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March 5, 2024

Soldier killed, another seriously injured in vehicle accident at Poland army camp

A soldier was killed and another was injured after a military tracked vehicle ran them over at the Land Forces Training Center in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland.

March 5, 2024

German military call on unsecured phone line was hacked and leaked by Russia, defense minister says

A German military officer used an unsecured phone line at a hotel for a conference call that was hacked by Russians and leaked to the public, officials said.

March 5, 2024

Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue mariners 1,700 miles from Bermuda after lightning strike blows hole in boat

Two men aboard a 19-foot sailing vessel were rescued Monday after a lightning strike made a hole in their boat and they began taking on water.

March 5, 2024

North Korea threatens military action in response to joint US-South Korean military drills

North Korea threatened unspecified "responsible" military action in response to the ongoing joint military drills between South Korea and the U.S.

March 5, 2024

On this day in history, March 5, 1966, patriotic song 'The Ballad of the Green Berets' hits No. 1

On this day in history, March 5, 1966, the song "The Ballad of the Green Berets," sung by Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler about U.S. Army Special Forces, hit No. 1 on U.S. music charts.

March 4, 2024

Air Force civilian allegedly sent classified information to woman on foreign dating site: 'Secret agent'

A Nebraska man who worked on an Air Force base in Nebraska is accused of sending classified information to a person he met on a foreign dating site.

March 4, 2024

Sen. Ernst: US military failing 'abysmally' with recruitment

Retired Marine bomb tech Joey Jones, former Deputy National Security Adviser KT McFarland, U.S. Army Lt. Col Daniel Davis (Ret.) and Sen. Joni Ernst discuss the state of the military, including recruitment struggles.

March 4, 2024

Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to leaking Pentagon classified documents

Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira pleaded guilty on Monday to retaining and transmitting classified national defense information.

March 4, 2024

Air Force veteran disappears in Mexico, family 'not sure if he's alive': report

An Air Force veteran from Houston was last seen outside Montana Disco in Mexico City on Feb. 17, and his family is concerned he's either injured or dead.

March 4, 2024

Germany denies that leaked audio was indication of Berlin war preparations against Russia

The German government has denied accusations from Russia that leaked conversations among high-ranking military officers indicated Germany was preparing for war.