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Army drill sergeant charged over viral video involving Black man

April 14, 2021

Army drill sergeant charged over viral video involving Black man

South Carolina authorities have charged a White Army drill sergeant with misdemeanor assault after he appeared on video shoving and shouting at a Black man on a suburban sidewalk earlier this week.

Army probing video of Black man harassed by soldier

April 14, 2021

Army probing video of Black man harassed by soldier

Officials at U.S. Army’s largest basic training facility say they are looking into a video that appears to show a non-commissioned officer accosting and shoving a Black man in a South Carolina neighborhood.

Virginia AG launches civil rights probe after Black Army medic pepper-sprayed by police

April 13, 2021

Virginia AG launches civil rights probe after Black Army medic pepper-sprayed by police

Virginia’s attorney general has launched a civil rights investigation into whether there was an "unlawful pattern or practice of conduct" at the Windsor Police Department after officers detained a Black uniformed U.S. Army lieutenant at gunpoint and pepper-sprayed him while conducting a traffic stop in December.

Lawsuit: Virginia police officers threatened man during stop

April 11, 2021

Lawsuit: Virginia police officers threatened man during stop

A second lieutenant in the U.S. Army is suing two Virginia police officers over a traffic stop last December during which the officers drew their guns, pointed them at him and used a slang term to suggest he was facing execution before pepper-spraying him and knocking him to the ground.

AWOL Army soldier tried to bring gun on flight, claimed to be law enforcement officer, prosecutors say

April 9, 2021

AWOL Army soldier tried to bring gun on flight, claimed to be law enforcement officer, prosecutors say

A soldier went AWOL from a Kentucky Army base and boarded a flight earlier this year with a gun while impersonating a law enforcement officer, federal prosecutors said.

Rep. Waltz slams West Point 'White rage' instruction: Enemy's ammo 'doesn't care about race, politics'

April 8, 2021

Rep. Waltz slams West Point 'White rage' instruction: Enemy's ammo 'doesn't care about race, politics'

Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., a Green Beret and Afghan War veteran, warned of dangerous consequences for the U.S. military's effectiveness and abilities if reported anti-White critical race theory curriculum continues to be taught to cadets at West Point Military Academy.

US Marshals secure international warrant in Yale student’s murder

April 7, 2021

US Marshals secure international warrant in Yale student’s murder

U.S. Marshals have secured an Interpol "red notice" for Qinxuan Pan, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology researcher and the primary suspect in the murder of Yale University graduate student Kevin Jiang, two months after he was gunned down in New Haven, Connecticut.

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei readies for April flight to International Space Station

March 30, 2021

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei readies for April flight to International Space Station

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei is set to lift off aboard the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft on an April 9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS).

Ohio official of Asian descent, a US Army vet, shows war scars: ‘Is this patriot enough?’

March 27, 2021

Ohio official of Asian descent, a US Army vet, shows war scars: ‘Is this patriot enough?’

A local official of Asian descent in Westchester, Ohio, took off his shirt in a town hall meeting this week to show his battle scars.

Iran threatens US Army base and top general: report

March 21, 2021

Iran threatens US Army base and top general: report

Iran has made threats against Fort McNair, an Army base in the nation’s capital, and against the Army’s vice chief of staff, two senior U.S. intelligence officials said.