US soldier charged with trying to help ISIS

A soldier in the US Army has been indicted by a grand jury for allegedly attempting to provide material support to ISIS, the Justice Department announced Saturday. The Army sergeant first class, 34-year-old Ikaika Erik Kang, allegedly tried to offer classified military information to FBI agents whom he believed to be ISIS affiliates.

Oxygen leak from torpedo caused 2013 submarine fire

Oxygen leakage from a torpedo led to the fire on board Naval submarine Sindhurakshak in 2013, and the submarine was holding ammunition that was near expiry, an official report said. A CAG report, tabled in Parliament on Friday quoted the Board of Inquiry that looked into the accident, after scientific analysis and careful consideration inferred leakage of oxygen from a torpedo as a primary initiator of the incident.

Super Galaxy brake failure prompts pre-takeoff evacuation at Yokota in western Tokyo

Brake failure caused a C-5M Super Galaxy cargo plane to be evacuated just before takeoff Thursday at Yokota in western Tokyo, an Air Force spokesman said. The plane's crew, assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., noticed the failure while taxiing to the runway, the spokesman said.

Supporters to U.S. Senator McCain – fight on

News that U.S. Senator John McCain has brain cancer triggered a wave of support on Thursday from across the political spectrum for the often outspoken former Republican presidential candidate who survived five years captivity as a U.S. Navy pilot during the Vietnam War. McCain, 80, had surgery last week for a blood clot above his left eye.

US Navy requirements could narrow trainer helicopter search

The US Navy is seeking a single-turbine-engined rotorcraft that could achieve an instrument flight rules certification: a requirement that could potentially limit the field of candidates in the service's TH-XX trainer helicopter recapitalisation competition. The navy will replace its ageing fleet of 113 Bell Helicopter TH-57 Sea Ranger trainers with 105 new aircraft, with production beginning in fiscal year 2020 or 2021, according to a 1 June request for proposals published on the Federal Business Opportunities website.

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Timeline for 13 days that transformed Trump White House

In this July 28, 2017, file photo, then-White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus walks to boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. For an administration that has spent 2017 throwing off headlines at a stunningly dizzying pace, the frenetic fortnight in the second half of July reached an unparalleled breakneck speed.