Peter Talbot The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) May 19—A Tacoma man and military veteran who died Saturday during a dive class at American Lake on Joint Base Lewis-McChord was identified Wednesday by the Pierce County medical examiner. George Howard III, 42, was part of…
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Man who sold fentanyl-laced cocaine to West Point cadets on Spring Break faces life in prison
Angie DiMichele South Florida Sun-Sentinel Two months after a group of Spring Breakers, including West Point cadets, overdosed on fentanyl-laced cocaine, the Lauderhill man accused of selling them the potentially lethal drugs has been indicted on federal charges, court records show. Axel “Gee” Casseus,…
“Have you ever wondered who’s pulling the strings?” Army psychological operations recruitment video draws criticism
Mark Price The Charlotte Observer It’s a stretch to link the U.S. Army to witchery, but that’s happening in response to an eerie recruitment video shared on YouTube by Fort Bragg’s 4th Psychological Operations Group-Airborne. Titled “Ghosts in the Machine,” the video feels like…
Veteran dies during scuba diving class at Joint Base Lewis-McChord
Mike Reicher The Seattle Times May 16—A scuba diver was found dead after he didn’t resurface Saturday during a class in American Lake on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The student diver, a veteran, was participating in a class for civilians, according to the Pierce…
Sen. Ted Cruz introduces bill to give honorable discharges to troops who do not want the COVID vaccine
Cayla Harris San Antonio Express-News May 11—U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz is championing new legislation to honorably discharge members of the military who decline to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The bill, introduced on Tuesday, is the latest GOP effort to counteract the Biden administration’s vaccine…
Army identifies the bear that killed soldier in Alaska
Zachariah Hughes Anchorage Daily News ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The soldier killed Tuesday by a bear in a remote corner of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson was a 30-year-old who had deployed to Afghanistan and had been stationed in Alaska for under a…