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ABC News U.S. military crews have airlifted nonessential U.S. Embassy personnel in Haiti out of harm’s way amid a surge of gang-related violence against the government, according to a statement Sunday from the U.S. Southern Command. The U.S. military said it carried out the operation in Haiti to get some embassy personnel out of the […]
A US Air Force (USAF) Bell-Boeing CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor military aircraft takes off at HeliOperations base, on March 30, 2022 in Portland, United Kingdom. (Photo by Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The US military has lifted its flight ban on V-22 Osprey aircraft after a deadly crash in Japan killed eight service members last fall, […]
Kali9/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A military helicopter crashed in northeast Mississippi on Friday afternoon during a routine training flight, according to the Mississippi National Guard. The AH-64 Apache crashed in Prentiss County around 2 p.m. Possible casualties have not been confirmed, the Mississippi National Guard said in a statement. This is a developing story. […]
Brais Seara/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — California search and rescue crews are looking for a missing helicopter with five Marines aboard, the U.S. Marine Corps said. The CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter was “reported overdue” to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Tuesday night. The helicopter departed from Creech Air Force Base near Las Vegas and was […]
NurPhoto via Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. military is grounding all of its Osprey V-22 aircraft in the wake of last week’s deadly U.S. Air Force crash off the coast of Japan that left eight airmen dead. The coordinated announcement means that all versions of the Osprey flown by the Marine Corps, Air […]
CT757fan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A U.S. military Osprey aircraft carrying six service members crashed off the Japanese coast at about 3 p.m. Wednesday, local officials said. At least one service member who had been on board was located, officials said, although there was no immediate confirmation on the person’s condition. The Japan Coast Guard […]
Courtesy the Carrigg family (WASHINGTON) — For one military family, the consequences of a partial government shutdown would be dire: It could mean not affording treatments and medications for their child who is fighting for her life. Austin Carrigg and her husband, Master Sgt. Joshua Carrigg, are parents of three — their youngest, 11-year-old Melanie, […]
Courtesy of Besa Pinchotti (WASHINGTON) — As the nation nears another government shutdown, military families face an uncertain financial future where they may not receive a paycheck unless a spending deal passes in time. Besa Pinchotti is chief executive officer of the National Military Family Association. Her husband, Dave, is a veteran of the Marine […]
Jeremy Hogan/Getty Images (SAN DIEGO) — A U.S. military jet crashed near Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego early Friday, ABC News has learned. Authorities said the crash happened near Interstate 15 in the early morning hours. It was unclear what caused the crash and officials have not yet disclosed the condition of […]
US Coast Guard (LAHAINA, Hawaii) — The U.S. military’s response to the devastating wildfires on Maui was crucial in the early response to the blazes that have devastated the island and the historic town of Lahaina. The U.S. Coast Guard, Hawaii’s National Guard and active-duty forces on the island have all pitched in to help. […]
