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Soldier indicted and accused of selling sensitive military information
The soldier is accused of selling national defense information and faces charges for bribing a public official.
Iraqi army: Rocket hits Baghdad’s Green Zone; no casualties
A Katyusha rocket landed inside the heavily fortified Green Zone in Baghdad on Wednesday, the Iraqi military said, a day after a British Embassy convoy was targeted on a key highway in the city.
The Navy suffered four Class A aviation mishaps last month
It was the worst month for mishaps this fiscal year, according to Navy data.
Efforts ramp up to get Taliban-Afghan peace talks started
Officials on both sides of Afghanistan’s protracted conflict say efforts are ramping up for the start of negotiations between Afghan representatives and the Taliban while a top U.N. envoy expressed hope Thursday that a formal launch will take place in “the coming days, not the coming weeks.”
By Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press
200 soldiers mobilized to help fight wildfires in Western US
Officials with the National Interagency Fire Center say about 200 active duty U.S. Army soldiers are being mobilized to help fight wildfires across the western United States.
Arson suspected in Bonhomme Richard fire, defense official says
Arson is suspected as the cause of a July 12 fire that left extensive damage to the USS Bonhomme Richard docked off San Diego, and a U.S. Navy sailor was being questioned as a potential suspect, a senior defense official said Wednesday.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Iraqi leader says country still needs US help to counter ISIS threat
Iraq’s prime minister said Monday ahead of a much anticipated trip to Washington that his country still needs U.S. assistance to counter the threat posed by the Islamic State group.
No coalition casualties as US troops, SDF, return fire on pro-Syrian regime forces in Syria, officials say
Syrian state media and an opposition war monitoring group reported that a U.S. helicopter gunship attacked a Syrian army checkpoint. U.S. defense officials say that didn't happen.
By Howard Altman
‘Lethal, dependable, flexible’: Vietnam-era rocket launcher upgrades expected for Marines in 2022
The new version will allow Marines to safely fire multiple shots a day while inside a building or a bunker.
By Philip Athey
Those who battled Bonhomme Richard blaze risked all to save ship
For four long days, these young men and women fought an enemy who gave no quarter.
By Kenneth J Braithwaite
The Army’s last armor-on-armor mishap like the one at Fort Bliss was more than 30 years ago
An M1 Abrams main battle tank has reportedly fired on another tank in an accident during a tank qualification exercise at Fort Bliss on July 20.
By Zach England