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Reflections on trust from father of fallen Green Beret on 4th anniversary of deadly Niger ambush
“Trust” takes many forms.
By Henry Black
One year later, McCain sailors and families locked in legal battle with oil tanker owner
Dozens of McCain sailors and relatives of the 10 shipmates who died in the collision last year are seeking more than $60 million in damages from the owners of the Alnic MC tanker.
Names of 4 soldiers killed in Niger added to memorial wall at Fort Bragg
The names of four Special Forces soldiers killed last year in an ambush in Niger were among 12 added to a memorial wall at Fort Bragg.
Pentagon releases extended video of ambush on US-Nigerien forces
The Pentagon released an extended video Thursday of its re-creation of the Niger attack last October that took the lives of four US service members, revealing new details about the soldiers’ final minutes.
By Tara Copp, AP
Pentagon to unveil probe into Niger ambush that killed 4
The Pentagon on Thursday will release the final report on the Niger attack that killed four Americans last October, concluding that the Army Special Forces team did not get required command approval for the initial risky mission to go after a high-level insurgent linked to the Islamic State group.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Probe finds deadly Niger mission lacked proper approval
A military investigation into the Niger attack that killed four American service members concludes the team didn’t get required senior command approval for their risky mission to capture a high-level Islamic State militant, several U.S. officials familiar with the report said. It doesn’t point to that failure as a cause of the deadly ambush.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Air Force Thunderbirds commander relieved
Lt. Col. Jason Heard, commander of the Thunderbirds, the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, was relieved of command Nov. 20.
By Kent Miller