Army reservist who warned Maine killer would ‘snap’ before shootings to testify
The U.S. Army Reserve, which issued the clearest warning ahead of Maine’s deadliest mass shooting, is scheduled to answer questions Thursday from the committee investigating the tragedy. Six weeks before Robert Card murdered 18 people at a Lewiston bar and bowling alley, his best friend and fellow reservist Sean Hodgson texted his boss and asked […]
Ethnic Karen guerrilla fighters in Burma leave town that army lost weeks ago
Guerrilla fighters from the main ethnic Karen fighting force fighting Burma’s military junta have withdrawn from the eastern border town of Myawaddy, two weeks after forcing the military to abandon its defenses, residents and group members said Wednesday. . Their withdrawal comes after a rival ethnic Karen armed group, which has occupied the town and […]
US expected to block military aid to Israeli army unit. What is the Leahy law?
Israel said its biggest ally the United States would block military aid to Israeli troops as soon as Monday, citing gross human rights violations in the Israeli-occupied West Bank before the Gaza war began six months ago. I expect it to be announced. The move marks the first time in the decades-long partnership between the […]
Biden’s Army Chief Can’t Explain Why Race Should Be A Factor In Recruiting
Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth could not explain in a hearing Tuesday why race should be a factor in recruiting when GOP Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana pointed out that race-based admissions occurs at just one of the Army’s three main sources of junior officers. Wormuth said she did not know whether race was […]
Shameless major in US Army Reserves defrauded families of fallen soldiers of millions — and pocketed $1.4M in the process
A major in the U.S. Army Reserve has admitted to profiting from the deaths of active-duty soldiers by illegally investing some of the funds given to grieving families. On Tuesday, 41-year-old Kaz Claffey, also known as Kaz Claffey, entered the U.S. District of Trenton, New Jersey, and pleaded guilty to six counts of wire fraud […]
Philippine president rejects further US military access to additional army camps
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said his administration has no intention of granting the U.S. military additional access to Philippine Army camps. Under the 2014 agreement, President Marcos granted U.S. forces access to four more Philippine military bases, bringing the total to nine. This was primarily in response to China’s actions in the South China Sea. […]
Daughter of Army veteran killed in California front yard calls for justice
The daughter of a U.S. Army veteran killed while working in her garden in front of her California home has called for changes to local criminal justice policies that she criticizes for encouraging criminals at the expense of victims. Mario Morales Moreno, 51, was killed on April 4 when someone opened fire inside his Long […]
Army May Cut Key Education Benefits As Service Struggles To Recruit And Retain Troops
The Army is revisiting two education benefits seen as key recruiting and retention tools and used by more than 100,000 soldiers annually as the service struggles to hang on to troops and resources, the service confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation on Monday. Two programs under review include the Credentialing Assistance (CA) program that […]
Baltimore Harbour Reopen By End of April, Says Army
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has released a “tentative schedule” for commercial shipping to and from Baltimore by the end of the month, but a full reopening is likely to take twice as long. A “restricted access waterway” to the Port of Baltimore will open by the end of this month, allowing one-way […]
Former U.S. Army Special Forces Member Questions ‘Credibility’ Of ‘Havana Syndrome’ Claims
Former U.S. Army Special Forces Member Jim Hanson questioned Wednesday on Fox News the “credibility” of a CBS “60 Minutes” report claiming a mysterious illness affecting diplomats known as “Havana syndrome” could be an attack from Russian intelligence. Hanson appeared on “Jesse Watters Primetime” to discuss the release of the information by the network claiming that the […]