Special Ops airman who killed his squadron commander at Lackland was ex-FBI agent

The shooter in an apparent murder-suicide at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, on Friday was an enlisted airman who served a brief stint as an FBI agent before entering the service to become an elite pararescueman, U.S. officials said.

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B-52 Stratofortresses join fight against Islamic State

The U.S. has sent B-52 Stratofortress bombers to the Middle East on their first operational deployment in 26 years to join the air war against the Islamic State, the military said Saturday.

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Mud, sweat and tears at Grafenwoehr rugged terrain obstacle run

It was an unseasonably cool Saturday as hundreds gathered here for the 4th annual Grafenwoehr rugged terrain obstacle run.

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Naval commanders warn of terror threat against commercial shipping

The possibility that al-Qaida, Islamic State and other terrorist groups could try to disrupt critical sea lanes in the Middle East is “real,” and maritime powers must focus on mitigating that threat, top naval officials in the region warned on Saturday.

After lonely death, veteran got a hero's goodbye

Andrew Moore, 89, lived alone and died alone. He was raised in an orphanage, never married and outlived his friends. For his last 40 years, the World War II veteran slept on a couch in a rent-controlled efficiency apartment in the nation's capital. His neighbors arranged to give Moore a hero's sendoff at Arlington National Cemetery.

Hawaii-based Raptors return from fight in Mideast

The Hawaii Air National Guard’s F-22 Raptors made history on a just-concluded deployment to the Middle East in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The 199th Fighter Squadron dropped bombs on enemy forces for the first time in the Hawaii Air Guard’s 70-year history.

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Navy crew spots 'help' sign on Island, leading to rescue of 3 stranded men

For three days, the men remained stranded on the uninhabited island, hoping for help. In the end, their own ingenuity would facilitate their rescue: The crew aboard a Navy plane spotted the men waving life jackets, standing next to piles of palm leaves arranged to spell out four capital letters: H-E-L-P.
Navy officer charged with espionage in military court at Norfolk Naval Station

A Navy officer assigned to a patrol and reconnaissance group has been charged in military court with two counts of espionage, punishable by the death penalty under certain conditions.
Commander, NCO die in Lackland murder-suicide

The shooting that left an airman and a squadron commander dead Friday occurred after the airman, accompanied by a first sergeant, was brought into the commander’s office for a disciplinary proceeding, according to multiple sources.
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Ousted Wounded Warrior Project executives defend handling of organization's finances

Wounded Warrior Project’s former chief executive officer and chief operating officer have started a blog — Wounded Truth they call it — that unleashes their sharp criticism of how media reports portrayed the organization’s finances.
Prosecutors detail sex-abuse allegations against Hastert

Dennis Hastert agreed to pay $3.5 million to "Individual A," a person the former House speaker sexually abused when the victim was a 14-year-old wrestler on a team Hastert coached. Individual A is one of at least four people cited in a court filing as saying that Hastert sexually abused them as children.
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Special Operations airman who killed his squadron commander at Lackland was ex-FBI agent
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Washington woman was a Rosie the Riveter during WWII

Belgians find elusive 'man in the hat' from airport video

Belgian authorities said the remaining fugitive suspect in the Nov. 13 Paris attacks was arrested in Belgium on Friday, after a raid linked to the deadly March 22 Brussels bombings yielded five detentions in all.
Russia defends selling arms to both Azerbaijan and Armenia

Russia's prime minister has defended Moscow's policy of selling arms to both Armenia and Azerbaijan, whose military forces have faced off in a sharp escalation of fighting around Nagorno-Karabakh.
US warns citizens of 'credible threats' in Turkey
Mud, sweat and tears at Grafenwoehr rugged terrain obstacle run

Navy crew spots 'help' sign on Island, leading to rescue of 3 stranded men

For three days, the men remained stranded on the uninhabited island, hoping for help. In the end, their own ingenuity would facilitate their rescue: The crew aboard a Navy plane spotted the men waving life jackets, standing next to piles of palm leaves arranged to spell out four capital letters: H-E-L-P.
Partial return of US training site in Okinawa in works

Japan's central government is accelerating work on alternative military facilities so more than half of a large U.S. military training area in northern Okinawa can be returned, it was learned Friday.
18 Filipino soldiers killed, 52 others wounded in clash
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B-52 Stratofortresses join fight against Islamic State

The U.S. has sent B-52 Stratofortress bombers to the Middle East on their first operational deployment in 26 years to join the air war against the Islamic State, the military said Saturday.
AP Analysis: Arab democracies? Not so fast, say some

A new-old idea is rattling around the Middle East five years after the Arab Spring stirred democratic ambition: that restoring stability, especially if accompanied by some economic and political improvements, should be reform enough for the moment.
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3 slightly wounded in small bomb blast in Istanbul

Carter to visit India, Philippines as counter to China's influence

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