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US Air Force wants money to speed E-7 purchases in FY24 wish list
The unfunded priorities list also requests money to buy 12 conformal fuel tanks for F-15EX fighters to extend their range and let it carry more weapons.
Gibraltar detains supertanker filled with Iranian oil
A senior Spanish official said the operation was requested by the United States.
By Aritz Parra, The Associated Press and Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Washington Nationals Major League Baseball player Sean Doolittle reads to military children
Doolittle read the children’s book “Where the Wild Things Are” to small children gathered on the carpet around his chair.
By Kristine Froeba
Singapore PM: Global rules could change with China’s rise
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was the keynote speaker at the Shangri-La Dialogue, attended by acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan, Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe and other defense officials and academics.
Male sailors created ‘rape lists’ of female shipmates on Georgia-based submarine
Recent reports cite a Navy investigation uncovering "rape lists" onboard the guided-missile submarine Florida.
By Mark D. Faram
Judge blocks release of Coast Guardsman called ‘terrorist’
A federal judge in Maryland on Monday blocked the release of a Coast Guard lieutenant accused of stockpiling combat gear and compiling a hit list of prominent Democrats and TV journalists.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Release terms set for Coast Guard officer called ‘terrorist’
A Coast Guard lieutenant accused of stockpiling firearms and drafting a hit list of prominent Democrats and journalists can be released from custody and supervised by relatives in Virginia while awaiting trial, a federal magistrate judge said Tuesday.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Navy announces this year’s new master chiefs
The chance for a senior chief to advance dropped to just 11 percent this year, down from 15 percent just two years ago.
By Mark D. Faram
Coast Guard officer called ‘terrorist’ due back in court
A Coast Guard lieutenant whom prosecutors describe as a domestic terrorist is due back in court next week for a hearing on the conditions of his possible release from federal custody.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Release approved for Coast Guard officer accused of making hit list
A Coast Guard lieutenant accused of being a domestic terrorist is entitled to be released from custody before his trial on firearms and drug charges, a federal magistrate said Thursday.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press
Coast Guard officer accused of making hit list targeted Supreme Court justices, feds say
A Coast Guard lieutenant accused of stockpiling guns and compiling a hit list of prominent Democrats and network TV journalists looked at other targets: two Supreme Court justices and two executives of social media companies, according to federal prosecutors.
By Michael Kunzelman, The Associated Press