Catie O’Toole syracuse.com Watertown, N.Y. — The Boy Scouts of America is defending a 15-year-old Scout it says was the victim of a Snapchat copycat who doctored his video from a scouting event at Fort Drum to make others think he was threatening a school. The scout…
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British armed forces minister says he’s ’embarrassed’ about orgy at army base
PA Media/dpa London — Britain’s armed forces minister has said he is “sorry and embarrassed” as he condemned a video appearing to show paratroopers participating in an orgy at a military base. James Heappey described the clip, which was said to capture a…
Army lieutenant colonel to be separated after faking deployments, having multiple affairs
A US Army lieutenant colonel will likely be leaving the service in ignominy, due in no small part to a heap of accusations regarding lying about his achievements and multiple extramarital affairs. Lieutenant Colonel Kane Mansir, who has been accused…
Two soldiers injured during a helicopter crash in Alabama
Howard Koplowitz al.com Two soldiers based at Fort Rucker were injured Tuesday afternoon when their Army helicopter crashed near Ozark, officials said. First responders and Fort Rucker officials responded to the wreck around 2 p.m. Tuesday involving an AH-65 Apache helicopter, said a spokesman from the southeast Alabama base.…
Fort Carson soldier and his wife die during boat accident that involved 11 others
A Fort Carson soldier and his wife have been confirmed dead following maritime accidents in Colorado, authorities and social media report. Staff Sergeant (SSG) Joshua Prindle and his wife, Jessica, both perished during waterborne recreational activities in Lake Pueblo over…
Russian soldier ‘flips the bird’ to drone right before being bombed
A Russian soldier gave a middle finger of defiance to a drone that would later drop an explosive device on top of him. The soldier was one of six soldiers maneuvering into a position outside Zaporizhzhia region of eastern Ukraine.…