JUNEAU, Alaska — The family of an Alaska man who was fatally shot at a Navy training base say they’re still seeking answers months after his death. Jayson Vinberg was killed by a Naval Special Forces guard at the Naval Special Warfare Detachment Kodiak on June 30, KTOO-FM reported Sunday. Vinberg, 30, entered the base …
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Warships whose commissioning is on hold will test a solution to a “class design defect” affecting all the littoral combat ships at Naval Station Mayport, Navy officials have concluded. The Navy decided last month to stop taking delivery of new LCS because of a problem in the ships’ system for merging power from multiple engines …
BAGHDAD — The contractor with the U.S.-led coalition who was killed after a barrage of rockets struck near an airport in northern Iraq was not an American national, a coalition spokesman said Tuesday, hours after the attack sparked fears of renewed hostilities in the region. Over a dozen rockets hit areas between the civilian international …
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PARIS (AP) – French President Emmanuel Macron urged West African leaders Tuesday to step up efforts in the fight against Islamic extremists in the Sahel region on both the military and political fronts, with support from the international community. Macron joined the summit by video that was being held in N’Djamena, Chad, with the leaders …
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Sports Heroes Who Served is a series that highlights the accomplishments of athletes who served in the U.S. military. Gerald Ford, 38th president of the United States, World War II Navy veteran and collegiate football star, is also the president who, in 1975, signed Public Law 94-106 admitting women to the all-male military colleges — West …
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