A former Australian army lawyer has been sentenced to almost six years in prison for leaking classified information that exposed allegations of Australian war crimes in Afghanistan.
A U.S. Army Ranger formerly stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for beating a security guard to death in downtown Tacoma after he went out drinking with other Rangers.
The move comes as the U.S. is slated to issue major new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China, according to a U.S. official.
As commander of the 3rd Fleet, Wade would command vessels and aircraft based in California, Washington state and Hawaii — which includes five aircraft carrier strike groups and more than 30 submarines.
A lawyer representing U.S. military families suing over a 2021 jet fuel leak into a Navy drinking water system in Hawaii asked a judge Monday to award plaintiffs a range of about $225,000 to about $1.25 million each in damages.
The city-commissioned study tested a sampling of 50 homes near the hangar for asbestos and lead in residences’ soil, dust and air. Another 30 homes similar in construction and age outside of the fire’s impact area were tested as a control group.
Staff Sgt. Gordon Black was detained by Russian authorities in the port city of Vladivostok on May 2 on suspicion he stole money from his Russian girlfriend.
The Air Force special operations wing in Florida where Senior Airman Roger Fortson served before he was shot and killed by police on May 3 paused training, allowing service members to grieve for their late teammate.
The move comes as the U.S. is slated to issue major new tariffs on electric vehicles, semiconductors, solar equipment and medical supplies imported from China, according to a U.S. official.