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Marine Raider veteran receives second highest valor award for Iraq fight
The staff sergeant had saved the life of a French operator and tried to save two Marine Raiders while fighting ISIS in northern Iraq.
By Philip Athey
Court argument seeks reversal of military HIV policies
Lawyers for military service members whose careers were halted after testing positive for the AIDS virus asked a federal judge Monday to overturn policies restricting their service as irrational and discriminatory.
Ex-Blackwater contractor sentenced in Iraq shooting seeks new trial
A former State Department contractor sentenced to life in prison for his role in the 2007 shooting deaths of unarmed Iraqi civilians is asking for a new trial because of what he says is newly discovered evidence.
Ex-Blackwater contractor sentenced to life in Iraq shootings
A former Blackwater security contractor was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for his role in the 2007 shooting of unarmed civilians in Iraq that left 14 people dead.
Lt. Gen. David H. Berger will become Marine commandant Thursday ― on the Corps’ other birthday
Lt. Gen. David H. Berger will pin on his fourth star on Thursday just prior to the change of command ceremony.
By Shawn Snow
Defense seeks pause in Navy SEAL case while probing spying
Attorneys for a Navy officer who supervised a SEAL accused of killing an Islamic State prisoner demanded prosecutors stop monitoring defense lawyer emails and put the case on hold, according to court documents obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press.
Prosecutors in Navy war crimes case accused of spying on defense attorneys and Navy Times reporter
Military prosecutors in the case of a Navy SEAL charged with killing an Islamic State prisoner in Iraq in 2017 installed tracking software in emails sent to defense lawyers and a reporter in an apparent attempt to discover who was leaking information to the media, according to lawyers who told The Associated Press that they received the corrupted messages.
Remains of Marine Raider killed in World War II returned to family
More than 75 years after Nicholas J. Gojmerac was last seen alive dragging a wounded comrade to safety during a World War II battle, his remains are back home in Kansas.
Senator: Chinese buildup in South China Sea like ‘preparing for World War III’
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe's comment came during a hearing Tuesday on China and Russia
Ex-Blackwater contractor found guilty in 2007 Iraq shooting
A former Blackwater security contractor was convicted Wednesday of murder at his third trial in the 2007 shooting of unarmed civilians in Iraq.
Okinawa-based Marine sentenced to four years in prison and hard labor over drunk-driving death
Lance Cpl. Nicholas James-McLean was sentenced in the drunk-driving death of a 61-year-old Japanese man.
By Shawn Snow