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The number of substantiated allegations of sexual misconduct against Army brass rose this year
Of 707 complaints against senior officials in 2019, only 26 were substantiated.
It’s official: the Space Force is here to bring freedom and liberty to the stars
The defense budget for fiscal year 2020 officially agreed upon by key lawmakers in the House and Senate would officially establish the U.S. Space Force as the sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces
A new law could finally force DoD to compensate troops who suffered from military doctors’ mistakes
It would mark the first time in nearly seven decades that U.S. military personnel have had legal recourse to seek payment from the military in cases of medical malpractice.
Army major with Cyber Command charged with distributing child pornography
Maj. Jason Michael Musgrove, who is based at Fort Gordon, Georgia, has been remanded to the U.S. Marshals service.
Navy could decide whether to approve the I-Boot 5 early next year
"We're hoping that within the first quarter of calendar year 2020 that we'll be able to present leadership with the information that they need to make an informed decision."
Secret documents show US officials lied for decades about victory in Afghanistan as troops continued to die
The interviews show that U.S. military officials had no confidence in Afghan troops and police. One unnamed military official estimated that one-third of police recruits were "drug addicts or Taliban."
FBI: Shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola was ‘an act of terrorism’
"We work with the presumption that this was an act of terrorism," USA Today quoted FBI Agent Rachel Rojas as saying at a news conference.
Navy identifies three slain sailors who ‘showed exceptional heroism’ during the Pensacola shooting
Ensign Joshua Kaleb Watson, Airman Mohammed Sameh Haitham, and Airman Apprentice Cameron Scott Walters were killed in the shooting, the Navy has announced.
The Pentagon’s troop deployment denials means nothing when the White House screams ‘fake news’ all the time
We live in the Bizarro universe where disinformation is the coin of the realm.
NAS Pensacola shooter reportedly hosted a ‘dinner party’ to watch mass shooting videos the week before the attack
The Saudi military officer who shot and killed 3 people at Naval Air Station Pensacola on Friday reportedly hosted a "dinner party" the week before the attack "to watch videos of mass shootings," the Associated Press reports, citing an unnamed U.S. official
ISIS is nearing defeat in Afghanistan, officials say
U.S. and Afghan officials believe that ISIS is nearing defeat following a weeks-long assault on the terror group's main bastion in eastern Afghanistan, the New York Times reports
Navy and Coast Guard vessels collide in Alaska, injuring nine
The crash sent six Coasties and three sailors to the hospital
Navy identifies victims of Pearl Harbor shooting
Vincent J. Kapoi and Roldan A. Agustin both worked at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
More than 600 female Marines and sailors now serving in previously-restricted units
"Females are now represented in every previously-restricted occupational field"
U-2 pilot dismissed for shaving his entire body to avoid a drug test
Captain Bird was also convicted for using cocaine and distributing prescription ADHD drugs
Comcast isn’t just military-friendly, it’s military-ready
Today, Kimberly Bryant's family isn't merely surviving, they're thriving. "I wholly attribute where we are today to Comcast," she says.
4 dead in shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola
Four people are dead including the gunman. Another seven people remain hospitalized, two of which are sheriff's deputies
Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashes in Minnesota
The National Guard is not releasing any information about the status of the three people aboard the helicopter.
Pentagon fumbles non-denial that it’s considering deploying 14,000 troops to the Middle East
The Pentagon's latest statement does not rule out the possibility that the Defense Department could initially announce a smaller deployment to the region and subsequently announce that more troops are headed downrange.