Marine veteran sentenced to 2 years for storming Capitol on Jan. 6
Marine vet Alex Harkrider wore body armor and carried a tactical tomahawk on Jan. 6, 2021, as he and a friend entered the Capitol through a broken window.
By Riley Ceder
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Jury deadlocked in Abu Ghraib trial
A judge ordered jurors to deliberate after they said they were deadlocked in a lawsuit alleging a military contractor is liable for abuse at Abu Ghraib.
US Navy veteran imprisoned in Iran, 1st arrest of Trump era
Iran confirmed Wednesday it is holding U.S. Navy veteran Michael R. White at a prison in the country, making him the first American known to be detained under President Donald Trump’s administration.
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press
Armory heist ringleader sentenced for stealing grenade launcher, machine guns, M16s & NVGs
The outer armory door, the weapons vault and all of the weapons racks were unlocked.
By Jon Simkins
5 things to know about Guantanamo Bay on its 115th birthday
Dozens of detainees remain at "Gitmo" and President Trump has ordered that it remain open indefinitely.
By Jana Lipman, Tulane University
Prisoners stole more than $500K from troops through dating app sextortion ring
NCIS agents executed arrest warrants Wednesday in connection to a sextortion ring that has victimized hundreds of service members.
By Jon Simkins
Sentence reduced for Marine recruiter who sent thousands of explicit messages to four high school students
Former Staff Sgt. Nhubu C. Chikaka had sent thousands of inappropriate messages to four high school students, one who was under 18-years-old.
By Shawn Snow
Taliban hold talks with US envoy in Qatar
The Taliban have held three days of talks with U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in the Gulf state of Qatar, where the Afghan insurgent group has a political office, a Taliban official and another individual close to the group said Sunday.
Afghan ex-president Karzai welcomes Gitmo 5 into peace talks, sees post-war role for Taliban
Karzai: 5 Taliban leaders freed from prison in exchange for U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl are “good Afghans” who deserve role in peace negotiations.
5 freed from Gitmo in exchange for Bergdahl join Taliban’s political office in Qatar
They may complicate efforts toward peace talks with Taliban, some analysts say.
Service members are getting catfished, blackmailed on dating apps by male prisoners posing as women, report says
The alleged sextortion scheme began in 2015, with prisoners posing as women in the same age bracket as the targeted soldier.
By Jon Simkins