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Lawmakers Push For Better Mental Health Care For Military Members
After a Navy sailor from Shelton took his own life, Connecticut’s senators are pushing for legislation to provide better mental health care for all military members.
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Army Grounds Aviators for Training After Fatal Alaska Crash
The U.S. Army has grounded aviation units for training after 12 soldiers died within the last month in helicopter crashes in Alaska and Kentucky, the military branch announced Friday. The suspension of air operations was effective immediately, with units grounded until they complete the training, said Lt. Col. Terence Kelley, an Army spokesperson. For active-duty units, the training is to…
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Taliban Kill Mastermind of Kabul Airport Bombing That Killed 13 U.S. Service Members
The mastermind of the deadly August 2021 attack at Kabul International Airport, which claimed the lives of 13 U.S. service members and more than 150 Afghans seeking to flee the country, has been killed, according to three U.S. officials.
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Biden on Military Document Leak Investigation: ‘They're Getting Close'
While in Dublin, Ireland, President Joe Biden was asked about the investigation into who may have leaked secret military documents online.
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Flight Data Recorders Found After Deadly Black Hawk Crash
The military says “black boxes” have been recovered from two U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopters that crashed last week in Kentucky, killing all nine soldiers aboard.
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Probe of Deadly Black Hawk Crash Begins as Army IDs Victims
The military on Friday released the names of the nine soldiers killed in the crash involving two Black Hawk helicopters in southwestern Kentucky.
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2 Military Blackhawk Helicopters Collide Over Kentucky Killing All 9 Onboard
Two Blackhawk military helicopters crashed in Kentucky during a training exercise on Wednesday, killing all 9 servicemen aboard.
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Female Soldier Found Dead at Fort Hood; Army Investigating
The U.S. military is investigating the death of a soldier at a Texas Army post that in recent years has struggled with homicide, suicide and sexual assault among its troops.
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House Passes $858 Billion Defense Bill That Will End Military COVID Vaccine Mandate
More than 8,000 active-duty service members were discharged for failure to obey a lawful order when they refused the vaccine.
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Four Brothers and Sisters Share Passion to Serve Through the Coast Guard
Four brothers and sisters are united by the desire to serve their country; they are all either joining or already serving in the U.S. Coast Guard. The Walkers will all reunite for the first time in years Friday at a Coast Guard Academy graduation ceremony. Graduation is imminent for Officer Candidate Nicholas Walker. “Couple hours, just counting down. I’m...
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Tom Brady Compares Leaving Family for Football Season to a Military Deployment
War is hell — and so is leaving for football, according to the NFL quarterback.
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VA Connecticut, Navy Take Steps to Address Military Sexual Trauma Amidst Uptick in Cases
They protect our country, but too often, members of the armed forces are defenseless when it comes to military sexual trauma. Reports of sexual assaults across all branches jumped 13% last year.
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Boxes to Boots Operation Cares 2022
Join in the mission to help put together care packages for our troops serving overseas this holiday season!
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Military Aide Arrested After Bringing Gun to White House: Secret Service
A military aide was arrested Thursday after he brought a loaded gun to an entrance of the White House, the United States Secret Service confirms to News4. Patrick Tansey, 54, was charged with carrying a pistol without a license, The Washington Post was first to report. Tansey works at the White House military office as a civilian military staffer for…
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Fat Leonard's Escape as Stunning as His Navy Bribery Case
The escape of the Malaysian defense contractor at the center of one of the Navy’s biggest corruption scandals is as stunning and brazen as the case itself. U-Haul trucks were seen at his home in a tony San Diego neighborhood before Leonard Glenn Francis, known as “Fat Leonard,” snipped off his ankle monitor and disappeared.
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Mexico President to Bypass Congress to Keep Army in Streets
Mexico’s president has begun exploring plans to sidestep congress to hand formal control of the National Guard to the army. That could extend the military’s control over policing in a country with high levels of violence.
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China Extends Threatening Military Exercises Around Taiwan
The military has said the exercises involving missile strikes, warplanes and ship movements crossing the midline of the Taiwan Strait dividing the sides were a response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the self-ruled island last week.
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As Military Recruiters Struggle, Air Force Seeks Lift From Tom Cruise's ‘Top Gun'
Recruiters are offering bigger bonuses and other incentives to those who sign up. And they are seizing on the boost that Hollywood may offer – such as the buzz over the sequel to the 1986 hit “Top Gun.”
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Disappointing Data Shows Recruiting Woes for Military Service
Every individual has their own personal reasons for joining the military. Now that former Petty Officer Second Class Matthew Clunan is back home in Connecticut after serving in the Navy for nearly seven years, five of which were active duty, he says he came back a better man. “I wanted to go experience something, I wanted to go learn some…
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Disappointing Data Shows Recruiting Woes for Military Service
Every branch of the U.S. Military is struggling to recruit.