Military Trials - Page 22

November 29, 2015

Deliberations set to begin Thursday in Fort Hood trial

A jury is set to begin deliberating the fate of the soldier accused of killing 13 people and wounding more than 30 others at Fort Hood, Texas. 

November 29, 2015

Discharge recommended for Navy officer in Connecticut

A former submarine commander who faked his death to end an extramarital affair should be honorably discharged from the Navy, a panel of officers recommended Friday after a daylong hearing in which the officer said he accepted "full and total accountability" for his behavior.

November 29, 2015

Army officer recommends no jail time for Bowe Bergdahl, attorney says

An Army officer is recommending that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl face a lower-level court martial and be spared the possibility of jail time for leaving his post in Afghanistan, his lawyer said Saturday.

November 29, 2015

Lawyers: Fort Hood gunman's victims might not get any money

An attorney for the Army psychiatrist who killed 13 people in a shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas in 2009 has said that almost all of the gunman's salary has been donated to charity, making it likely that his victims would receive very little or no compensation for their trauma. 

November 29, 2015

Accuser takes stand in Army general's sex assault case

An Army captain who says she was sexually assaulted by a general sobbed Friday as she testified that they had a three-year affair and that he threatened to kill her and her family -- and "do it in a way no one would ever know" -- if she ever told anyone.

November 28, 2015

American soldier to plead guilty to Afghan massacre, sources tell AP

The Army staff sergeant charged with slaughtering 16 villagers during one of the worst atrocities of the Afghanistan war has agreed to plead guilty in a deal to avoid the death penalty, his attorney told The Associated Press on Wednesday.

November 28, 2015

Sexual Assault Reports Increase 8%, Pentagon Cites Progress

The Pentagon released a survey showing an eight percent increase in reported sexual assaults in the ranks while claiming overall progress.

November 28, 2015

The Top 16 Military Stories of 2014

It was an eventful year for the U.S. military -- the Military.com staff has selected what it believes are the top stories of 2014.

November 28, 2015

Chelsea Manning convicted of violating prison contraband rules, lawyer says

Convicted national security leaker Chelsea Manning was found guilty Tuesday of violating prison rules and will receive three weeks of recreational restrictions at the Kansas military prison where Manning is serving a 35-year sentence.

November 28, 2015

Alaska-based military policeman gets 16 years for selling secrets to Russian agent

A panel of eight military members from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage recommended a 19-year sentence for Spec. William Colton Millay, but that was dropped to 16 years because of a pretrial agreement.