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Mobile kitchen fell on Alaska paratrooper who died last month
The paratrooper was “unable to get clear” because she was standing on an icy surface.
By Davis Winkie
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.
By Kent Miller
Congress asked to hold public hearing on military training accidents
A congressman is asking for a public hearing “to get to the bottom" of military training mishaps.
By Kyle Rempfer
Iran blames bad communication, missile battery alignment for January shootdown of Ukrainian plane
A misaligned missile battery, miscommunication between troops and their commanders and a decision to fire without authorization all led to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shooting down a Ukrainian jetliner in January, killing all 176 people on board, a new report says.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
‘I’m the guy that killed my friend’: The investigation into the drunken Marine who shot and killed his roommate while playing video games
Cpl. Spencer Daily told investigators he was joking around when he picked up the pistol with his left hand, pointed it at his roommate's head and pulled the trigger.
By Philip Athey
Toxic drug combination killed two airmen in Spangdahlem dorm
The investigation into their deaths is ongoing.
Corporal sentenced to nearly 6 years in the brig for barracks shooting death of South Carolina Marine
The Marine "claimed that while drinking alcohol and playing a video game with the victim, he pointed his gun and accidentally shot the victim."
By Philip Athey
Iran announces arrests over downing of plane that killed 176
Iran said Tuesday that authorities have made arrests for the accidental shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane, which killed all 176 people on board and set off protests in the country demanding accountability after officials initially concealed the cause of the crash.
By Aya Batrawy, The Associated Press
Iran says it ‘unintentionally’ shot down Ukrainian jet
Iran issued a statement Saturday morning that blames “human error” for the shootdown.
False alarm blares at Camp Casey amid North Korea concerns
A U.S. military base in South Korea accidentally blared an alert siren instead of a bugle call, causing a brief scare just as the U.S. and its allies are monitoring for signs of provocation from North Korea, which has warned it could send a “Christmas gift” over deadlocked nuclear negotiations.
Fort Carson soldier charged with manslaughter in death of fellow infantryman
A Fort Carson soldier was shot and killed in his apartment on Oct. 27 when a fellow soldier was allegedly mishandling a firearm.
By Kyle Rempfer