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The Columbus police officer who fatally shot a 16-year-old girl armed with a knife on Tuesday may not have even had an Air Force marksmanship badge from prior service, despite news reports touting his military firearms training. Nicholas Reardon is a staff sergeant in the Ohio Air National Guard assigned to the 121st Security Forces …

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Apr 23 2021

Pentagon panel calls for ending commanders’ role in deciding if military sex assault cases go forward, officials tell AP

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon panel calls for ending commanders’ role in deciding if military sex assault cases go forward, officials tell AP. View original article

Apr 22 2021

WWII Vet Pins Grandson at Washington Air National Guard Promotion Ceremony

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EAST WENATCHEE, Wash. — When Luciene Ott was an armorer for the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II, he found ways to make plane-mounted guns prone to jams more reliable in combat when others couldn’t. This skill garnered him more than one offer to be promoted from corporal to sergeant, but as the …

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Apr 22 2021

Iraqi military: 3 rockets strike close to Baghdad airport

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BAGHDAD (AP) – At least three rockets hit near Baghdad international airport late Thursday, the Iraqi military said. A total of eight missiles were fired and three landed near the airport complex, the statement said. It did not detail whether the attack caused casualties. The rockets struck areas known to contain Iraqi security forces. One …

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Apr 22 2021

North Korean propaganda spike suggests looming challenge to Biden, U.S.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been uncharacteristically quiet as the new Biden administration weighs its policy for the divided Korean peninsula, but there are signs that’s about to change, with Pyongyang’s propaganda operation springing into action this week to whip up popular enthusiasm over promised major advances in the country’s ballistic missile program. …

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