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.
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Six US service members killed in KC-135 crash in Iraq
“All six crew members aboard a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft that went down in western Iraq are now confirmed deceased,” CENTCOM announced.
Pandemic spells opportunity for Coast Guard cadets
The U.S Coast Guard cutter Munro, bound for a patrol of the U.S. maritime border with Russia, had lost a tenth of its crew to quarantine and needed reinforcements.
Florida Marine poolee dies after physical training with recruiters
Around 5:35 p.m. on Aug. 13, Matthew King fell while working out with his recruiters.
Reports of an active shooter at Fort Hood untrue; soldier arrested for making ‘homicidal threats’
“Rumors of an active shooter on Fort Hood are false; no shots were fired," said a spokesman for the Army post.
Suicide has already claimed the lives of 98 airmen in 2020
The isolation that came with the coronavirus pandemic has resulted in unique stresses on mental health this year, said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown.
Report: Feds considered using ‘heat ray’ on DC protesters
A military whistleblower says federal officials sought some unusual crowd control devices — including one that’s been called a “heat ray” — to deal with protesters outside the White House on the June day that law enforcement forcibly cleared Lafayette Square.
Family of Fort Hood soldier alleges foul play involved in death
An Army tank crewman from New Mexico who died at Fort Hood, Texas, messaged his fiance that he was concerned about three men who didn’t like him and that “something was wrong” shortly before his death, his family said.
29 Palms Marine convicted in Joshua Tree love triangle murder
Marine Corps 1st Lt. Curtis Lee Krueger was convicted Sept. 10 for murdering a man who was having sex with his girlfriend.
Another airman dies in a vehicle accident in Kuwait — second in two days
Another airman died two days before in an unrelated vehicle accident at Ali Al Salem Air Base.
I Am Vanessa Guillén Act unveiled to reform how military addresses sexual misconduct
“This is the military’s MeToo moment," Rep. Jackie Speier said Wednesday.
