Tag: United States military
3 servicemen dead in Russian helicopter crash
MOSCOW — Russia’s National Guard said three of its members died Thursday evening when a helicopter crashed during a training flight south of St....
Asian Americans lobby to name Navy ship for Filipino sailor
SAN FRANCISCO — Asians Americans, veterans and civilians in the U.S. and the Philippines are campaigning to name a Navy warship for a Filipino...
Merle Smith, 1st Black graduate of Coast Guard Academy, dies
NEW LONDON, Conn. — Merle Smith Jr., the first Black cadet to graduate from the Coast Guard Academy, has died, his family said. He...
Calls grow to evacuate Afghans to Guam as US troops leave
SAN DIEGO — In the chaotic, final hours of the Vietnam War, the U.S. evacuated thousands of South Vietnamese who supported the American mission...
Pentagon leaders testily defend efforts on racism, extremism
WASHINGTON — Top Pentagon leaders on Wednesday passionately defended the military's approach to addressing racism and extremism, pushing back against accusations by Republican lawmakers...
Explosives added to toolbox for ship demolition in Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Salvage crews who have spent seven months dismantling an overturned cargo ship along the Georgia coast may turn to using explosives...
Rocket falls near Iraqi base housing US troops, no one hurt
BAGHDAD — At least one Katyusha rocket fell close to the perimeter of a military base that hosts U.S. troops in northern Iraq on...
Westmoreland thriving at U.S. Open after Air Force service
SAN DIEGO — The steady stream of fighter jets roaring overhead mostly go unnoticed, background noise to the beautiful views and brilliant golf at...
Senator: Military justice changes must go beyond sex cases
WASHINGTON — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is on the brink of success in her yearslong campaign to get sexual assault cases removed from the military...
Study: Texas bases lead Army posts in risk of sexual assault
WASHINGTON — Female soldiers at Army bases in Texas, Colorado, Kansas and Kentucky face a greater risk of sexual assault and harassment than those...