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Navy officer jailed in Japan over deadly crash headed back to the US
Lt. Ridge Alkonis had been serving a three-year prison sentence in Japan after pleading guilty to the negligent driving deaths of two locals in 2021.
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Lawmakers: Coast Guard academy sex assaults threaten national security
The report detailed years of sexual assault and inaction at the Coast Guard Academy from the late 1980s to 2006.
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Mariner alleging rape on sealift ship must apply for worker’s comp
A federal court ruling last month directs a female civilian mariner to go through worker’s comp channels to address allegations that her skipper raped her.
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Veterans face crisis of confidence with VA, secretary says
Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough addresses challenges and the changes in the agency and how he has decided to focus on the veterans.
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How a former Navy CO became a heavily armed meth dealer
Former Navy Cmdr. Lance Esswein was sentenced to 19 years in prison last week.
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Marine veteran victim of Jarheads Motorcycle crash sues Registrar of Motor Vehicles
The Marine Corps veteran said he is still recovering from the June 21, 2019, crash in Randolph, New Hampshire, and will soon have his 25th surgery.
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An Iraqi refugee finds new hope, new life in America
“Ali’s American Dream” by Jason Criss Howk is a fictional story that tells what life can be like for immigrants in America.
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Navy says the leaked images of the F-35 crash into the South China Sea are real
The carrier has verified that the video of the F-35C as it approached and the photos of it after it fell in the sea were taken aboard the ship.
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Marines remember battle to recapture abandoned base in Vietnam
“LZ Sitting Duck: The Fight for FSB Argonne” details what happened at Fire Support Base Argonne in Vietnam through the accounts of Marines who fought there.
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Colonel’s ‘threatening’ comments cast doubt on fair trial, claim Raiders, corpsman charged with manslaughter
The manslaughter trials for three defendants have been delayed following alleged “threatening” comments made by a Marine colonel.
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Afghan refugee convicted of assaulting girl, 3, at Quantico Marine base
Mohammed Tariq was arrested in September 2021 after Marines observed him fondling the girl, who was not related to him.
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Military sexual harassment will be a crime under new White House executive order
President Joe Biden is expected to sign the order Wednesday afternoon.
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F-35 that crashed into the carrier Carl Vinson’s deck fell into the South China Sea
While officials are declining to discuss further details, experts say the Navy must recover the fallen jet.
