Marine gunner court-martialed over Mattis task force confusion
A decorated Marine gunner whose perspectives on doctrine and lethality have been widely published is headed for court-martial at Quantico, Virginia, this month on charges that include unauthorized absence — equivalent to absent without leave. But according to the Marine and his lawyers, it’s a...
Drone sightings lead to airspace shutdown at Ohio military base
BOSTON — More suspected drone sightings in the eastern U.S. led to a temporary airspace shutdown at an Air Force base in Ohio and arrests near Boston’s Logan International Airport, as elected officials increased their push for action to identify and stop the mysterious unmanned...
First look at ‘Warfare’ brings viewers into tenacity of Iraq War
Fresh off the release of his 2024 blockbuster “Civil War,” writer and director Alex Garland (”Ex Machina,” “28 Days Later”) is joining Navy SEAL veteran and budding filmmaker Ray Mendoza to helm the Iraq War film “Warfare.” Set in 2006, the film “embeds audiences with...
Officials release details about drone seen near U.S. Air Force base in Ohio
Government officials have responded to the recent drone sightings near an Air Force base in Ohio on Monday, noting that the incidents appear unrelated to the unusual sightings in the Northeast. The drones were seen near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Greene County over the...
Guardsman charged in fatal shooting of soldier at Georgia base
AUGUSTA, Ga. — A National Guard solider appeared in federal court Monday charged with murder in a weekend shooting that left an Army Reserve soldier dead and triggered a lockdown at a Georgia military base. Natravien Landry, 25, made an initial court appearance before a...
Congress finalizes sweeping bill to help veteran caregivers
House lawmakers on Monday finalized a sweeping veterans bill to expand caregiver benefits for elderly and infirm veterans and update medical options for veterans outside the department’s health care system, sending the legislative package to the White House to become law. The legislation was originally...
Iran/American citizen charged in connection with Iran drone strike that killed US servicemembers
Two Iranian men, including a dual Iranian American citizen, have been charged in connection with a fatal drone strike earlier this year that killed three U.S. military service members and injured dozens more. Mohammad Mahdi Sadeghi, who worked at a Massachusetts-based semiconductor company, was arrested...
Two charged in drone strike that killed 3 US troops in Jordan
BOSTON — Two men, including a dual Iranian-American citizen, have been arrested on charges that they exported sensitive technology to Iran that was used in a drone attack in Jordan that killed three American troops early this year and injured dozens of other service members,...
US Marines start partial transfer from Okinawa to Guam
TOKYO — The partial transfer of U.S. Marines from Okinawa to Guam began Saturday, 12 years after Japan and the United States agreed on their realignment to reduce the heavy burden of American troop presence on the southern Japanese island, officials said. The relocation started...
