The chief trial counsel described the sentence as a win for the military justice system, and said the court-martial should prove to sexual assault survivors that their attackers would be held accountable, no matter their rank.
The lawsuit over a POW/MIA “missing man” table at a New Hampshire veterans hospital will be refiled if the Manchester VA Medical Center does not approve a proposed second display honoring "all who have served."
The body of Machinist’s Mate Fireman Brandon Forbes, 20, of Maple Heights, Ohio, was discovered Friday. The aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan was his first assignment in the Navy.
The alleged incident came as Russia and China conducted joint naval drills in the area, and follows other close encounters involving Russian and Western warships.
A four-ship of A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., will do a flyover before Major League Baseball's nationally televised game between the White Sox and Yankees at 6 p.m. EDT on Fox.