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Springfield News-Sun • April 26, 2022 – Maj. Gen. William Cooley speaks in April 2019 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (Wesley …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2022-04-26/air-force-maj-gen-william-cooley-sentenced-court-martial-5806551.html

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Defendants on trial during the first court-martial at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, in November 1917. Following the Houston Riots of 1917, 63 soldiers were tried during one court-martial, the largest …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-02-23/black-soldiers-houston-riots-hanged-courts-martial-army-5120129.html

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Jan 24, 2023 – Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Santiago, 34, is charged with murder for the death of his wife Meghan Santiago in September 2021. His court-martial begins Thursday at Fort Campbell, Ky. (U.S. Army)

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-01-24/court-martial-for-fort-campbell-soldier-charged-with-murder-to-begin-thursday-8875613.html

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Scheller was quickly removed as the commander of the Advanced Infantry Training Battalion at Camp Lejeune. A Marine Corps spokesman, Maj. Jim Stenger, said at the time that while it was an …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2021-10-12/afghanistan-video-marine-scheller-plead-guilty-court-martial-charges-3223473.html

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In court, Greene and two other Republican members of Congress — Reps. Louie Gohmert of Texas and Ralph Norman of South Carolina — were called by the defense to testify after Scheller already …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2021-10-16/marine-corps-stuart-scheller-court-martial-highlights-partisan-politics-military-3262604.html

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Sep 26, 2023 – Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl arrives for a pretrial hearing Jan. 12, 2016, at Fort Bragg, now Fort Liberty, N.C. Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to reinstate the 2017 court-martial conviction of …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-09-26/bergdahl-army-court-martial-taliban-afghanistan-11502671.html

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Sep 26, 2023 – Command Sgt. Maj. Joseph Lundberg at the Peace Support Operations Training Center in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Feb. 23, 2022 – . Lundberg pleaded guilty to assault and sexual harassment charges for …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-09-26/lundberg-court-martial-bosnia-11499001.html

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Mar 9, 2023 – Wing commander Maj. Gen. Eric Austin ordered Arnett discharged on Jan. 9 based on allegations that she committed forgery and made false official statements, violations of UCMJ articles 105 and 107 …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/marine_corps/2023-03-09/arnett-iwakuni-marine-court-martial-9433515.html

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Feb 21, 2024 – Aside from the 13 crimes moved to the special counsels, all other UCMJ violations remain under the authority of commanding officers, according to memos released in December by each service.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-02-21/military-court-martial-special-trial-counsels-13071418.html

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WASHINGTON — Army Special Forces Col. Kevin M. Russell was acquitted Thursday of five sexual-assault charges after a less-than-two-day court-martial at Fort Bragg, N.C., his attorney said.

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/special-forces-colonel-acquitted-of-sexual-assault-in-fort-bragg-court-martial-1.642913

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Jun 26, 2024 – An attorney for the officer in this case asked she not be named. Six men and two women, all three-star Air Force generals, are jurors in the trial and began hearing testimony from the woman on …

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-06-25/air-force-general-sexual-assault-court-martial-14298056.html

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May 19, 2023 – Robert Capovilla, a former Army lawyer who now works primarily as a defense attorney for service members, said in the military justice system prosecutors can charge one count of abusive sexual …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-05-19/army-colonel-fort-cavazos-court-martial-10170875.html

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Air Force Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart, right, and his defense attorney Capt. Jordan Grande exit a courthouse following Stewart’s arraignment Jan. 18, 2024 – , at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-01-18/air-force-general-sexual-assault-court-martial-12719938.html

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May 28, 2024 – A jury trial will begin June 17 and take about 10 days at Joint Base San Antonio in Texas, according to the Air Force court docket. Stewart is charged with two counts of sexual assault for actions …

https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-05-28/air-force-general-sexual-assault-court-martial-14006450.html

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Capt. Aubrey Daniel was 28 and four years out of law school when in 1970 he took on the highly watched, unpopular prosecution of Lt. William Calley for the mass murder of Vietnamese “old men …

https://www.stripes.com/migration/army-s-top-lawyer-honors-prosecutor-in-1971-my-lai-court-martial-1.543723

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BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira, who pleaded guilty in March to federal criminal charges for leaking highly classified military documents, will now face a …

https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/pentagon-leaker-jack-teixeira-to-face-a-military-court-martial-air-force-says/C5PK3R3URNB5PGTWPDKPFUWCSM/

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The study focused on the outcomes of more than 10000 of U.S. military veterans who have Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Type 2 Diabetes.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/ptsd-treatment-helps-us-military-vets-with-type-2-diabetes/ar-AA1p3dPb

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In a turn of events that has all the drama of a military operation, Pittsburgh-area authorities wrested control of the aftermath of 26 barges that broke loose and were left to drift uncontrollably down the Ohio River.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pittsburgh-bridges-reopen-after-26-barges-break-loose-on-ohio-river-prompting-military-grade-response/ar-AA1oDMVU

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at 6:30 p.m. The 45-minute talk covers more than a dozen of the state’s military posts and more than 200 years of Nebraska history. “The Nebraska forts rank among the most important in the …

https://fremonttribune.com/news/local/program-at-keene-memorial-library-to-focus-on-nebraskas-historic-military-forts/article_976a3dfc-59b5-11ef-82e4-474a4dc95ecc.html

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An Aug. 10 Threads post ( direct link, archive link) shows a list of military accomplishments for Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, both of whom are now vice presidential candidates. Walz’s rank, length of service and catalog of awards exceed those Vance has listed in the post. “Tim Walz,” reads the post’s caption. “Valor earned.”

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/factcheck/2024/08/16/jd-vance-tim-walz-military-awards-fact-check/74827508007/

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