Solomon Elementary breaks ground for $90M makeover

In 2010, the Department of Defense did a worldwide review of military elementary schools to survey whether they met the educational needs of the military children in attendance. "Based on their findings, our two schools here on Schofield [Daniel K. Inouye Elementary, and Solomon Elementary] ranked high on the list as candidates to be replaced," said Col.

Camp Pendleton expeditionary force embraces cyber warfare in new era on the battlefield

Marines pass in review as Colonel Bobbi Shea turned over command of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group to Colonel Dawn Alonso during a ceremony at Camp Pendleton on Thursday, July 7, 2017. Colonel Dawn Alonso, left, and Colonel Bobbi Shea, right, shared a laugh following the change of command ceremony of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Information Group at Camp Pendleton on Thursday, July 7, 2017.

North Korean missile advances put new stress on US defences

North Korea's newly demonstrated missile muscle puts Alaska within range of potential attack and stresses the Pentagon's missile defences like never before. Even more worrisome, it may be only a matter of time before North Korea mates an even longer-range ICBM with a nuclear warhead, putting all of the United States at risk.

Widow of U.S. soldier seeking Omar Khadr’s $10.5M payout from Canada

The lawyer for the widow of an American soldier killed in Afghanistan said Tuesday they have filed an application so that any money paid by the Canadian government to a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner convicted of killing him will go toward the widow and another U.S. soldier injured. Lawyer Don Winder made the comments as a decision by the Canadian government to apologize and give millions of dollars to Omar Khadr came under mounting criticism.

Police: Man says he doesn’t recall killing wife in Uber car

A man told investigators he didn't remember shooting and killing his wife inside an Uber employee's car, saying he had been drinking and "not having a good night" with her before the gunfire rang out, authorities said. Cameron Espitia, 31, who worked for the U.S. Coast Guard, was being held on $3 million bail in the death of Jennifer Espitia, 29. Defense attorney Kristen Gestaut had asked for lower bail Monday, citing Espitia's lack of criminal history and ties to the agency, The Seattle Times reported ( The Uber driver told police that Jennifer Espitia was sitting in the front seat and Cameron Espitia was in the back when they began arguing shortly after midnight Sunday, according to probable cause documents.

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The lawyer for the widow of an American soldier killed in Afghanistan said Tuesday they have filed an application so that any money paid by the Canadian government to a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner convicted of killing him will go toward the widow and another U.S. soldier injured. Lawyer Don Winder made the comments as a decision by the Canadian government to apologize and give millions of dollars to Omar Khadr came under mounting criticism.

Canada to apologize, pay former Gitmo prisoner Omar Khadr

The Canadian government is going to apologize and give millions to a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner who pleaded guilty to killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan when he was 15, with Canada's Supreme Court later ruling that officials had interrogated him under "oppressive circumstances." An official familiar with the deal said Tuesday that Omar Khadr will receive 10.5 million Canadian dollars .

U.S. nuclear inspection results now concealed

Amockup of a Minuteman 3 nuclear missile used for training by missile maintenance crews at F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. The Pentagon has thrown a cloak of official secrecy over assessments of how safely and securely its nuclear weapons are operated, maintained and guarded, closing a window onto an already obscure part of the military with a history of periodic inspection failures and lapses in morale.

Different but Equivalent: Fourth Circuit Clarifies Parameters of…

On May 16, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which governs cases pending in North Carolina, issued an opinion that reveals the parameters within which an employer may fill an employee's position and thereafter return that employee to work after a leave of absence covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act . In the case of Waag v.

Beijing Hits Out at U.S. Navy Exercises in South China Sea in a Sign of Turbulent Relations Ahead

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem east of the Korean peninsula during Operation Foal Eagle March 22, 2017. the U.S. government that sending an American naval vessel into territorial waters it claims around the Paracel Islands in the disputed South China Sea was a "serious political and military provocation," in the latest of a slew of incidents that augur souring relations between the world's two largest economies.

Guantanamo prisoners – unintentionally’ overheard talking to their lawyers

A Navy prosecutor said unauthorized, unidentified people "unintentionally" overheard detainees consulting with their attorneys at a special, irregular meeting site in the latest controversy over attorney-client privacy at the prison. "Any characterization regarding an intrusion in the attorney-client relationship is misleading," said Cmdr.