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Controversial Pentagon nominee will be put into VA leadership instead
Brenda Sue Fulton has been tapped for a key military personnel role, but her nomination has been stalled for months.
Seeking the Military Suicide Solution Podcast, Episode 25: Sue Freeth, Combat Stress U.K.
Sue Freeth joined Combat Stress in the United Kingdom in 2016 as the first female chief executive in the charity’s 100-year history. She has set out a new strategic direction in the face of growing demand for military trauma treatment and a changing landscape in the National Health Service.
9 military families sue Fort Hood landlord, citing ‘deplorable conditions’
This is the latest in a string of lawsuits against privatized military landlords.
By Karen Jowers
Crews race to remove overturned ship before hurricane season
The Golden Ray capsized Sept. 8 in the St. Simons Sound shortly after leaving the Port of Brunswick with 4,200 automobiles in its cargo decks.
A dent to Feres: Troops to be able to file claims — but not sue — for medical malpractice
A new claims system will be set up for military members to file for malpractice compensation. But it won't be easy.
By Patricia Kime
Fitz families and shipmates sue merchant vessel’s company
Two lawsuits claim the company is responsible for alleged failures by the crew of the ACX Crystal.
Mold, rotting wood, water leaks: 10 military families sue their privatized landlord at Fort Meade
Families accuse Corvias of fraud, negligence
By Karen Jowers
Trump names retired Navy SEAL vice admiral new acting director of national intelligence via Tweet
In a one two punch, President Donald Trump announced via Twitter both that the nation’s number two intelligence official would be resigning and that he had named a new acting director of national intelligence ― current National Counterterrorism Center Director Joseph Maguire.
By Nathan Strout
House panel takes aim at legal roadblock to military malpractice lawsuits
The Feres Doctrine has been used to stop lawsuits against the military on a host of negligence and malpractice charges.
Daughter’s plea draws 50,000 birthday cards for World War II veteran
When Sue Morse requested on Facebook that friends send her father well-wishes for his Dec. 30 birthday, she expected maybe 160 cards.
Victims look to punish Iran for attacks against US troops in Iraq
The lawsuit is asking for $10 billion in damages for the victims and their families.
By Todd South