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US missile deployment to Philippines 'incredibly important' for combat readiness, US general says
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The U.S. Army’s recent deployment of a midrange missile system to the northern Philippines was “incredibly important” and allowed American and Filipino forces to jointly train for the potential usage of such heavy weaponry in Asian archipelago conditions, a U.S....
Survivors and relatives in Maine's deadliest shooting start the process of suing the Army
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Lawyers for 100 survivors and relatives of victims of the deadliest shooting in Maine history have begun the formal process of suing the U.S. Army for what they say was a failure to act to stop the reservist responsible for the crime, attorneys announced Tuesday. ...
Sending a THAAD air defense system to Israel adds to strain on US Army forces
WASHINGTON (AP) — The deployment of a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to Israel and roughly 100 soldiers to operate it will add to already difficult strains on the Army's air defense forces and potential delays in modernizing its missile defense systems, Army leaders said Monday....
Ex-US Army soldier asks for maximum 40 years in prison but gets a 14-year term for IS plot
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge rejected a former U.S. Army soldier's surprise sentencing-day request for a maximum 40-year prison term for trying to help the Islamic State group kill American troops, giving him 14 years behind bars instead. Cole Bridges, 24, of Stow, Ohio, was sentenced...
Kris Kristofferson was 'a walking contradiction,' a renegade and pilgrim surrounded by friends
LOS ANGELES (AP) — If Kris Kristofferson's life were fiction, it would feel a little implausible. He was a Texas-born Golden Gloves boxer and star football player, a Rhodes Scholar and a helicopter-flying U.S. Army captain who walked away from a West Point faculty gig to briefly...
Senate confirms commander of US Army forces in the Pacific after Tuberville drops objections
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed a new commander of U.S. Army forces in the Pacific after Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville dropped his objections and allowed a quick vote on the nomination. Tuberville had blocked Lt. Gen. Ronald Clark's nomination for months over concerns...
Alabama Sen. Tuberville blocks quick promotion of top aide to Defense Secretary Austin
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville is blocking the quick promotion of the top military aide to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin over concerns that he and other senior staff did not immediately notify President Joe Biden when Austin was hospitalized with complications from cancer...
Challenges of the Gaza humanitarian aid pier offer lessons for the US Army
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was their most challenging mission. U.S. Army soldiers in the 7th Transportation Brigade had previously set up a pier during training and in exercises overseas but never had dealt with the wild combination of turbulent weather, security threats and sweeping...
Army private who fled to North Korea will plead guilty to desertion
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Army private who fled to North Korea just over a year ago will plead guilty to desertion and four other charges and take responsibility for his conduct, his lawyer said Monday. Travis King’s attorney, Franklin D. Rosenblatt, told The Associated Press that...
US Army soldier pleads guilty to selling sensitive military information
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An Army soldier has pleaded guilty to charges that accuse him of selling sensitive information related to U.S. military capabilities, including dozens of documents addressing topics ranging from rocket systems to Chinese military tactics. Sgt. Korbein...
