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Coast Guard searches for US Marine who went swimming in Puerto Rico

Samuel Wanjiru, 26, was said to have been visiting the island with his family.

5 weeks ago

Search continues for Navy SEALs missing during Iranian weapons mission

The operators have been missing since Thursday.

By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press

4 months ago

Situation ‘dire’ as Coast Guard seeks 38 missing off Florida

Crews searched around the clock, four days after a suspected human smuggling boat capsized in a storm.

By Adriana Gomez Licon

2 years ago

Coast Guard rescues missing hikers who wrote ‘SOS’ in the snow

Officials said the men were reported missing on New Year’s Eve.

2 years ago

New reforms target US military’s missing weapons problem

The Department of Defense is overhauling how it keeps track of its guns and explosives.

2 years ago

Congress plans fixes for US military’s AWOL weapons problems

Congress is set to force America’s armed services to keep better track of their guns and explosives, imposing new rules in response to an Associated Press investigation that showed firearms stolen from U.S. bases have resurfaced in violent crimes.

3 years ago

Report slams police for not finding dead vet on VA campus for more than a month

The report by the VA’s inspector general detailed a series of missteps by staffers and police who searched for the missing veteran.

3 years ago

Remains of soldier from Korean War to be interred this week

To identify Mullins’ remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence.

3 years ago

Top US general ‘shocked’ by report on AWOL guns, mulls fix

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff signaled Thursday that he will consider a “systematic fix” to how the armed services keep account of their firearms.

3 years ago

Military stumped by stolen box of Marine Corps armor-piercing grenades

The Pentagon’s IG wrote that the disappearing grenades “further emphasized the lack of proper security for rail shipments” of military arms, explosives and ammunition.

3 years ago

US military guns keep vanishing, some used in street crimes

An Associated Press investigation has found that at least 1,900 U.S. military firearms were lost or stolen during the 2010s, with some resurfacing in violent crimes.

3 years ago

Pentagon rejects plan to use its parking lots for annual Memorial Day motorcycle rally

Officials said the ongoing pandemic still poses too much of a risk for the large-scale gathering.

By Leo Shane III

3 years ago