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Navy accepts future attack sub Montana, dock ship Fort Lauderdale
The Navy has gained two future ships.
By Diana Stancy
Before US-Russia summit, measure demands any new missile treaties include China
Sen. Steve Daines is proposing a higher bar for any new limits on America’s ballistic missile arsenal.
By Joe Gould
Montana high court cancels parole conditions in stolen valor case
The two men appealed the conditions last year. American Civil Liberties Union of Montana had called the conditions degrading and unconstitutional.
Sen. Jon Tester takes defense appropriations gavel
A Montana Democratic will chair the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, handing new clout over the defense budget to a state with nuclear weapons interests.
Best pics of the week: Dec. 27, 2020
Marines participate in exercises in Japan, a fighter wing readiness demonstration at Eielson and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
USS Montana submarine christened in virtual ceremony
The U.S. Navy recently christened its newest nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine, the USS Montana, at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia in a ceremony that featured some flavor of the Big Sky state.
By Phil Drake, Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune via the AP
2 men falsely claimed military service to get their cases moved to a veterans court
Two Montana men who were sentenced to prison for violating the terms of the probation in separate crimes won’t be eligible for parole until they complete a writing assignment given because they falsely claimed to have served in the military to have their cases moved to a veterans court.
How World War II spurred vaccine innovation
As the Second World War raged in Europe, the U.S. military recognized that infectious disease was as formidable an enemy as any other they would meet on the battlefield. So they forged a new partnership with industry and academia to develop vaccines for the troops.
By Kendall Hoyt, Dartmouth College
Navy SEAL veteran who left scandal-ridden agency parlays post into new gig
Ex-US Interior boss insists private career won't involve lobbying.
Trump presents posthumous Medal of Honor to son of Army staff sergeant who died protecting his soldiers
The medal was upgraded from the Distinguished Service Cross last year.
By Todd South
A family of both blood and Army sees their fallen receive the nation’s highest honor
Staff Sgt. Travis Atkins' Distinguished Service Cross was upgraded to the Medal of Honor last year.
By Todd South