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The Spouse Angle Podcast — Up this week: Gold Star Husband Joe Kent on Life After Losing His Wife

A retired Green Beret reflects on the life of his late wife, who was killed on a special operations mission fighting ISIS in Syria.

By Military Times staff

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Former acting SECDEF blames media ‘hysteria’ for his response to Jan. 6 insurrection

Christopher Miller, now a private citizen, made his case before lawmakers.

By Meghann Myers

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China issues warning to US after warships pass disputed islands

Your weekly look at recent developments involving the South China Sea.

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British navy says 3rd warship sailing to Persian Gulf

London says the air-defence destroyer Defender, a Type 45 warship, will join the Type 23 Duke-class frigates Kent and Montrose.

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The Operation Dragoon drama of Douglas Fairbanks

Famed for his heroics on screen, a Hollywood idol topped himself at war as leader of a band of seaborne deception specialists

By David Sears, World War II Magazine

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Marine vet sentenced to 4 years in federal prison for scamming money from Gold Star mom, Marine families

Marine veteran John Shannon Simpson was sentenced to four years and ordered to pay restitution of $141,709.44 to the victims of his charity scam.

By Shawn Snow

5 years ago

US forces have much to learn from Ukraine’s fight with Russia, says State Department official

“Ukraine is a laboratory of techniques and procedures,” George Kent, deputy assistant secretary in the European and Eurasian Bureau at the U.S. Department of State, told Military Times Tuesday afternoon

By Howard Altman

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Meet America’s daring frigate captains

In the War of 1812, Britain’s powerful Royal Navy met its match in a determined band of U.S. Navy warship commanders.

By Cmdr. Benjamin "B.J." Armstrong

5 years ago

Man accused of burying his dead mom in his backyard to collect Social Security, VA benefits

An Arizona man has been arrested for allegedly burying his dead mother in his backyard to continue receiving her Social Security checks and Veterans Affairs benefits.

5 years ago

SEAL vet dishes on mysterious arrest in Haiti

The retired SEAL and his fellow contractors — carrying a dozen semi-automatic rifles and pistols, along with satellite phones and other gear — had pulled away from a bank when they were stopped by police and detained.

5 years ago

Navy chief petty officer killed in Syria to be added to NSA memorial

The first female Navy service member killed in the battle against the Islamic State will become the third woman to have her name added to the National Security Agency’s National Cryptologic Memorial.

5 years ago

Sailor killed in bombing leaves behind a husband and two children

Navy Chief Cryptologic Technician (Interpretive) Shannon M. Kent, 35, of Pine Plains, New York, was based at Fort Meade, Maryland.

5 years ago

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The Spouse Angle Podcast — Up this week: Gold Star Husband Joe Kent on Life After Losing His Wife

A retired Green Beret reflects on the life of his late wife, who was killed on a special operations mission fighting ISIS in Syria.

Former acting SECDEF blames media ‘hysteria’ for his response to Jan. 6 insurrection

Christopher Miller, now a private citizen, made his case before lawmakers.

China issues warning to US after warships pass disputed islands

Your weekly look at recent developments involving the South China Sea.

British navy says 3rd warship sailing to Persian Gulf

London says the air-defence destroyer Defender, a Type 45 warship, will join the Type 23 Duke-class frigates Kent and Montrose.

The Operation Dragoon drama of Douglas Fairbanks

Famed for his heroics on screen, a Hollywood idol topped himself at war as leader of a band of seaborne deception specialists

Marine vet sentenced to 4 years in federal prison for scamming money from Gold Star mom, Marine families

Marine veteran John Shannon Simpson was sentenced to four years and ordered to pay restitution of $141,709.44 to the victims of his charity scam.

US forces have much to learn from Ukraine’s fight with Russia, says State Department official

“Ukraine is a laboratory of techniques and procedures,” George Kent, deputy assistant secretary in the European and Eurasian Bureau at the U.S. Department of State, told Military Times Tuesday afternoon

Meet America’s daring frigate captains

In the War of 1812, Britain’s powerful Royal Navy met its match in a determined band of U.S. Navy warship commanders.

Man accused of burying his dead mom in his backyard to collect Social Security, VA benefits

An Arizona man has been arrested for allegedly burying his dead mother in his backyard to continue receiving her Social Security checks and Veterans Affairs benefits.

SEAL vet dishes on mysterious arrest in Haiti

The retired SEAL and his fellow contractors — carrying a dozen semi-automatic rifles and pistols, along with satellite phones and other gear — had pulled away from a bank when they were stopped by police and detained.

Navy chief petty officer killed in Syria to be added to NSA memorial

The first female Navy service member killed in the battle against the Islamic State will become the third woman to have her name added to the National Security Agency’s National Cryptologic Memorial.

Sailor killed in bombing leaves behind a husband and two children

Navy Chief Cryptologic Technician (Interpretive) Shannon M. Kent, 35, of Pine Plains, New York, was based at Fort Meade, Maryland.

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