Army investigating allegations Rangers fired blank rounds at civilians
“This is unacceptable because there are so many real mass shootings going on in America each year,” one witness said. “You can’t be joking about it.”
By Todd South
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‘My Dead Friend Zoe’ is a veteran’s ghost story that refuses to fade
Authenticity is the film’s greatest strength. It doesn’t lean on clichés. Instead, it sits with discomfort — awkward, hilarious and harrowing.
By Clay Beyersdorfer
As tensions ease, China keeps building on disputed islands
Tensions over China’s island-building in the South China Sea may have eased in the past year, but Beijing has kept busy.
Marine Corps, Navy helicopters help contain California wildfires
The helicopters will carry water to extinguish the fires.
By Jeff Schogol
Ventura glad legal battle against 'American Sniper' is over
Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura denounced the late “American Sniper” author Chris Kyle on Monday as an “American Liar” and said he feels vindicated in his five-year legal battle against the former Navy SEAL and his estate, though he declined to say how much his settlement is worth.
Pacific Northwest naval island acts as 'logistical backbone'
Naval Magazine Indian Island serves as the last stop for many ships where they load up on “fuel, food and munitions” before heading out to the open ocean, said Cmdr. Rocky Pulley, commanding officer of the installation.
By Julianne Stanford, Kitsap (Bremerton, Wash.) Sun via AP
Penis skydrawing was our doing, Navy says
Outraged residents spotted the phallic-shaped skydrawings near Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.
Drill instructor gets 10 years behind bars for Parris Island hazing scandal
Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Felix will also be reduced in rank to E1 and receive a dishonorable discharge.
By Jeff Schogol
Notorious Parris Island drill instructor convicted of abusing recruits
Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Felix could face confinement for hazing.
By Jeff Schogol
Jury deliberates in Marine Corps drill instructor abuse case
A military jury began deliberating Thursday whether a Marine Corps drill instructor is guilty of beating, stomping and choking new recruits, or whether accounts of his abuse against Muslim-Americans and other military hopefuls were overhyped by young troops.
Prosecutor says Marine Corps drill instructor was a ‘bully’
A Marine Corps drill instructor was a “bully” who punched, choked and kicked recruits, focusing his abuse on three Muslim volunteers he derided as “terrorists,” a military prosecutor said at a court-martial Wednesday.
‘The more you hate them, the better you train them’: Parris Island’s most notorious drill instructor on trial
Gunnery Sgt. Joseph Felix is on trial for allegedly hazing recruits from three different platoon, and singling out Muslim recruits for abuse.
By Jeff Schogol