Air Force Academy Cadet Avery Koonce died of natural causes in early September on campus.
Author: Jason DeHart
Man at center of stolen valor case received $300,000 in benefits by claiming he fought in Operation Inherent Resolve
A 40-year-old Mountain View man is facing allegations he lied about serving in the military to collect more than $300,000 in pay and benefits from his employer, according to authorities.
U.S. soldier who ran into North Korea pleads guilty to desertion
A U.S. Army soldier who ran across a border into North Korea from the South pleaded guilty to five charges including desertion and disobeying an officer, receiving a sentence of confinement for a year, his lawyer said in a statement.
Secretive wifi satellite dish lands Navy chief in hot water
Sailors can get some internet while deployed at sea but it’s often spotty and drops out. The frustrating connectivity is due to security issues. One chief and fellow leaders on the littoral combat ship Manchester had no such issues in 2023 thanks to an illegal satellite dish.
Overconfidence led to a Utah National Guard helicopter crash, the pilot was underqualified
A February orientation flight on an Apache helicopter led to a serious crash and caused injuries to multiple people, but the report about what led to the crash is even more damning.
Sheriff’s deputy charged with manslaughter after shooting airman Roger Fortson
A former Florida sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a 23-year-old airman from DeKalb County, Georgia, when he answered his front door holding a pistol has been charged with manslaughter, officials said.