


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.

Soldier dies in incident at Army’s Joint Training Readiness Center
1st Lt. Zachary Galli, an explosive ordnance disposal officer, was assigned to a Fort Carson unit.

Prisoner sentenced for sextortion scheme targeting troops
The scheme came to light when a service member died from suicide rather than pay extortion money.

A Marine combat instructor shielded his student from a grenade with his body — and survived
When then-Sgt. Brett Meil saw a student inadvertently activate a grenade during infantry training, he covered him with his body and prepared to die.

Marine unit found metal shavings in F-35 fuel, plastic tool in wing
In a memo obtained by Defense News, a Marine Corps squadron commander raises the alarm about the quality of Lockheed Martin's new F-35C jets.

Corps IDs Marine who died in California ‘aviation ground mishap’
Cpl. Miguel Maya, a U/AH-1 aircraft avionics technician, died “as a result of an aviation ground mishap,” the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing said.

One in five soldiers see sexual harassment, hardly any report it
None of the eight brigades reviewed included bullying or harassment questions on the surveys.

Marine in helicopter unit dies in ‘routine’ operations in California
The Marine was part of Marine Light Attack Helicopter Training Squadron 303, which trains pilots to fly the AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters.

Parachute mishap resulted in Marine’s North Carolina training death
Sgt. Colin Arslanbas, "an outstanding Marine and leader," was in a parachute accident during a predeployment certification exercise.

Former Marine staff sergeant sentenced to 15 years for child porn
The former staff sergeant will also serve 10 years supervised release following his sentence.
