Tag: Armed forces
Turkish aerobatic jet crashes during training; pilot killed
ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish Air Force aerobatic jet crashed in central Turkey on Wednesday, killing its pilot, Turkey’s defense ministry said.
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Marines open another probe into sunken tank blamed on errors
SAN DIEGO — The Marine Corps has launched a probe looking at the readiness of its troops before they participated in an exercise that...
UN: Attack in Mali killed 4 UN peacekeepers and 23 attackers
UNITED NATIONS — A fierce attack on a U.N. peacekeeping base in northern Mali last week killed four peacekeepers and at least 23 attackers,...
Turkey: Ex-admirals derided for statement on straits treaty
ISTANBUL — A group of retired Turkish admirals came under fire Sunday for issuing a statement that government officials tied to Turkey’s history of...
Explosions at 2 Somali army bases kill at least 9
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Simultaneous large explosions were heard in and around two Somali army bases on Saturday, with the military confirming at least nine...
Italy: Officer held for spying says he had no sensitive info
ROME — An Italian Navy captain accused of passing classified documents to Russia says he didn’t have access to any information that would have...
In Italy spy story, Navy captain struggled with mortgage
ROME — Italy’s spy thriller took a decidedly mundane turn Thursday with indications that the Italian Navy captain accused of passing classified documents to...
Polish officer to hold US V Corps post under exchange deal
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s defense ministry say a senior Polish officer has been appointed deputy commander of U.S. Army V Corps at Fort Knox...
Polish officer to hold US V Corps post under exchange deal
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s defense ministry say a senior Polish officer has been appointed deputy commander of U.S. Army V Corps at Fort Knox...
Microsoft wins $22 billion deal making headsets for US Army
Microsoft won a nearly $22 billion contract to supply U.S. Army combat troops with its augmented reality headsets.
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