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80 years after D-Day, a World War II veteran is getting married near beaches where US troops landed
A 100-year-old American World War II veteran plans to marry his 96-year-old fiancee in France as part of that country’s 80th anniversary celebration of D-Day.
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Air Force employee charged with disclosing classified information on foreign dating website
A civilian worker for the Air Force has been charged with illegally sending secret information about Russia’s war against Ukraine through a foreign dating website to a woman claiming to be in Ukraine, officials said, according to NBC News.
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Two dead after military helicopter crashes during training flight in Mississippi
Two service members were killed during a training flight Friday when the military attack helicopter crashed near the small city of Booneville, Mississippi, Gov. Tate Reeves said, according to NBC News.
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US Navy sailor based in Japan charged with espionage
Bryce Pedicini, a chief petty officer fire controlman, was assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins.
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Enemy drone that killed 3 troops in Jordan was mistaken for a US drone, preliminary report suggests
An enemy drone that killed three American troops and wounded dozens of others in Jordan may have been confused with an American drone returning to the U.S. installation.
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Navy identifies two SEALs lost at sea during raid and later declared dead
The Navy on Monday identified two SEALs who were declared dead after they were lost at sea during a nighttime raid near Somalia.
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The Air Force said its nuclear missile capsules were safe. But toxic dangers lurked, documents show
Documents show the risks toxic substances posed in the underground capsules and silos where Air Force nuclear missile crews have worked since the 1960s. Now many of those service members have cancer.
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In a major change, independent lawyers will now prosecute cases of sexual assault in the US military
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III called the change the “most important reform” to the military justice system in recent history.
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Senate approves hundreds of military promotions after Republican senator ends blockade
Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said Tuesday he’s ending his blockade of most military nominees, clearing the way for hundreds to be approved.
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96-year-old Korean War veteran still attempting to get Purple Heart medal after 7 decades
A 96-year-old Korean War veteran from Minnesota has been waiting for 70 years for a Purple Heart medal.
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The number of military suicides dipped in 2022 as the Pentagon works on new prevention programs
U.S. officials say the number of suicides among military members and their families dipped slightly in 2022, compared with the previous year.
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USS Hyman G. Rickover to be commissioned on Saturday
The USS Hyman G. Rickover will be commissioned in Connecticut on Saturday thanks to efforts from a Chicago-based group, NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.
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Los Alamos is buzzing with activity as US gov't modernizes its nuclear arsenal
Los Alamos was the perfect spot for the U.S. government’s top-secret Manhattan Project.
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9/11 defendant ruled unfit for trial after military medical panel finds CIA torture left him psychotic
A military judge at Guantanamo Bay has ruled one of the 9/11 defendants too mentally ill to stand trial.
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F-35 fighter jets are only ‘mission capable' 55% of the time, new report says
Days after a $100 million F-35B crashed in rural South Carolina, a government watchdog report released Thursday highlights ongoing maintenance delays showing F-35 fighter jets are “mission capable” only 55% of the time.
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Pilot of downed F-35 stealth fighter jet parachuted into residential backyard, official says
The pilot of a $100 million stealth fighter jet parachuted safely into the backyard of a home in South Carolina after a malfunction forced him to eject from the aircraft, causing the plane to crash into a wooded area about 60 miles away.
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West Point sued over using race as an admissions factor in the wake of landmark Supreme Court ruling
West Point was sued in federal court Tuesday for using race and ethnicity as factors in admissions by the same group behind the lawsuit that resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in college admissions.
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Debris found in search for F-35 fighter jet that went missing
The jet was left on autopilot over South Carolina after the pilot was ejected during a “mishap.”
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Officials find debris from F-35 fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina after pilot ejected
The crash site for a stealth fighter jet that went missing during the weekend after its pilot ejected was located Monday in rural South Carolina after the military asked the public for help finding an aircraft built to elude detection.
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Their babies died when Camp Lejeune's water was poisoned. But justice has been hard to find
The mothers did not know why their babies were dying at Camp Lejeune.
Jeri Kozobarich noticed something was wrong as soon as she arrived at the sprawling U.S. Marine Corps training facility in North Carolina, healthy and seven months pregnant, in the spring of 1969.