Sad to say some homecomings are not that good. As a CV SJA we always prepared for extra legal assistance business upon return from an extended at sea period. In one instance after cruise one Sailor returned “home” to find himself locked out and a stranger answering his “knocks.” Sad…
TBO.online reports that: The soldier who tried to get into MacDill Air Force Base with a fake ID and a car full of weapons and ammunition is being transferred back to the Kansas fort he ran away from, according to the U.S. Army. Christopher P. Kilburn, 26, was assigned to…
I first posted on this here. More information about the case is seeping out. Some of this may be circular reporting. Fox5News (Las Vegas) reports: The Army isn’t saying what motivated the killings of three Afghan civilians, whose deaths have led to charges against a Nevada soldier and four others…
Savannahnow.com reports that: Attorneys for a 3rd Infantry Division soldier accused of shooting two non-commissioned officers while all three men were deployed to Iraq in 2008 are asking a military judge to drop capital charges in a pending court-martial. They claim two aggravating circumstances surrounding the incident were not properly…
Rapid City Journal reports that: An Ellsworth Air Force Base airman facing a court martial for his involvement in the shooting of a fellow airman last year has pleaded guilty to two of the four charges brought forth by the U.S. Air Force. Airman Vinicus "Vinnie" Santana pleaded guilty to…
Navy Times reports: Photo: AP/Navy Times A military judge has allowed a Marine sergeant convicted of murder in one of the biggest war crimes cases to emerge from the Iraq war to walk free, nearly two months after a military appeals court ruled he had an unfair trial. . .…
Politicians have always sought to wrap themselves in the military and the flag. The recent crisis of political identity has various politicians mistating or failing to correct their military record. Here is a reminder to those in uniform that active duty military have some restrictions on what they can say…
Rafu Shimpo (LA Japanese Daily News) has this posting: The Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress and the Asian American Vietnam Veterans Organization will screen the documentary, “Lt. Watada” on June 19 at the David Henry Hwang Theatre at 7 p.m. “Lt. Watada” is an in-depth look at the case…
Rapid City Journal reports that: Senior Airman Vinicus "Vinnie" Santana’s court martial begins today at Ellsworth Air Force Base. . . . The Pennington County State’s Attorney’s office initially charged Santana with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated assault for the shooting of another airman – David Piland, 21. Those charges…
Army Times reports: A federal appeals panel says sex offenders convicted in military court but housed by the Bureau of Prisons are not eligible for civil commitment. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued the ruling Monday in the case of former Army officer Benjamin…