The Seattle Times reports (on a Ramrod Five/Stryker Brigade case): The Army has postponed a hearing that had been scheduled for Tuesday for Staff Sgt. David Bram, who faces charges of conspiracy, striking another soldier, cruelty, dereliction of duty and impeding an investigation while serving in southern Afghanistan. Military.com reports…
Army Times reports: The Army has launched a crackdown on the drug spice at least nine commands in response to a spike in usage among soldiers. A designer drug that mimics marijuana, spice is legal in most states, and is available for sale in smoke shops and online for around…
Military.com reports that: They are sold under catchy names like Sage of the Seers, Magic Mint and Thang, designer drugs that can be legally sold at shops and online in most cases. But due to their increasing use by Sailors and the effects they cause, these designer drugs have been…
A new order from Marine Corps Forces Command explicitly prohibits Marines from using a number of legal substances, including the herbal blend Spice, to achieve an altered state of consciousness or a druglike “high.” . . . The order, dated Jan. 27, bars Marines from using, possessing, attempting to possess,…
Fort Lewis case of the soldier accused of causing the death of his 16 year old girlfriend with a drug overdose. A 20-year-old Fort Lewis soldier has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the overdose death of his 16-year-old girlfriend in his barracks. A military judge ruled Friday that…