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Cocaine or pre-workout? Airman fights drug conviction
An airman's legal team is arguing the drug bust that tanked his military career may have been the result of a questionable workout supplement.
By Hope Hodge Seck
The Marine Corps amphibious assault vehicle that sank and killed 9 should never have left the ramp, slides into investigation show
Beyond the two potential leaks, the slides into the investigation showed the emergency egress lighting system was stuck in the disabled position, locking the Marines and sailor in darkness while the vehicle rapidly sank off the California coast.
By Philip Athey
Goodbye, tanks: How the Marine Corps will change, and what it will lose, by ditching its armor
Commandant Gen. David H. Berger has said that should armor be needed by Marines, he would look to the Army to provide that capability.
By Todd South
Appeals court overturns MSPB precedent in performance-based removals
Agencies must prove that an employee was performing poorly prior to an improvement period in order to justify firing that employee, under a U.S. Court of Appeals decision.
By Jessie Bur
US Navy transits to counter China increased sharply under Trump
According to U.S. Navy data, war ships maneuvered close to artificial islands claimed and developed by China 10 times in 2019 and another 10 times last year, at least double the annual number going back to 2014.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
US military challenged fewer maritime claims with FONOPs in FY 2020
Both the number of excessive maritime claims and the number of countries making such claims were down compared to 2019.
Navy warship’s transit of Taiwan Strait a first under Biden administration
The guided-missile destroyer John S. McCain’s transit “demonstrates the U.S. commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific,” 7th Fleet said in a statement.
Navy postpones USS Minneapolis-St. Paul commissioning after design defect discovered
The commissioning ceremony was expected to take place this spring before a problem with the propulsion system was discovered.
China accuses US of provocation with Taiwan Strait passage
It was the U.S. Navy’s second FONOP in the Taiwan Strait in little more than a week.
Defying Trump, House approves defense bill with veto-proof majority
The House defied a veto threat from President Donald Trump on Tuesday and approved a $740.5 billion defense policy bill that Trump opposes because it doesn’t repeal a prized liability shield for social media firms.
By Joe Gould
US troop pullouts in Mideast raise fears of Iranian attacks
A senior U.S. military official with knowledge of the region said Monday that Iran may try to take advantage of America's troop withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan, and the planned departure of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz from the Arabian Gulf.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press