The Army on Wednesday identified the Reserve soldier who was found dead Monday while serving in Kuwait. Staff Sgt. Christopher F. Pantos, 55, was found dead in his living quarters at Ali Al Salem Air Base, according to a Pentagon news release. The noncombat-related incident is under investigation. Read Next: Army Platoon Leader Creates App …
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The American strategy for deterring nuclear war is outdated and needs to be revised to address more likely scenarios, such as nuclear conflict growing out of a conventional war with China or Russia, according to Paul Bracken, a political science professor at Yale University. Mr. Bracken told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday that …
The Coast Guard Academy’s senior enlisted leader, Command Master Chief Brett VerHulst, resigned his duties at the Coast Guard Academy on Tuesday and is being investigated over alleged inappropriate conduct. A spokesman said Wednesday that the Coast Guard Investigative Service is looking into the case but declined to say more about it, citing the investigation. “The …
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An Army infantry officer out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, has designed a smartphone training app that nearly doubled his battalion’s success rate at earning the coveted Expert Infantryman Badge, or EIB, last year. First Lt. Egor Krasnonosenkikh, a platoon leader with 7th Infantry Division’s 4th Battalion, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, created the EIB …
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Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough wants more veterans who believe they were sickened by exposure to burn pits overseas to seek help from the department, despite many being turned away. “We’re urging vets to come forward with their claims,” McDonough said at a press briefing Monday. “Our commitment is to treat each claim …
