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Government should pay compensation for secretive Cold War-era testing, St. Louis victims say
As Congress considers payments to victims of Cold War-era nuclear contamination in the St. Louis region, people who were targeted for secret government testing from that same time period believe they’re due compensation, too.
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Remains of US airman missing since WWII recovered from wreck on Maltese seafloor
The effort was the culmination of years of work to recover the remains of an American airman whose plane went down off the coast of Malta during World War II.
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Biden to award Medal of Honor to Army helicopter pilot who rescued soldiers in Vietnam
The White House says President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor to a Vietnam War-era Army pilot who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy
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US, Indonesia and five other nations hold war drills amid China concerns
Soldiers from the U.S., Indonesia and five other nations are participating in a combat exercise on Indonesia’s main island of Java amid concerns about China’s aggression.
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2 US soldiers arrested over fatal stabbing at funfair in Germany
The incident followed an “argument” at the Säubrenner fair in the small town of Wittlich on Saturday night, police said.
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What's it like the moment the U.S. Army Golden Knights jump out of a plane
Philly Live’s Sheila Watko gets on board as the U.S. Army Golden Knights prepare for their jump at the 2023 Atlantic City Airshow.
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North Korea confirms detention of US soldier and says he's seeking refuge ‘from mistreatment' in US Army
A state news agency said Travis King entered North Korea because he “harbored ill feeling against inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the U.S. Army.”
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US officials ‘deeply concerned' about well-being of missing American soldier who fled to North Korea
The history of rough treatment of Americans detained by North Koreans — including the 2017 death of a 22-year-old student after he was flown home in a vegetative state after 17 months in captivity — is top of mind as U.S. officials seek answers about Pvt. Travis King.
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US soldier's dash into North Korea leaves family members baffled: ‘I don't understand why he would do that'
Family members of the U.S. Army private who sprinted across the border into North Korea say he may have felt overwhelmed as he faced legal troubles and his possible looming discharge from the military.
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New details emerge about US soldier who sprinted across the border to North Korea
Pvt. 2nd Class Travis King was supposed to travel home to Texas after he was released from South Korea prison. Instead, he joined a tour group headed for the Demilitarized Zone that divides South and North Korea.
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DNA testing leads to former US Army soldier in 1978 killing of woman in Germany
Authorities say DNA testing has led to the arrest of a Nebraska man who was repeatedly questioned over decades in the 1978 stabbing death of a woman while he was stationed with the U.S. Army in Germany.
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US Army renames Louisiana base for Black WWI hero who received Medal of Honor
Fort Johnson had previously been named after a Confederate commander, Leonidas Polk.
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US Army Identifies 3 Soldiers Killed During Helicopters Crash on Training Flight in Alaska
The U.S. Army announced Friday that it has grounded aviation units for training after 12 soldiers died within the last month in helicopter crashes in Alaska and Kentucky.
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Military Sex Assault Reports Rise in Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps Even as Army Numbers Fall
Overall, there were more than 8,942 reports of sexual assaults involving service members during the 2022 fiscal year, a slight increase over the 8,866 the year before.
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3 Soldiers Killed, 1 Injured After Helicopters Crash on Training Flight in Alaska, US Army Says
Two U.S. army helicopters collided and crashed Thursday in Alaska while returning from a training flight, killing three soldiers and injuring a fourth.
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Texas Jury Finds US Army Sergeant Guilty of Murder for Shooting Man During Racial Justice Protests
A U.S. Army sergeant was convicted of murder for fatally shooting an armed protester in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice, a Texas jury ruled Friday.
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9 Soldiers Killed After Army Helicopters Crash on Training Mission in Kentucky
One helicopter had five people aboard and the other had four, Brig. Gen. John Lubas, the 101st Airborne deputy commander, said Thursday.
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Arrest Made in 2001 Killing of Pregnant US Soldier on Base in Germany
The U.S. Department of Justice announced an arrest in the 2001 murder of a pregnant soldier on a military base in Germany.
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Suspect Arrested in the 2001 Killing of a Pregnant Soldier at a Former US Army Base in Germany
Pfc. Amanda Gonzalez was four months pregnant and on her first assignment with the Army when she was found dead in November 2001.
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Army Probes Whether Soldiers Were Wrongly Blamed in Recruiting Bonus Scandal
U.S. Army officials say investigators have launched a broad review of at least 1,900 National Guard and Reserve soldiers who were swept up in a recruiting bonus scandal up to a decade ago and may have been wrongly blamed and punished. Army officials announced Thursday that its Criminal Investigation Division will review all cases and correct the records. Division Director...