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Update: The US Navy’s Sixth Fleet confirmed the service members who were attacked in Turkey are Marines. September 2 – The U.S. embassy has confirmed two US service members were attacked in western Turkey and 15 people have been detained in connection to it. According to Turkish officials, those responsible for the attack are part…
By Jonathan Austin, Army News Service WASHINGTON — The Army has begun baseline cognitive assessments during Initial Entry Training, and all services will follow in the coming months, officials say. The Army is taking a multipronged approach to reduce brain health risks, including improved awareness through a Force Health Protection Information Campaign; expanded brain health…
The man accused of allegedly driving drunk and killing National Hockey League star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, has been identified as an Army officer in the Army Reserves. Sean Higgins, 43, hit the two men while they were riding bicycles in a Jeep Grand Cherokee when he allegedly attempted to pass a slower-moving…
It has been three years since the Texas National Guard mission to secure the border with Mexico began but reports about the Guardsmen down there have been limited. National news outlets and political parties have reported their differing opinions on the mission, dubbed Operation Lone Star, but any details about what the mission for the…