of the cost of war.

Veterans, families honored for service in NC's largest military community

20 percent of Cumberland County residents are veterans. Fort Bragg is has the largest population of general officers outside the Pentagon.

Veterans Day celebration has special meaning in Fayetteville, a military town

The location of the ceremony changed, but not the spirit of those who celebrated their military town.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Families welcome home pilots from deployment at Cherry Point

The final deployment for harriers at Cherry Point wrapped up Friday morning with six jets returning home to eastern North Carolina.

Defense sector contributes billions of dollars, thousands of jobs to NC economy - here's how

An event on Tuesday focuses on key issues for those who serve in the military and for their families. And NC's economy is in part fueled by military service.

80 years later, Cary family gets closure for loved one killed at Pearl Harbor

A Cary family has been mourning a loved one they have never met. They have held hope that one day the remains of 21-year-old Herbert Johnson, who was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, would surface.

Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter

From asbestos and mold to 'five stars,' soldiers make the move from outdated barracks to new on Fort Bragg

It's been an ongoing issue at Fort Bragg for years: Old barracks with mold and asbestos. The latest bout has forced military leaders to move about 1200 soldiers into new housing.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Smoke Bomb Hill Barracks: Fort Bragg soldiers being moved from 1970s barracks with mold, asbestos

Mold and other issues inside barracks built in the 1970s are forcing Fort Bragg military leaders to relocate over 1,100 soldiers.

Sexual assaults in the miliary on the rise, report says

Reports of sexual assaults in the military rose sharply in 2021.

Reported Sexual Assaults in Military Rose 13% in 2021, Officials Say

WASHINGTON -- Reports of sexual assaults in the military rose sharply in 2021, once again defying efforts by the Pentagon to address a problem that has long bedeviled the men and women who serve in the country's armed forces, two U.S. officials said Wednesday.

Helene Cooper, New York Times & Gilbert, Baez, WRAL

Biden signs PACT Act to expand veteran benefits

The bill is a major bipartisan victory for Congress and addresses an issue that is personal to the President.

Harris jewelry will pay refunds, stop loan collections after charges it preyed on military families

Harris Jewelry, a now-defunct jewelry retailer that government officials said had preyed on military families by selling them overpriced baubles using high-interest loans, will pay millions in refunds and stop collecting on its loans in a settlement deal announced on Wednesday by the Federal Trade Commission and 18 state attorneys general.

Stacy Cowley, New York Times

With Few Able and Fewer Willing, U.S. Military Can’t Find Recruits

FOUNTAIN, Colo. — The local Army recruiting station was empty. The normally reliable recruiting grounds at the nearby Walmart were a bust. With the Army still thousands of soldiers short of its recruiting goal, the station commander, Sgt. 1st Class James Pulliam, dressed head to toe in camouflage, scanned a strip mall parking lot for targets.

Dave Philipps, New York Times

Harnett County army vet owns first home at 92 years old

A story of hope and determination. A 92-year-old Korean War veteran in Harnett County now knows what it feels like to own a home.

Family mourns Apex airman killed in motorcycle crash

On a day celebrating freedom, independence and what it means to be an American, a Wake County family is grieving the loss of their son who protected that freedom.

Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter

'Most surreal feeling.' Members of the 82nd Airborne Division returning from Poland reunited with loved ones

Earlier this year, thousands of Fort Bragg's 82nd Airborne Division went to Europe to support NATO allies following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Now, the first of those troops are returning home.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Solar panels float on lake to power Fort Bragg's Camp Mackall

The ribbon was cut Friday morning at Fort Bragg's Camp Mackall on the largest floating solar plant in the Southeast.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter