Military News

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The announcement that Haiti’s military wanted recruits crackled through a small radio perched on a street stall in downtown Port-au-Prince where Maurenceley Clerge repairs and sells smartphones.

https://www.thehour.com/news/world/article/haiti-s-army-wants-recruits-to-fight-gangs-and-19727245.php

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“It’s a dishonest political attack meant to influence people who don’t know about the military. The guy simply retired after 24 years before his unit deployed.” Alexander Vindman, a retired Army …

https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-military-tim-walz-veterans-stolen-valor-1936273

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“Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the Savior … Whether you’re looking for news and entertainment, thinking of joining the military or keeping up with military life and benefits, Military.com …

https://www.military.com/off-duty/television/2024/08/13/michael-bay-docuseries-born-evil-examines-crimes-of-navy-vet-and-serial-killer-hadden-clark.html

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Kean said their complicity in the crackdown would have opened up the military to Western sanctions and international pariahdom, as well as a potential revolt from rank-and-file soldiers.

https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/how-gen-z-women-and-the-military-transformed-bangladesh/article_8ba01fea-0391-508b-a756-61c4adc7ea77.html

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“Instead of offering guidance, Caz Craffy chose to defraud these heroic families,” New Jersey U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger … their family receives a Gold Star and a $100,000 payment from the military, along with up to $400,000 in life insurance …

https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/08/22/nj-army-counselor-sentenced-stealing-millions-gold-star-families/

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Rheinmetall would buy U.S.-based military vehicle parts maker Loc Performance in a $950 million deal, the German defense group said on Tuesday. Michigan-based Loc is an original equipment manufacturer for the U.

https://kfgo.com/2024/08/13/rheinmetall-to-buy-military-vehicle-parts-maker-loc-performance-in-950-million-deal/

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ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia will reintroduce a two-month compulsory military service starting January 1 next year, the country’s Defense Minister Ivan Anusic announced late Thursday.

https://www.nhregister.com/news/world/article/croatia-to-reintroduce-compulsory-military-draft-19660142.php

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Five residents of Dnipropetrovsk region, who are believed to have been committing arson attacks against vehicles driven by the Ukrainian military have been formally charged and are now facing up to 10 years in prison.

https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-crime/3897166-five-charged-in-dnipropetrovsk-region-with-arson-attacks-targeting-military-vehicles.html

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The editor of an independent online news service in Myanmar says a military court has given a life prison sentence to one of its journalists and sentenced another to 20

https://www.register-herald.com/news/nation_world/an-editor-says-a-myanmar-military-court-has-sentenced-a-local-journalist-to-life-in/article_9369537f-d597-54bf-827a-186548d6c9c0.html

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After years of waiting, military tenants can submit and search for feedback about privatized housing in a new database.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/military-families-finally-have-a-database-for-housing-complaints/ar-AA1oG5AR

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Most Americans know about Project 2025 by now: the conservative playbook to destroy the federal government as we know it, in a process that could gut the military of many career officers and staff loyal to the Constitution, to be replaced by loyalists and …

https://www.cleveland.com/letters/2024/08/trumps-dangerous-idea-that-nascar-drivers-football-coaches-should-guide-the-us-military.html

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Dewayne Arthur Johnson II is in military pretrial confinement in Hawaii … roughly 170 pounds, six months pregnant and Filipino. She has a large dragon tattoo on her back. Mischa Johnson is …

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2024/08/20/us-soldier-detained-over-pregnant-wifes-disappearance-in-hawaii/

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Think you know all there is about military benefits? Think again! While you may have the basics down, a whole world of extra perks is waiting to be discovered. From education and career advancements to financial boosts and unique travel opportunities,

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/a-comprehensive-guide-of-military-family-benefits/ar-AA1p8ERW

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“This is a guy who was captured on video saying, ‘I carried a gun in war.’ He never went to war,” said Vance, who also served in the military. “This is a guy who has been captured on …

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3117875/vance-accuses-walz-of-lying-about-retirement-from-military-for-political-gain/

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Donald Trump was criticized Friday after he said the top civilian award he gave to a donor was better than the highest US military medal because his supporter remains “healthy

https://www.fbherald.com/news/national/trump-takes-fire-for-comment-on-top-military-medal/article_0e7432cc-c707-5757-8c47-061fd64693b9.html

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Republicans are trying to turn it into a weakness. They have seized on criticism from former National Guard members denouncing Walz, the Minnesota governor, for retiring from the military in 2005 to run for Congress shortly before his unit was deployed to …

https://winonadailynews.com/news/local/takeaways-from-the-aps-review-of-tim-walzs-descriptions-of-his-military-record/article_3699cfdf-5058-5242-89a0-b65b8861808c.html

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For some, golf means more than just who has the best swing or even who can get a hole in one, but for three retired military vets, G.O.L.F. means something else.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/golf/military-vets-find-camaraderie-in-golf/ar-AA1oSbQV

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east of Little Rock, came shortly after a grass fire in the area. No other injuries were reported, said Dave Parker, spokesperson for the Arkansas Department of Transportation. The truck contained potentially explosive military devices, Parker said …

https://www.newsday.com/news/nation/interstate-crash-arkansas-military-explosive-u93651

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Los Angeles, California – The criticism came almost as soon as Tim Walz joined the Democratic presidential ticket: Did the Minnesota governor exaggerate his military record for political gain? That was the line of attack Republicans zeroed in on.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/8/27/does-a-presidential-candidates-military-service-still-matter-to-us-voters

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A recent policy change will enable active-duty military couples to serve concurrently … assignments to Kunsan AB will still get short tour credit and are eligible to apply for a follow-on …

https://www.military.com/military-report/af-changes-unaccompanied-tour-policy.html

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