Checkpoint: Navy files criminal charges in connection with deadly ship collisions, including negligent homicide

January 18, 2018

Democracy Dies in Darkness

A military blog by Dan Lamothe

Navy files criminal charges in connection with deadly ship collisions, including negligent homicide

The collisions involving the USS Fitzgerald and USS John S. McCain together left 17 sailors dead.

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In a rarity, the Air Force temporarily deploys three kinds of bombers to the Pacific

B-52s, B-1Bs and B-2s are all currently based in Guam.

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U.S. military history is rich with immigrants who left the countries Trump disparaged and sacrificed in combat

The U.S. military is a kaleidoscope of cultures, races and religions, with units pulling together to meet common goals under occasionally brutal circumstances.

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A leaked draft of the Pentagon's nuclear review shows a desire for new kinds of weapons

Smaller nuclear warheads are necessary due to the "deterioration of the strategic environment," the document said.

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Pentagon investigating video that appears to show a service member opening fire on a civilian

'We take these allegations very seriously,' a senior U.S. military official said Thursday.

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