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5 takeaways from what defense leaders told the Jan. 6 committee
A special congressional committee investigating the violence recently released more than 900 pages of testimony from military leaders on the attack.
Navy judge to rule if sailor caused Bonhomme Richard fire
Both sides delivered closing arguments Thursday.
The Navy accused him of arson. Its own investigation showed widespread safety failures.
After the USS Bonhomme Richard fire, investigators found missing fire hoses, a broken sprinkler system and other systemic failures.
By Megan Rose, ProPublica
Sailors struggle to remember year after Bonhomme Richard fire
More than a half dozen former crew members of the USS Bonhomme Richard gave testimony Monday in the arson case against Ryan Sawyer Mays.
Sailor accused of igniting Bonhomme Richard puts fate in judge’s hands
Ryan Sawyer Mays, accused of setting the fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard in 2020, waived his right to a jury.
The Navy is withholding court records in a high-profile ship fire case
The U.S. Navy accused a sailor of setting the 2020 fire on the USS Bonhomme Richard, but it refuses to release records in the case as the law requires.
By Megan Rose, ProPublica
DoD’s missing Jan. 6 phone records need investigation, Senate leader demands
Sen. Dick Durbin said the Defense Department inspector general needs to determine whether the records were accidentally or purposefully deleted.
5 officers censured for 2020 amphibious vehicle sinking that killed 8 Marines, 1 sailor
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said the punishment stemmed from the five officers’ “inadequate leadership and execution of their oversight duties."
By Todd South