WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will bestow the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest decoration for battlefield valor, to Ryan M. Pitts, a former Army staff sergeant who fought off enemy fighters during one of the bloodiest battles of the Afghanistan war despite his own…
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Oregon company pleads guilty to selling $10 million in fake parts to U.S. Military
The owner of Kustom Products, Inc. and four employees pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Portland to conspiracy to defraud the U.S. military. The company sold $10 million worth of phony parts to be used for attack helicopters…
China participates for the first time in U.S. Pacific Fleet maritime exercises
The Rim of the Pacific drills, held in Hawaii, help teach countries to respond to crises like Typhoon Haiyan and the Malaysia Airline disappearance. Fox News reported that for the first time, China is participating in the world’s largest maritime…
Alleged Phone Call “We Just Shot Down a Plane”
(CNN) We have just shot down a plane. … A plume of smoke is visible.” The biggest clue so far into who may have shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 might be what Ukrainian officials say are intercepted communications between…
Discharged Navy SEAL Carl Higbie speaks about Bergdahl and tough restrictions
During an interview on the Fox News “Dealing with the Enemy” broadcast, former Navy SEAL Carl Higbie spoke out about Bergdahl and tough restrictions. The host of the broadcast introduced Higbie as a former Navy Seal who was punished, after…
How Military Consumers Can Protect Themselves
By Army Sgt. 1st Class Tyrone C. Marshall Jr., DoD News, Defense Media Activity / Published July 16, 2014 WASHINGTON (AFNS) —The Defense Department has joined more than 35 other federal and state government agencies and nonprofit organizations to highlight free…