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August 23, 2022

US servicemember reportedly under house arrest after allegedly killing boy while driving drunk in Italy

A U.S. Air Force servicewoman allegedly struck and killed a 15-year-old boy while driving drunk in northern Italy near the Aviano Air Base on Sunday.

August 23, 2022

Ukraine video by former US Green Beret shows hundreds of mines removed from field

A video posted on TikTok by a former U.S. Army Green Beret purportedly shows hundreds of mines that were removed from a field in Zaporizhzhia, in southeastern Ukraine.

August 23, 2022

Hundreds of mines removed from Ukraine field

A video has emerged purportedly showing stacks of mines that have been removed from a field in southeastern Ukraine. (Credit: @tipofthespearrmh/LOCAL NEWS X /TMX )

August 23, 2022

Air Force erasing decorated Union Army veteran from base over 'brutal acts' towards Native Americans

Washington's Fairchild Air Force Base is renaming areas of the installation honoring George Wright, who has generated controversy for his treatment of Native Americans.

August 23, 2022

Is 'Top Gun' based on a true story? How real-life Navy pilots influenced the movies

In both the "Top Gun" and "Top Gun: Maverick" films, star Tom Cruise offers a fairly accurate representation of what life is life as a military pilot.

August 23, 2022

US Army Corps vessel to be named after Memphis engineer

A U.S. Army Corps river vessel is being named after Darian S. Chasteen, a civil engineer who worked in the Memphis division of the Army Corps, who passed away last year.

August 23, 2022

Largest D-Day reenactment in the US draws thousands to Ohio town

Each year, one small Ohio city of Conneaut hosts the nation’s largest D-Day reenactment to remember and honor the sacrifices of World War II veterans.

August 23, 2022

Fallen soldier and devoted father lost in Afghanistan left legacy of true friendship

Thirteen years ago, Army Capt. John L. Hallett died in Afghanistan with three other soldiers when an improvised roadside bomb exploded. Hallett left behind his wife and kids — and countless friends.

August 22, 2022

Washington DC Mayor Bowser's second request for National Guard help with migrant 'crisis' denied by Pentagon

The Pentagon denied Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser's second request for National Guard assistance with migrants who are arriving in the nation's capital.

August 22, 2022

Oklahoma sheriff's deputy shot and killed, another wounded while serving eviction papers

Two deputies from the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office were shot and seriously wounded while serving eviction papers on Monday, Sheriff Tommie Johnson said.