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Ukraine targets a key Crimea city a day after striking Russia fleet HQ
Crimea has served as the key hub supporting Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
By Susie Blann, Associated Press
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MacDill Air Force Base orders evacuations as Hurricane Idalia nears
The National Hurricane Center expects Idalia to become a hurricane later on Monday.
He took them captive in Iraq 30 years ago. Now, they’re fighting for his citizenship
Two Navy pilots were shot down and taken prisoner during Desert Storm. Decades later, they formed an unlikely friendship with their once-captor.
By Harm Venhuizen
Desert Storm group makes final funding push to begin construction
Organizers hope to break ground this year at a location on the National Mall near other prominent war memorials.
By Todd South
No charges for police officer in Capitol riot shooting death of Air Force veteran
Authorities had considered for months whether criminal charges were appropriate for the Capitol Police officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt, a 35-year-old Air Force veteran from San Diego.
Pence pleaded with acting defense secretary to ‘clear the Capitol,’ timeline of riot shows
With Trump not engaged, it fell to Pentagon officials, a handful of senior White House aides, the leaders of Congress and the vice president holed up in a secure bunker to manage the chaos.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Pelosi picks DC National Guard chief to lead security in US House
Maj. Gen. William Walker, commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, was tapped Friday to become the House’s first African American sergeant-at-arms as Congress sorts through the grave security failings revealed by the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
Winter Storm Uri spotlights gaps in military base preparedness
The U.S. military is still trying to address the effects of Winter Storm Uri and plan for the next natural disaster.
Wyoming governor quietly mobilized National Guard troops in Cheyenne
The Wyoming governor didn't previously disclose details of the deployment of 60 Army National Guard and 13 Air National Guard members in the Cheyenne area because it was a “security operation,” a spokesman said.
Massive volunteer effort rescues nearly 1,000 cold-stunned sea turtles at NAS Corpus Christi
More than 900 cold-stunned sea turtles and counting have been rescued at NAS Corpus Christi thanks to a massive volunteer effort.
By Howard Altman