ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Pentagon has refused a long-standing request to add the names of 74 U.S. sailors who died in a 1969 ship collision to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The USS Frank E. Evans was…
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BREAKING: US forced to conduct strike on Syrian government forces near Iraq border
BEIRUT — The Latest Syria developments (all times local): 8:15 p.m. U.S. officials say an American airstrike has hit pro-Syrian government forces in southern Syria as they were setting up fighting positions in a protected area. The officials say the strike near Tanf hit a tank…
More details emerge about soldier’s death in Hawaii
A 36-year-old U.S. solider has died during a training incident on Hawaii island. Army Major John Landry says two soldiers were inside a military truck and were hauling equipment to a dock. He says one soldier died and a second…
Iraq, US in talks to keep American troop presence after ISIS
Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is in talks with the Trump administration to keep American troops in Iraq after the fight against the Islamic State group in the country is concluded, according to a U.S. official and an official from the…
Navy redesigning its submarines to accommodate women
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Every submarine in the U.S. fleet was designed with the height, reach and strength of men in mind, from the way valves are placed to how display screens are angled. That’s going to change. With women now…
US Army soldiers injured, killed in Black Hawk helicopter crash identified
LEONARDTOWN, Md. — Army investigators have arrived at the scene of a Black Hawk helicopter crash in Maryland that left one crew member dead and two injured. The U.S. Army Military District of Washington said in a statement Tuesday night…
