Pilot Online reports that: For years, the top officer in the Virginia National Guard has had a paid position with a business run by one of his subordinate officers. Newman promoted Bonanni to the assistant adjutant general’s post in 2008 while collecting a paycheck from his company. Air Force Times…
Army Times reports that: An Army captain from Colorado charged with killing two Iraqi civilians has been convicted of lesser charges in Iraq. Military officials say Capt. Carl Bjork was found guilty of reckless endangerment and negligent homicide in a general court-martial on Tuesday. He was reprimanded and will lose…
MG John L. Fugh, a former Army TJAG has died. Here is a link to the Washington Post obituary. Maj. Gen. John L. Fugh, who served as the Army’s top uniformed lawyer in the aftermath of the Persian Gulf War and later had a successful career in the private sector…
The Capital reports that: Standout slotback Marcus Curry, whose off-field behavior drew as much attention as his on-field exploits, has been dismissed from the Naval Academy football team. Curry was charged with an unauthorized absence for failing to be in his dormitory room in Bancroft Hall when required. The Capital…
New York Post reports that: If she can’t have justice for her slain soldier husband, she’d at least like a Purple Heart. New York widow Barbara Allen is battling the National Guard for withholding the military honor from her husband, who was killed in 2005 while serving in Iraq. The…
KXXV.com reports: A Fort Hood soldier accused of possession of child pornography has been sentenced. A General Court-Martial found Sgt. Donald Keith Whitten guilty of wrongful possession of child pornography earlier this week. Whitten has been sentenced to 16 months of confinement and reduction to Private E1. Just five days…
Main Justice reports: A high-profile appeal of an Army First Lieutenant convicted last year of killing an unarmed detainee in Iraq could turn in part on whether military prosecutors withheld exculpatory evidence. [The] case underscores how the government is being forced to explain, in the military courts as well as…
Stars & Stripes reports. Reversing an earlier decision, the Air Force said Monday it intends to discharge a lesbian Air Force officer who had remained in the military despite openly declaring her homosexuality. An Air Force general earlier this year concluded that Lt. Robin R. Chaurasiya should not be discharged,…
Here at truthout is a different perspective on the rapper case. According to Jeff Paterson of Courage to Resist, an Oakland-based organization dedicated to supporting military objectors like Hall, he was not jailed for the song, but was instead jailed "in retaliation for his formal complaint of inadequate mental health…