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2 wells for drinking water near Naval Base Kitsap contaminated

Two wells bordering Naval Base Kitsap’s southern edge have been found to have potentially harmful levels of contamination caused by a firefighting foam used on the base.

5 years ago

Bradley fighting vehicles

US sends mechanized troops back into Syria

The armored vehicles sent back this month belong to 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, out of Fort Bliss, Texas.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago

New in 2020: Will Trump pull the US military out of Iraq and Syria?

President Donald Trump has oft repeated his desire to end the forever wars in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan. But realities on the ground and complex geopolitical entanglements have stymied America’s plans to pullback from the Middle East.

5 years ago

Bradleys and Army infantry roll into Syria to help secure oil wells

Army Col. Myles B. Caggins III, a spokesman for the U.S.-led mission to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria, said the mechanized forces moving in to Deir ez-Zor province, Syria, hailed from the 30th Armored Brigade Combat team, a National Guard unit from South Carolina.

6 years ago

US attorney: Man convicted in Alaska Coast Guard killings

The U.S. attorney for Alaska says a jury has convicted a former U.S. Coast Guard civilian technician of murder and weapons charges in the 2012 shooting deaths of two co-workers.

6 years ago

Lawmakers, lawsuit want VA to reconsider delays for ‘blue water’ veterans claims

VA officials can wait until January to start paying out the claims, but advocates want action sooner.

By Leo Shane III

6 years ago