Alex RigginsThe San Diego Union-Tribune(TNS) SAN DIEGO — Over a two-month period last year, a Marine lance corporal stationed at Camp Pendleton sold 22 unregistered “ghost” rifles, most of them featuring unlawfully short barrels, to an undercover federal agent in…
Camp Pendleton Marine who made and sold ‘ghost’ rifles sentenced to prison
Fort Carson hosts Military Retiree/Spouse Appreciation Day
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.)(TNS) Fort Carson is hosting the 2024 Military Retiree/Spouse Appreciation Day on Saturday. The event provides an opportunity for retired soldiers, surviving spouses, and their families to update their retirement benefits and entitlements, major Army programs, and…
Duty Calls: Airman earns a national leadership award
Terry BrownTimes Union, Albany, N.Y.(TNS) Sep. 16—New York Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Greg Mihalko of Stephentown has earned the Air National Guard’s Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award. Those who earn the award have demonstrated the highest quality of leadership in their jobs and lives,…
Nurses are protesting at this VA hospital
Michelle MarchanteMiami Herald(TNS) MIAMI — The nurses came to make a point. Many dressed in red and carried signs. Their message to the federal government: End what they say is a national hiring freeze that has led to thousands of vacancies…
Texas family of WW2 prisoner of war receives long-awaited medals: ‘This means everything’
Sarah BahariThe Dallas Morning News(TNS) FORT WORTH — Growing up, Mike Shaffer knew little of his great uncle, his grandfather’s brother. His family rarely spoke of the horrors of war or even of Elbert Knox, who earned the nickname “Toughegg” for his propensity for…
US Navy sailor’s wife murdered just days after their wedding
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser(TNS) Melissa Jubane, 32, of Beaverton, Ore., was found dead just days after her wedding in Hawaii. Beaverton police say her neighbor has been arrested and charged with murder. Police in Oregon said today they have arrested a man for suspicion of murder after…