Military News

Dec 5, 2022The law restricting foreign-government employment applies only to U.S. veterans who served for at least 20 years, because they receive a military pension and can be recalled to active duty …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-12-05/air-force-generals-foreign-consulting-8309084.html

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WASHINGTON — Experts with the Rand Corp. suggested in a new report that the U.S. military use technology to track online trends and work with local law enforcement agencies to stamp out …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2021-09-16/military-extremism-rand-report-social-media-capitol-riot-2914591.html

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Dec 16, 2022Law firms unleashed an aggressive advertising campaign for their legal services in the aftermath, targeting veterans and military families who served or lived at the camp between August 1953 and …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2022-12-16/camp-lejeune-marines-lawsuits-senate-8440848.html

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They get out of the military with a clean criminal record,” the lawyer said. The resignation usually brings a discharge under Other than Honorable Conditions, according to Army regulations.

https://www.stripes.com/migration/chaplain-accused-of-sex-crimes-resigns-1.77439

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In this episode of Military Matters, co-host Rod Rodriguez speaks with NPR reporters Tom Bowman and Graham Smith about their investigation into a friendly fire incident involving Marines during …

https://www.stripes.com/multimedia/podcasts/military_matters/

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Aug 4, 2024Some Democrats have sought to minimize Vance’s military record because he saw no combat and argued that his allegiance to Trump is an affront to the Constitution and core values of honor …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-08-04/jd-vance-marine-service-14739638.html

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Apr 21, 2023Wyatt Olson is based in the Honolulu bureau, where he has reported on military and security issues in the Indo-Pacific since 2014. He was Stars and Stripes’ roving Pacific reporter from 2011 …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-04-20/air-force-jag-arrest-attempt-child-sex-9870563.html

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Sep 17, 2024BALTIMORE — An attorney for the U.S. Naval Academy said Monday that the elite military school should continue using race and ethnicity in admissions because it was not where it needed to be in …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-09-16/naval-academy-race-based-admissions-necessary-15203663.html

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Dec 19, 2023Brian Thompson, a military judge from District 2 at Travis Air Force Base in California, was the presiding officer. “It was his conclusion that this was not sexual assault,” said Scherer, a …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-12-19/air-force-general-charged-assault-12410649.html

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Jun 11, 2024The case is part of an ongoing effort by the U.S. Attorney’s Office to address military pay fraud that occurred during the coronavirus pandemic with the support of the Defense Department …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-06-11/army-reserve-colonel-coronavirus-pandemic-14152241.html

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The lawyer said Soto’s staff, including Chief of Staff Liana Guerra, helped with the process. … (to return) or not,” she said. “But my husband, his military service was ignored, and my U.S …

https://www.stripes.com/incoming/2021-05-19/%E2%80%98It-felt-like-a-miracle%E2%80%99-Marine-veteran%E2%80%99s-wife-returns-to-US-three-years-after-being-deported-to-Mexico-1495210.html

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May 12, 2023Margaret Stock, an immigration attorney and retired Army Reserve lieutenant colonel who has worked extensively on military cases, said making the change for spouses would be consistent with past …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-05-12/military-spouses-legislation-residence-10097125.html

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Mar 4, 2024He recommended the military adopt civilian law enforcement standards. “The DOD transfer of the titling data to [the national database] before the investigation begins is a pervasive, arbitrary …

https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2024-03-04/military-criminal-records-veterans-troops-expunge-13203822.html

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Sep 16, 2024A premeditated murder charge carries a maximum penalty of death, according to military law. Lee is already serving a 64-year sentence for sex crimes from a prior case.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2024-09-16/army-soldier-killing-taxi-driver-court-martial-jblm-15198434.html

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Jul 23, 2024A career Pentagon official who had a romantic relationship with a married four-star admiral could become a key government witness against him, according to his lawyer and court filings in a high …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-07-23/admiral-romance-pentagon-official-bribery-case-14570450.html

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Jun 29, 2024Adm. Robert P. Burke, who is retired, faces federal bribery charges accusing him of awarding a sole-source contract to a company in 2021 in exchange for accepting a $500,000-a-year job and stock …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-06-29/navy-admiral-fight-bribery-allegations-14337992.html

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ARLINGTON, Va. — Col. Michael D. Murphy was one of the Air Force’s top legal eagles. He practiced law for 23 years, even serving as commandant of the Air Force Judge Advocate General …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/top-air-force-lawyer-relieved-of-command-1.57765

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Caughey was the only one of scores of military defendants he’s represented to commit suicide, including accused rapists and murderers, said attorney Ryan Coward. “People survive it, they get …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/suicide-should-be-ruled-misconduct-more-often-lawyer-says-1.442044

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Edwards had served as the lead executive military adviser to the Marine Corps’ top medical officer. He was defended by a civilian attorney he hired, Charlie Gittons, and a military court …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/navy-captain-found-guilty-of-wearing-unearned-medals-1.22325

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The Washington Post • June 5, 2021. WASHINGTON — When Michael Flynn, a retired three-star general, appeared to back calls for a coup last week, critics accused him of defying military …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2021-06-05/Calls-to-prosecute-Michael-Flynn-under-military-law-unheeded-1642520.html

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