Leaders let problems mount at brutal SEAL course, Navy finds
Overzealous instructors, unchecked drug use and inadequate leadership and medical oversight turned a tough ordeal into a dangerous one, investigators found.
Recruited for SEALs, many sailors wind up scraping paint — and quitting is a crime VIEW
The selection course's high failure rate shunts hundreds of candidates into low-skilled jobs to finish their four-year enlistment. To walk off would be a crime.
Shooting makes Colorado Springs ponder its past and present VIEW
The shooting last weekend at Club Q has left many members of the LGBTQ community and their supporters to question whether the town had made...
An Army Veteran Went Into ‘Combat Mode’ to Disarm the Club Q Gunman VIEW
Former Major Richard Fierro described charging through the chaos at the club, tackling the gunman and beating him bloody with his own gun.
Navy orders high-level outside investigation of SEAL course
The Navy has started an independent investigation of the brutal selection course for its elite SEALs after a sailor’s death this year.
Death in Navy SEAL training exposes a culture of brutality, cheating and drugs VIEW
The SEAL teams have faced criticism for decades that their selection course is too difficult, too brutal, and too often causes concussions, broken bones and...
Former WA resident’s story reveals the unseen scars of those who kill via remote control VIEW
Air Force Capt. Kevin Larson, who grew up in Yakima, Washington, was one of the best drone pilots in the Air Force. The military failed...
Over Ukraine, lumbering Turkish-made drones are an ominous sign for Russia
Ukraine’s most sophisticated attack drone is slow, low-flying and completely defenseless. So when the Russian invasion began, many experts expected the drones would be shot...
‘I just can’t stand by’: American vets join fight in Ukraine
Hector served two violent tours in Iraq as a U.S. Marine, then got out, got a pension and a civilian job, and thought he was...