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Ex-Syrian official claims Austin Tice was killed in 2013
The U.S. government is investigating the claim that the Marine veteran was executed.
By Todd South
‘Frogman against frogman’: Case against Navy SEAL sparks debate
The war crimes case against a Navy SEAL not only cost the Navy secretary his job. It dragged an elite military force known for quiet professionalism into a political firestorm and drove a wedge through the special operations community.
Trump’s actions raise concern about role in military justice
Defense Secretary Mark Esper declared that President Donald Trump ordered him to stop a disciplinary review of a Navy SEAL accused of battlefield misconduct, an intervention that raised questions about America’s commitment to international standards for battlefield ethics.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
The corrosive impact of torture on the rule of law
Torture erodes the rule of law as it burns away the protections we treat as sacrosanct in our American system of justice, says the author of this commentary.
By Brig. Gen. John G. Baker
Supreme Court to weigh reversals of military rape convictions
The justices will decided whether a five-year statute of limitations should stand for certain rape cases in the military.
By Patricia Kime
Spurred by church shooting, Air Force replaces outdated ’90s-era crime reporting system
The Sutherland Springs church shooting in Texas prompted the Air Force to speed up its procurement of a new criminal information system, which will make it easier to submit fingerprints to the FBI.
Frozen in time, US Embassy a monument to Iran hostage crisis
What initially began as a sit-in devolved into 444 days of captivity for 52 Americans seized in the embassy.
Hail Caesar and the other amazing members of the OSS
Caesar Civitella was an amazing character and, when I knew him, one of a dwindling number of living veterans of the Office of Strategic Services. We spent many hours talking about his exploits, like dropping into France to help the Maquis, or traipsing around Italy with a bunch of gold, searching for Mussolini.
By Howard Altman
Air Force suspects foul play in 1979 disappearance of airman
U.S. Air Force investigators say the remains of an airman who disappeared 40 years ago have been found near a former base in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Passing the paramilitary torch from the CIA to Special Operations Command
U.S. Special Operations Command is the organization best prepared to assume leadership of the U.S. government’s paramilitary efforts that are critical to supporting its national interests, the author of this commentary says.
By Douglas A. Livermore
Here are some of the deals at your commissary’s sidewalk sale
Most commissaries are holding their sales during one weekend between now and the end of September.
By Karen Jowers