Jordan Fabian and Akayla GardnerBloomberg News(TNS) U.S. soldier Travis King, who entered North Korea without permission in July, has been expelled from the country and is in U.S. custody, American officials say. King was sent to China, where the U.S.…
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“Not an equal opportunity employer:” Senator calls out Air Force General Charles Q. Brown
Gregory KorteBloomberg News(TNS) WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville said he objected to efforts by a top military official to recruit and promote racial minorities in the armed forces, saying equal opportunity threatens military readiness. “Let me tell you something.…
North Korea makes announcement about US soldier who ran across the DMZ
Dirk Godderdpa(TNS) Seoul — North Korea is expelling US private Travis King, two months after he entered the country without authorization, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Wednesday, citing North Korean state media. When he will have to leave the country was not…
Marines remember “Simple Jack,” a combat jet pilot killed during crash
A Marine who piloted combat jets was remembered Friday in Beaufort as a hard worker who cared about people and his fellow Marines and possessed a “warrior’s spirit.” Lt. Col. Andrew Mettler was an F/A-18 Hornet pilot based at Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. He died in…
Numerous Marines were found dead in their homes in the past couple of months
Karl PuckettThe Island Packet (Hilton Head Island, S.C.)(TNS) Sep. 25—Three Marines have died at Parris Island in the last two-and-a-half months — including two in last week — but the Marine Corps is not releasing the causes. On Friday, Sgt. Yliana Hernandez, a 25-year-old water…
Single mother from a town known for prostitution earns scholarship to become Army officer
By Joe Lacdan, Army News Service WASHINGTON — On a summer morning in 2022, Kaileen Santos met with her supervisors in a Pentagon office. The staff sergeant considered leaving the Army to pursue a career in law enforcement or work…