Update 7am: One of the injured victims in yesterday’s shooting at Fort Hood has died bringing the death toll at this point to 13.

The community of Fort Hood, Texas is mourning over the loss of twelve people killed and thirty-one wounded in a mass shooting by an Army Major.

Crews are searching for a missing Air Force pilot after two military aircraft collided during night training exercises.
The Coast Guard responded around 8:30 Thursday night to a report of a collision about 40 miles off Folly Beach.
Each plane was carrying one person.
One pilot made it back safely to the Shaw Air Force Base. The location of the other F-16 pilot is still unknown. 

The military says five U.S. troops have died in attacks in southern Afghanistan, where American and NATO forces have ramped up operations against the Taliban.

Military officials say a roadside bomb has killed an American service member in southern Afghanistan.
A military statement says the deadly bomb struck Monday, the same day a separate bombing in the area killed a British soldier.
Roadside bombs now account for the majority of U.S. and NATO casualties in what has been the deadliest year of the war for international forces.

On Friday, Savannah veterans remembered their fellow troops who never returned home.

A Swedish charity has accused American troops of storming through a hospital in central Afghanistan, breaking down doors and tying up staff in a search for militants.
The U.S. military says it’s investigating.

44 U.S. troops have died in Afghanistan this month, tying August with July for the deadliest month of the eight-year war.
With four days left in the month, August is likely to become the deadliest of the war.

Bozicevich will enter a plea at a later date.  He’s accused of killing two fellow 4th Brigade soldiers.

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — With a fattened GI Bill covering full tuition and more, the number of veterans attending college this fall is expected to jump 30 percent from last year to nearly half a million. That’s left many universities looking for ways to ease the transition from combat to the classroom.

CLEVELAND (AP) — John Schupp pulled his car onto a country road lined with half-grown corn. Dark clouds obscured the sun, and he couldn’t tell which way pointed east or west. Thunder rumbled in the distance.

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, California (AP) — The Air Force says it has successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman 3 intercontinental ballistic missile from a California base, firing it to targets in the Pacific Ocean.

FORT STEWART, Ga. (AP) — Three Fort Stewart soldiers are being treated for injuries from an explosion inside an armored vehicle on the southeast Georgia Army post.

NEW YORK (AP) — Military lawyers can defend a Guantanamo detainee in federal court against charges that he participated in the bombing of two U.S. embassies in Africa, a federal judge said Tuesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A $106 billion bill to fund wars in Iraq and Afghanistan headed for a close vote in the House. Complicating the outcome is the inclusion of money for poor countries, aid to Pakistan, pandemic flu preparation and government rebates to people who trade in gas-guzzling cars.

WASHINGTON (AP) — North Korea’s missiles could hit the United States in as few as three years if the reclusive rogue nation continues to ramp up its weapons system, Pentagon officials said Tuesday.