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Mold, Lead and Vermin: Survey Finds Toxic Conditions in Military Housing
A new poll of military families living in base housing found that more than half of respondents said they had negative experiences living in privately managed housing, and some reported living in dangerous living conditions that included mold, lead paint, faulty wiring, ...
With Armored Vehicles and Snipers, US Seeks to Deter Russia
With the Russian border little more than an hour away, the desolate grey sky burst open with an explosion of fire and a plume of smoke. If the scene evoked the Cold War, it was intentional.U.S. ...
US Charges Former Air Force Intel Agent with Defecting to Iran
The U.S. Justice Department charged a former Air Force intelligence official Wednesday with spying for Iran, saying she exposed a fellow U.S. agent and helped the Revolutionary Guard target her former colleagues for cyber attacks.U.S. officials said Monica Witt, ...
Marine Combat Veteran Lays Groundwork for 2020 Presidential Campaign
Marine war veteran and Massachusetts congressman Seth Moulton began to build a platform for a potential run in the 2020 presidential election Tuesday by arguing that the United States needs to spend more on cyber technology and artificial intelligence and less on aircraft carriers and the F-35 ...
Remains of Soldier Killed in Syria Return Home to Florida
WEST PALM BEACH -- The family of Jonathan Farmer opted to grieve privately Monday as he returned to his native Palm Beach County for the last time. But people who didn't know him came anyway. To salute him.The remains of the U.S. Army veteran, who was killed Jan. ...
Navy Astronaut, Air Force Pilot Could Square Off for McCain's Senate Seat
PHOENIX -- Retired astronaut Mark Kelly, who became a prominent gun-control advocate after his wife, former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, was shot in a failed assassination attempt, announced Tuesday he will run to finish John McCain's last term in the U.S. Senate. ...
3 Members of Army's Parachute Team in Serious Condition After Training Accident
Three members of the U.S. Army's elite Golden Knights parachute team were injured during training early Tuesday morning.Two soldiers are in very serious condition, while one is in serious condition, U.S. Army Recruiting Command spokeswoman Kelli Bland told Military.com. ...
Top Senator Wants New Defense Secretary, But Misses Mattis
Sen. James Inhofe, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Tuesday he expected President Donald Trump would eventually get around to nominating a new Defense Secretary, but acknowledged that he missed Jim Mattis.'I have to tell you, I liked the last one,' Inhofe, ...
Wreck of WWII Aircraft Carrier Hornet Discovered in South Pacific
The wreck of the World War II aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) has been discovered off the Solomon Islands by a research organization set up by the late billionaire Paul Allen.The carrier was located in late January by the crew of the Research Vessel Petrel, ...
Air Force's 1st Female Demo Team Commander Relieved After 2 Weeks
The first female commander of the U.S. Air Force's Viper demonstration team has been relieved of command after only a couple of weeks on the job.Capt. Zoe Kotnik, an F-16 Fighting Falcon demonstration pilot at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, was removed from her post Monday, ...
Admiral to Lawmaker: Lots of Navy Ships Didn't Have Collisions
The head of the combatant command where two ship collisions left 17 sailors dead defended the Navy's performance during a tense exchange on Capitol Hill.Adm. Phil Davidson, head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, ...
Drill Sergeant Pleads Guilty in Fort Jackson Crash that Killed 2
When Staff Sgt. Andrew Marrow fell asleep at the wheel of the military truck he was driving on Fort Jackson on Oct. 6, 2017, he was awoken not by the truck plowing into a group of recruits, but by the screams that followed.At times choking back tears, ...
F-35Bs Conduct Strikes in 'Beast Mode' for First Time in Pacific Region
The Marines' F-35B Joint Strike Fighter achieved another first in recent weeks during an at-sea deployment when the aircraft conducted training strikes with an external ordnance load. ...
Watchdog Report Suggests Broadcasting 9/11, USS Cole Bombing Trials Online
As the trials for the alleged perpetrators of the attacks on the guided-missile destroyer Cole and 9/11 draw closer, the Defense Department should consider how it plans to broaden public access to the proceedings, a government watchdog agency recommended. ...
Key Lawmaker Suggests Taking Funds from Corps of Engineers for Border Wall
Sen. James Inhofe, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Tuesday that he is against taking money out of the military construction budget to fund a wall on the southern border.Inhofe, R-Oklahoma, ...
US Airstrikes Hit Decade-Long High Amid Peace Efforts in Afghanistan
The U.S. military conducted more airstrikes in Afghanistan last year than in the three previous years combined, making 2018 the most kinetic year for airstrikes in the country in at least a decade.U.S. fighters, bombers, attack aircraft and drones released 7,362 weapons in 2018, ...
Military Mulls Medical Personnel Cuts Even as Suicide Rates Rise
The Defense Department is weighing the option of cutting thousands of uniformed medical personnel, including psychologists and other mental-health professionals, even as military leaders grapple with rising suicide rates among troops. ...
Who Urinated in Her Boots? Mystery at Military Base Leads to Claims of Cover-Up
For Staff Sgt. Jennifer Pineda, a 15-year veteran of the California Air National Guard, the military was a family calling. She followed her older sister and brother-in-law into the guard, where she now holds an administrative position at the elite 144th Fighter Wing in Fresno. ...
Why Is Guantanamo Seeking a Wheelchair-Accessible Three-Cell Compound?
The Guantanamo Bay prison is shopping for a new three-cell, handicapped accessible compound -- complete with a 115-foot dog run and guard house that can tap into the Pentagon's secret internet network. Why?'We must prepare for multiple contingencies, ...
California Governor to Draw Down Guard Troops at Border
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans Monday to withdraw several hundred National Guard troops from the state's southern border with Mexico in defiance of the Trump administration's request for support from border states. ...