The family of Air Force veteran Joel Marrable (inset) is suing the U.S. government and an exterminator claiming he died after he was bitten a hundred times by fire ants at the Eagle’s Nest Community Living Center near Atlanta. (David Goldman/AP; Inset photo courtesy of Marrable family)The family of an Air Force veteran who died after at a Department of Veterans Affairs long-term care facility near Atlanta is suing the U.S. government and a pest control company.The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Atlanta federal court, claims that Joel Marrable, 74, died in September 2019 as the result of more...…The family of Air Force veteran Joel Marrable (inset) is suing the U.S. government and an exterminator claiming he died after he was bitten a hundred times by fire ants at the Eagle’s Nest Community Living Center near Atlanta. (David Goldman/AP; Inset photo courtesy of Marrable family)The family of an Air Force veteran who died after at a Department of Veterans Affairs long-term care facility near Atlanta is suing the U.S. government and a pest control company.The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Atlanta federal court, claims that Joel Marrable, 74, died in September 2019 as the result of more...WW…

Medal of Honor recipient Army Sgt. 1st. Class Leroy Petry describes in detail the combat action of May 26, 2008, near Paktya, Afghanistan, during which he distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry in saving the lives of two fellow Rangers. (R.D. Ward/DoD)If you see someone driving around with a Medal of Honor license plate, the vehicle may not necessarily belong to a recipient of the military’s highest honor for valor.Retired Army Master Sgt. Leroy Petry, who received the award in 2011 for , says someone stole the plate off one of the front of his vehicle last week while it was parked...…Medal of Honor recipient Army Sgt. 1st. Class Leroy Petry describes in detail the combat action of May 26, 2008, near Paktya, Afghanistan, during which he distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry in saving the lives of two fellow Rangers. (R.D. Ward/DoD)If you see someone driving around with a Medal of Honor license plate, the vehicle may not necessarily belong to a recipient of the military’s highest honor for valor.Retired Army Master Sgt. Leroy Petry, who received the award in 2011 for , says someone stole the plate off one of the front of his vehicle last week while it was parked...WW…

This handout, presented at an Army "listening session" on race relations, is now the subject of an Army investigation. (Photo from website of Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks)The Army Wednesday night announced it has launched an investigation into how a presentation on included a handout suggesting President Donald Trump’s campaign slogan “Make America Great Again” is considered “covert white supremacy.” The investigation was launched after a complaint from an Alabama congressman.Mo Brooks, a Republican who represents the district where the handout was distributed at the Redstone Arsenal, called the...…This handout, presented at an Army "listening session" on race relations, is now the subject of an Army investigation. (Photo from website of Alabama Rep. Mo Brooks)The Army Wednesday night announced it has launched an investigation into how a presentation on included a handout suggesting President Donald Trump’s campaign slogan “Make America Great Again” is considered “covert white supremacy.” The investigation was launched after a complaint from an Alabama congressman.Mo Brooks, a Republican who represents the district where the handout was distributed at the Redstone Arsenal, called the...WW…

Dave DileggeFor Dave Dilegge, the days usually started at 3 a.m. as he began to scour the internet for the latest military and national security news he’d compile for .The website was a must-read for anyone interested in urban warfare, counterinsurgency, foreign internal defense, support and stability operations, peacemaking, peacekeeping, and “many flavors of intervention.”Over the years, Dilegge and publisher Bill Nagle, “put in thousands of dollars and thousands of hours” to the journal,” he told me back in 2012 when I wrote a story about him for the late, great Tampa Tribune. He told me...…Dave DileggeFor Dave Dilegge, the days usually started at 3 a.m. as he began to scour the internet for the latest military and national security news he’d compile for .The website was a must-read for anyone interested in urban warfare, counterinsurgency, foreign internal defense, support and stability operations, peacemaking, peacekeeping, and “many flavors of intervention.”Over the years, Dilegge and publisher Bill Nagle, “put in thousands of dollars and thousands of hours” to the journal,” he told me back in 2012 when I wrote a story about him for the late, great Tampa Tribune. He told me...WW…

Venezuelan officials show a video of former Green Beret Airon Berry during a televised statement in Caracas, Venezuela, May 7, 2020. (Venezuela's Ministry of Communication via AP)To Army Special Forces veteran Drew White, the plan to take over Venezuelan oil fields after overthrowing the government — being pitched by a troubled fellow former soldier — seemed too far-fetched to be believed.Documents pitching the plan — by Military Times — included letterhead from a Washington consultant firm, as well as the names and credentials of President Donald Trump’s longtime bodyguard and another...…Venezuelan officials show a video of former Green Beret Airon Berry during a televised statement in Caracas, Venezuela, May 7, 2020. (Venezuela's Ministry of Communication via AP)To Army Special Forces veteran Drew White, the plan to take over Venezuelan oil fields after overthrowing the government — being pitched by a troubled fellow former soldier — seemed too far-fetched to be believed.Documents pitching the plan — by Military Times — included letterhead from a Washington consultant firm, as well as the names and credentials of President Donald Trump’s longtime bodyguard and another...WW…

The number of in the effort to cope with the c is holding steady.There are more than 45,000 Air and Army National Guard professionals supporting the COVID-19 crisis response at the direction of their governors as of Friday afternoon. That’s about the same as Thursday.In addition, 43 states, three territories and the District of Columbia have now been approved for use of .As of Thursday morning, 842 Guard troops had tested positive for COVID-19, according to the latest figures provided by the Pentagon. That was an increase of 21 from Thursday.Of those troops activated in the COVID-19...…The number of in the effort to cope with the c is holding steady.There are more than 45,000 Air and Army National Guard professionals supporting the COVID-19 crisis response at the direction of their governors as of Friday afternoon. That’s about the same as Thursday.In addition, 43 states, three territories and the District of Columbia have now been approved for use of .As of Thursday morning, 842 Guard troops had tested positive for COVID-19, according to the latest figures provided by the Pentagon. That was an increase of 21 from Thursday.Of those troops activated in the COVID-19...WW…