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NCIS took ‘corrective action’ against agents in wake of SEAL case

Three military attorneys also face professional misconduct probes, Pentagon officials say.

By Carl Prine

3 years ago

Navy Secretary Richard Spencer

Fired Navy leader highly critical of Trump in SEAL case

Fired Navy Secretary Richard Spencer has written an opinion article sharply critical of President Donald Trump for intervening in the war crimes case of a Navy SEAL.

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press

4 years ago

Navy cancels review for SEALs after firing of Navy secretary

The Navy on Wednesday cancelled a peer-review process for three Navy SEAL officers who supervised a fourth SEAL convicted of posing with a dead teenage captive in Iraq.

4 years ago

Op-ed: Navy corruption and the Gallagher case

Sean Gallagher defends the president's intervention in his brother's court-martial case.

By Sean Gallagher

4 years ago

‘Frogman against frogman’: Case against Navy SEAL sparks debate

The war crimes case against a Navy SEAL not only cost the Navy secretary his job. It dragged an elite military force known for quiet professionalism into a political firestorm and drove a wedge through the special operations community.

4 years ago

Trump: ‘I’m sticking up for our armed forces’

He defended his recent controversial clemency moves by saying former President Barack Obama misused his pardon power.

By Leo Shane III

4 years ago