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Marine gunner has AWOL charges tossed, gets reprimand for statements
In an unusual moment for court proceedings, the defendant's Marine Corps attorney used a recess to have the gunner preside over his promotion to captain.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Supreme Court clears way for ex-Green Beret’s extradition to Japan in smuggling case
The U.S. Army Special Forces veteran and his son are accused of helping former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn flee Japan last year with Ghosn tucked away in a box on a private jet.
Army War College commandant suspended, under investigation
The number two officer for the Army Corps of Engineers has been assigned as the acting commandant.
By Kyle Rempfer
Pentagon chief purges defense boards; Trump loyalists out
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered hundreds of Pentagon advisory board members to resign this month as part of a broad review of the panels, essentially purging several dozen last-minute appointments under the Trump administration.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
US military says troop withdrawal from Somalia is complete
The U.S. military says its troop withdrawal from Somalia is complete, in one of the last actions of President Donald Trump’s presidency.
Trump orders most American troops to leave Somalia. AFRICOM says they are redeploying elsewhere in region
Without providing details, the Pentagon said in a short statement that “a majority” of U.S. troops and assets in Somalia will be withdrawn in early 2021.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press and Howard Altman
Key lawmaker hunts paper trail of Pentagon and State Department resistance to Afghanistan troop cuts
A Democratic-led oversight panel is asking the Trump administration for all documents relevant to the Afghanistan withdrawal decision.
By Joe Gould
DOJ lawyers say bid by Special Forces vet and his son to stop extradition to Japan is ‘meritless’
Department of Justice lawyers said the U.S. has a strong interest in the extradition request for the two men wanted in Japan for helping the former Nissan chairman flee the country.
Another military judge steps away from stalled Guantanamo 9/11 trial
Marine Col. Stephen F. Keane said he must recuse himself because of his past work for the government and personal connections to victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
AFRICOM: Russian fighter jets flown by mercenaries are conducting combat activities in Libya
"They are there to conduct combat activities on behalf of their own national interests.”
By Diana Stancy