2 Moms Whose Marine Sons Died in Sinking AAV Say Command Mistakes Were 'Overwhelming' Two commanding officers have been removed from their jobs following the accident.
'Tragic Mishap Was Preventable': How the Marines Failed 9 Troops Whose 35-Year-Old AAV Sank in the Pacific No single problem caused the AAV to sink that day, one of two investigations into the accident found. Rather, "a sequence of...
Deployed MEU Commander Fired Nearly 8 Months After Deadly AAV Accident Bronzi is the second senior leader to be fired because of the AAV accident.
Sailor Killed in Military Vehicle Crash Remembered for Loving His Work, Helping Others Equipment Operator 3rd Class Aaron Fish, with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, was killed in the accident Tuesday.
Army Identifies NCO Killed in Vehicle Accident in Kuwait The accident, which is under investigation, injured two other soldiers, who were not identified in the release.
US Soldier Killed, 2 Others Injured in Vehicle Accident in Kuwait The identity of the deceased soldier is being withheld until 24 hours after next-of-kin notification.
Army Recruiters Aid Woman Injured in Car Crash Outside Their Office Paradise Valley Recruiting Station recruiters pulled a woman from her car and administered first aid to her head injury.
Navy Veteran, Contractor Killed in Apparent Steam Pipe Explosion at VA Hospital Two men died and three were injured while replacing a steam pipe in an building at the West Haven VA Medical Center.
Amphibious Assault Vehicles That Sink Are 'Death Traps' for the Troops Inside, Marine Veterans Say After Fatal Accident AAVs rarely sink and fatal mishaps are uncommon for the 26-ton tracked vehicles.
Air Force Settles $25 Million Lawsuit for F-16 Strafing Run That Killed Contractor Charles Holbrook, a retired master sergeant, died Jan. 31, 2017, at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
