FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 14 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT McCOY, Wis. - Command Sgt. Maj. Gregory Betty, Command Sergeant Major of the Army Reserve, visited with members of the Army Reserve and the 238th Quartermaster (Field Feeding) Company on May 15, 2024, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Betty was visiting the unit to witness their work and participation in the 2024 Philip A. Connelly Competition in the U.S. Army Reserve. While with the 238th  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 14 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. - The scraping from the concrete finishing trowel cuts through the other construction noises as U.S. Army Pfc. Eli Castrejon, a heavy equipment operator with the 801st Engineer Construction Company, smooths any blemishes within the fresh concrete. The hot sun beats down on the wet concrete, compelling the Soldiers of the 801st to move quickly and efficie  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: Treveris Montel Coward, a/k/a "Bad News," a 31-year-old resident of Raleigh, has been sentenced to 180 months in prison for aiding and abetting the distribution of fentanyl in the Raleigh area. On April 11, 2017, Coward, assisted in the distribution of fentanyl to a 22-year-old young woman who overdosed and died. Coward pled guilty on October 4, 2022.  more

WILMINGTON, North Carolina, June 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: A Kinston man was sentenced today to 240 months imprisonment followed by 10 years of supervised release for distributing child pornography following a multi-agency investigation showing that the man had possessed and/or distributed at least 132 images and 43 videos of child pornography often involving children under the age of 12.   more

NEW BERN, North Carolina, June 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: A Plymouth man was sentenced to 120 months in prison for possessing a firearm as a felon that he allegedly used to shoot a rival gang member on the afternoon of Sunday, July 25, 2021. On March 12, 2024, Melvin Donnell Gilliam, age 35, pled guilty to the charges. "We're meeting gun violence head on, working side by side with local la  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 14 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. - Soldiers face various challenges when training in field environments, whether it's sleep deprivation or the chaos of stressful events. Soldiers also face real-world challenges related to medical readiness. These challenges include maintaining physical health, managing injuries, and ensuring quick access to medical care. "Some of the most common issues  more