Trump nominates Marine to be Navy’s new head lawyer
Maj. Gen. David Bligh would be the second Marine in the Navy's history to serve as the Navy JAG.
By Riley Ceder
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US troops, bases in Middle East could be targets in conflict with Iran
About 40,000 U.S. personnel are spread throughout the region, giving Iran a chance to strike back at American military forces.
Trump triggers another resignation after sudden Syria policy shift
Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group, has resigned in protest over President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria.
US Air Force set to launch 1st next-generation GPS satellite
After months of delays, the U.S. Air Force is about to launch the first of a new generation of GPS satellites, designed to be more accurate, secure and versatile.
US sanctions 3 over activities in South Sudan’s civil war
A Treasury statement named the three as retired Israeli military official Israel Ziv and South Sudanese businessman Obac William Olawo, for leading entities whose actions have extended the conflict, and South Sudanese official Gregory Vasili, “for actions that have undermined peace, stability, and security.”
A 46-year-old ensign who once ran the White House?
Reince Priebus, the once-powerful chairman of the Republican National Committee before he joined the Trump administration in 2017, was picked by a Navy selection board to receive a direct commission as a human resources officer in the Navy Reserve.
Negotiations yet to begin on return of US Korean War remains, Pentagon agency says
Months after the White House raised hopes for bringing home thousands of U.S. battlefield remains from North Korea, the returns have stalled. Detailed negotiations on future recovery arrangements have not even begun.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Contested airspace: Airmen build base from scratch, through surface-to-air fires and non-permissive threats
Airmen can no longer depend on the long-standing, well-developed facilities like those through which they’ve rotated in the Middle East for going on two decades.
By Kyle Rempfer
POW’s wedding ring was lost in German prison camp 75 years ago. Now his son will get it back.
The POW was imprisoned in the German Luftwaffe camp made famous by the movie "The Great Escape."
By Richard Marini
'Eternally missed’: Marines identify 5 KC-130J crew members killed in midair collision off Japanese coast
The lone survivor in the tragic midair collision has since been released from the hospital and Corps officials have not released the Marine’s name.
By Shawn Snow
World War II pilot who crashed in Himalayas accounted for
A U.S. Army Air Forces pilot from Massachusetts whose plane crashed during World War II has been accounted for.
Lone survivor in Marine Corps midair collision off Japanese coast released from the hospital
Six Marines were killed following a tragic air mishap between an F/A-18 and KC-130J.
By Shawn Snow