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How a Nazi trial ended the just-following-orders defense for US troops
After Nuremberg, U.S. military policy stated troops have a duty to disobey orders “a man of ordinary sense and understanding would know to be illegal."
By Richard Sisk
US F-35 forced to make emergency landing after Iran combat mission
CENTCOM confirmed the pilot made an emergency landing during combat operations. CNN sources told the outlet the aircraft was struck by an Iranian munition.
By J.D. Simkins
Hiroshima survivor who spent decades investigating American POW deaths dies at 88
Shigeaki Mori, an atomic bomb survivor, spent decades researching the forgotten American prisoners of war killed in the Hiroshima attack.
Paper or plastic? Military commissaries to charge for single-use bags
The move will save the commissary system money, officials said in their announcement of the change.
By Karen Jowers
Sending a military care package to the Middle East? Check this list first
The U.S. Postal Service temporarily suspended mail services in 28 military ZIP codes in the Middle East.
By Karen Jowers
The Pentagon wants to field laser weapons at scale within 3 years
Amid waves of Iranian drone attacks, the U.S. Defense Department is pushing to finally field high-energy laser weapons in the next 36 months.
By Jared Keller
Pentagon identifies six airmen killed in KC-135 crash in Iraq
Six airmen were killed when a U.S. Air Force KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed during ongoing combat operations against Iran.
By J.D. Simkins
Marine Raider’s remains identified 80 years after being killed in action
Pfc. Norton Retzsch was first reported missing in action on July 9, 1943, during the Battle of Enogai on New Georgia in the Solomon Islands.
‘My God what have we done’: Enola Gay pilot’s combat notebook is for sale
Capt. Robert A Lewis wrote the account during and in the immediate aftermath of dropping the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan.
Military hospitals, clinics resume billing civilians following 3-year pause
An estimated 137,000 civilians are expected to receive bills for medical care they received at military hospitals and clinics since 2023.
By Karen Jowers
Facing death 275 feet beneath the sea, this pioneering naval diver earned the Medal of Honor
For more than two hours, Frank Crilley struggled to save his entangled shipmate below the sea.
By Jon Guttman