Former USNS Carson City skipper accused of 2021 rape surrenders license
A lawyer for the alleged victim says he will continue to pursue criminal accountability for the ship's captain.
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Pentagon identifies six airmen killed in KC-135 crash in Iraq
Six airmen were killed when a U.S. Air Force KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed during ongoing combat operations against Iran.
A Fort Lee instructor is the 15th service member, 2nd active-duty soldier, to die from COVID-19
A 38-year-old solider died Jan. 2 of complications.
Navy SEAL agrees to plead guilty in strangulation death of Army Green Beret staff sergeant
One defendant remains scheduled for trial in the 2017 case.
DC National Guard activated for pro-Trump protests as mayor urges calm
Congress is meeting this week to certify the Electoral College results, and President Donald Trump has refused to concede while whipping up support for protests.
10 former Pentagon chiefs warn Trump on involving military in pursuing election claims
All 10 living former secretaries of defense signed on to an opinion article that implicitly questioned Trump’s willingness to follow his constitutional duty to peacefully relinquish power on Jan. 20.
New law eases tax repayment pain for more than a million troops
Legislation would stretch out the payments over a 12-month period instead of four months.
Silent drill platoon Marine shot and killed while home in Idaho on leave
Lance Cpl. Davis Mosqueda, 20, was at an apartment in Boise, Idaho, with a group of friends right before the shooting occurred, police say.
The military would put down Michael Flynn’s proposed insurrection
If Michael Flynn continues his public calls for martial law, strong rebukes from military leaders, active and retired, would likely reduce support among veterans and service members, say the authors of this commentary.
Report documents poor virus response in Pennsylvania veterans home
State data shows at least 42 residents of the 292-bed Southeastern Veterans’ Center have died of the virus, the most among the six state-run veterans’ homes.
Study suggests legislation to tamp down on obesity, improve military recruiting
A Congressional Research Service report says the Defense Department spends more than $1 billion on obesity every year.
