A US Army Ranger and sergeant major has been tapped to receive the US Military’s highest honor for valor in combat, an upgrade from a previous award related to heroic acts performed during a 2015 raid. Sergeant Major Thomas Payne,…
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US Navy vessel recovers over 3,000 pounds of marijuana
USNAVSO/4th Fleet EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN – The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) with embarked U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) seized 725 kilograms of suspected cocaine and 3,190 pounds of suspected marijuana, August 4. While…
Another Fort Hood Soldier missing, authorities seek assistance from public
Kelsey BradshawAustin American-Statesman Authorities are asking for the community’s help in locating Elder Fernandez, a Fort Hood soldier who was last seen on Monday. Sgt. Elder Fernandez, 23, was last seen by his staff sergeant who had dropped him off…
Marine recruiter drowns in river during physical fitness training
A US Marine Corps Recruiter from Mississippi drowned in a Georgia river last month, according to Bibb County Sheriff’s Office officials. Andre Armstrong, a Marine Sergeant who enlisted as a finance technician and was on recruiting duty in the Macon…
Man arrested for vicious beating of 72-year-old disabled veteran
A 72-year-old veteran was left with a broken jaw after a man punched him in the face while inside a hotel lobby. According to KHQ, Spokane police arrested 35-year-old Cody Hansen on assault charges. Police say Hansen attacked the veteran…
Fourth colonel to serve prison time for Fort Gordon bribery and bid-rigging scheme
A fourth member of the “colonels cabal” that schemed to exchange bribes for $20 million in government contracts at Fort Gordon was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday. Col. Joseph Young appeared in U.S. District Court in Augusta for…
