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.
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Pentagon identifies seventh soldier killed in action during Operation Epic Fury
Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington succumbed to his injuries on Sunday after a March 1 Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia.
Kidd resumes deployment after COVID-19 outbreak
The ship will return to the waters of U.S. Southern Command.
Defense committee chairman expresses ‘profound frustration’ with Esper
A Pentagon spokesman pushed back at the claims by Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash.
Army leaders to make decision on Confederate flags ‘soon’
Army leaders will make an announcement “soon,” a defense official said on background.
Investigators: Man fatally shot on night of protests was killed by Kentucky National Guard rifle
A Louisville barbecue cook was fatally shot by a National Guard member after the cook fired his gun as law enforcement approached on a night of protests, a state official said Tuesday.
DC Guard members test positive for COVID-19 after protests
Members of the D.C. National Guard have tested positive for COVID-19 in the wake of the mass protests across the nation’s capital last week, according to Lt. Col. Brooke Davis, Guard spokeswoman.
Young soldier’s training death ‘very preventable,’ requires immediate reforms, lawmaker tells SECDEF
The safety pin in the driver’s hatch of Panipinto’s Bradley failed. During the road-test, the right-hand side tread of the Bradley also came off, which caused the vehicle to roll over, according to the lawmaker.
Report: FBI found weapons, booby traps after arrest of 3 Nevada men with military experience
FBI agents found rags, gasoline, aerosol cans and weapons along with booby traps, fireworks and handwritten notes of military and survival tactics while serving search warrants on three Nevada men who authorities say sought to spark violence during recent Las Vegas protests, according to police reports obtained Monday.
Army analyst’s family found dead in possible murder-suicide
The soldier who was found dead with his family in an SUV parked in the garage of a San Antonio home was an intelligence analyst, the U.S. Army said.
Coast Guard Academy faulted on response to racial incidents
The U.S. Coast Guard Academy failed to properly address complaints of racial harassment, including the use of racial slurs by cadets, according to the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general.
