President Trump retweets false facts about Obama pardons

Trump on Monday morning retweeted a message from a conservative journalist that included two false facts about pardons granted under former President Barack Obama. Trump retweeted the bogus claim as a defense for his controversial pardon of Joe Arpaio, the former Arizona sheriff who was set to serve a jail sentence for his discriminatory policing.

Mattis tells troops to ‘hold the line’ until US is less divided

In an impromptu speech while traveling abroad, Secretary of Defense James Mattis told a group of young troops to "just hold the line until our country gets back to understanding and respecting each other." Footage of Mattis' off-the-cuff remarks was posted to a Facebook page titled "U.S. Army W.T.F! Moments," a group that focuses on Army-related news and entertainment stories.

Mnuchin watched the eclipse from the roof of Fort Knox on his…

Vice President Mike Pence, left, talks to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin accompanied by his fiancA e Scottish actress Louise Linton after he was sworn-in Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. CREDIT: AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta Earlier this week, Louise Linton, the wife of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin posted an Instagram picture of her walking off a government plane, individually tagging every high fashion designer she was wearing and hashtagging her #hermesscarf.

Alabama man reportedly on missing Army helicopter; search continues off coast of Hawaii

An Alabama man has been identified as one of five crew members reported missing after their Army helicopter went down off the coast of Hawaii. Brian Woeber, originally of Decatur, was on board the helicopter that was reported down late Tuesday night, according to social media postings from family and friends.

5 missing after Army helicopter goes down off Hawaii

U.S. Coast Guard and military crews are searching the ocean off Hawaii for five crewmembers of an Army helicopter that reportedly went down during a training exercise, authorities said Wednesday. Officials at Wheeler Army Airfield near Honolulu reported losing communications around 10 p.m. Tuesday with the crew of a UH-60 Black Hawk, the Coast Guard said in a news release.

Portion of fuselage spotted during search for Army chopper off Oahu

A portion of fuselage was spotted by rescue crews as a massive search continued Wednesday morning for an Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with five people aboard that crashed about two miles off Kaena Point late Tuesday. Coast Guard, Army, Marine and Honolulu Fire Department rescue crews were deployed, and a debris field was spotted by air about 11:28 p.m. Tuesday.

Against their will, Minneapolis VA considers dumping veterans in Hastings

Minneapolis veterans home resident Randall Hixson says many of his peers, especially those with nightmares, need to have a room of their own. Hidden away in the back of the wooded Veterans Affairs campus between Minnehaha Falls and the Mississippi River is a home for veterans.

Jury orders blogger to pay $8.4 million to ex-Army colonel she accused of rape

Col. David "Wil" Riggins, after a highly decorated Army career that included multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, was on the verge of promotion to brigadier general in July 2013 when he got a phone call at the Pentagon from the Army's Criminal Investigative Division to come in for a meeting. Once there, he learned that a blogger in Washington state had just accused him of raping her, when both were cadets at West Point in 1986.

America’s First Combat Pilots

Former Air Force Chief of Staff General T. Michael "Buzz" Moseley calls them "the founding fathers of American combat aviation," yet few Americans know their names. The 38 pilots of the Lafayette Escadrille, who flew for France beginning in 1916, before the United States entered World War I, created a culture that influences combat pilots today, Moseley says.

Letter: Veto hearing aid bill

TRICARE's website states the company's mission is to "enhance the Department of Defense and our nation's security by providing health support for the full range of military operations and sustaining the health of all those entrusted to our care." I am a married 66-year-old veteran with three grown children.

15 reasons the Coast Guard is completely underrated

On August 4, 1790, President George Washington okayed the creation of a Revenue Cutter Service to collect tariffs from U.S.-bound ships. Two-hundred and twenty-seven years later - after absorbing the Lifesaving Service and the Lighthouse Service - the U.S. Coast Guard is alive and well, charged with preserving life and property on the watera along with drug interdiction, counterterror, ice operations, Happy birthday to the Coasties - and to the haters who have trouble treating our fifth armed service as a coequal, here are some reasons for you to reconsider, with assistance from the USCG Flickr account and some T&P readers.

Flynn files new financial form reporting ties to data firm

President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, is revealing a brief advisory role with a firm related to a controversial data analysis company that aided the Trump campaign, The Associated Press has learned. The disclosure of Flynn's link to Cambridge Analytica will come in an amended public financial filing in which the retired U.S. Army lieutenant general also discloses income that includes payments from the Trump transition team, according to a person close to Flynn who spoke to AP on condition of anonymity Thursday to describe details of the filing made to the White House.

Congressional candidate releases documents on Rep. Palazzo’s military record

Congressional candidate E Brian Rose says Steven Palazzo fraudulently sought deferments to avoid serving in Iraq. #2018@wlox pic.twitter.com/XDcCUCLWhS Rose provided previously unreleased documents and information regarding Palazzo's service, saying Steven Palazzo sought special favors to be assigned duty at Camp Shelby, rather than be sent to Iraq with the 155th battalion in 2004.

Schumer: Nominee for Army secretary will visit Fort Drum if confirmed by Senate

President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as Army secretary will make it a priority to visit Fort Drum in Upstate New York if he's confirmed by the Senate, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said Wednesday afternoon. Schumer, D-N.Y., said Mark Esper, a defense lobbyist nominated by Trump last month to serve in the Army's top civilian post, made the promise in a private meeting earlier Wednesday.

Forecast International: Boeing on a Roll Both Civil and Military Markets Remain Strong

Forecast International notes that recent reports of significant layoffs by Boeing have proven to be of little concern to Wall Street investors, who shrugged those actions off as an efficiency move. Not only that, Boeing stock rose dramatically to a new high last week, and during a two-day period jumped 28 points, sending the Dow Jones Average to a new all-time high.

The Latest: Abe, Trump agree to action against North Korea

In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, a U.S. Air Force B-1B bomber, left, flies with South Korean F-15K fighter jets over Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Sunday, July 30, 2017. The United States flew two supersonic bombers over the Korean Peninsula on Sunday in a show of force against North Korea following the country's latest intercontinental ballistic missile test.