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Travis King’s family share disbelief at his defection to North Korea

US Army private fled across DMZ into North Korea on 18 July

The Independent UK

Travis King: US say North Korea will ‘want a price’ to return AWOL soldier

The private fled across the border after blending with a group of tourists

The Independent UK

When Greenland was green

Frozen soil extracted during the Cold War reveals a time when Greenland was free of ice. It could happen again

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When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile of ice offers warnings for the future

About 400,000 years ago, large parts of Greenland were ice-free. Scrubby tundra basked in the Sun’s rays on the island’s northwest highlands. Evidence suggests that a forest of spruce trees, buzzing with insects, covered the southern part of Greenland. Global sea level was much higher then, between 20 and 40…

The Conversation

Upgraded Microsoft Hololens is on the way, but the US Army will get it first

Bulky, nauseating Microsoft Hololens devices are being replaced by slimmer and lighter models ready for US Army testing.

TechRadar

Travis King isn't the 1st U.S. soldier to enter North Korea. Here's a history

Travis King crossed the border into North Korea on Tuesday, becoming the first U.S. service member to do so since 1982. A handful of American soldiers defected in the years after the Korean War.

WEKU

From Otto Warmbier to Kenneth Bae: The US nationals arrested by North Korea

The hermit kingdom has arrested a number of US nationals, with Travis King being the latest to be detained, writes Faiza Saqib

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US Soldier Detained In North Korea After Crossing Military Demarcation Line: Report

An American soldier has been detained in North Korea after crossing the Military Demarcation Line

Zenger

GOP Senator Tommy Tuberville’s military blockade over abortion jeopardises national security, US Army veteran senator says

The Alabama Republican’s ‘bizarre’ protest injects culture wars into national defense, Tammy Duckworth says

The Independent UK

Investigation into Fort Cavazos soldier whose wife was found dead after he absconded

Cam Chamberlain pleaded for the public’s help in finding her husband Craig after he absconded from Fort Cavazos. He later turned up alive, a day after she was found dead in mysterious circumstances

The Independent UK

Republican Proposals Aim To Derail The Pentagon's Electric Vehicle Push

New Republican amendments aim to overthrow the Biden administration's electric vehicle push for the US Army.

InsideEVs

DNA testing leads to former US Army soldier in 1978 killing of woman in Germany

Authorities say DNA testing has led to the arrest of a Nebraska man who was repeatedly questioned over decades in the 1978 stabbing death of a woman while he was stationed with the U.S. Army in Germany

The Independent UK

NBCUniversal Calls Potential U.S. Army Recruits to Attention With Multiplatform Blitz

Campaign includes concert by Nick Jonas, Peacock special, vignettes, NFTs and in-person integrations at Universal parks

Broadcasting & Cable

‘When we came home, the war was not over for us’

ATLANTA -- Sgt. Johnny Miller fought his way up Hill 875 in Vietnam’s central highlands until a fellow paratrooper noticed Miller was bleeding. Incredulous, the Georgian checked himself, confirming he had indeed been hit in the chest with enemy gunfire.

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Restoring the Name of Fort Bragg is Nothing to Brag About

Ron DeSantis and Mike Pence are wrong to advocate naming a US Army base after an incompetent Confederate general who betrayed the United States to fight for slavery.

Tribune News Service

US soldier pleads guilty to helping ISIS plan ambush on American troops abroad and target NYC

NEW YORK — U.S. Army Pvt. Cole Bridges attempted to help the Islamic State group murder U.S. soldiers abroad — and offered advice on attacking New York City.

WEKU

The U.S. Army renames a base in honor of Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a Black WWI hero

Louisiana's Fort Polk became Fort Johnson, the latest Army base to replace its Confederate name. It now honors a soldier who earned a Medal of Honor a century after the night that made him a hero.

Bangkok Post

Messages hidden in art

Nakhon Phanom airport was established during the Vietnam War to facilitate the transportation of supplies and troops for the US military. The airport served as a strategic location for the US Army to access Vietnam by flying over Laos which borders Thailand.

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Donald Trump could spend rest of his LIFE in prison and die in jail cell, expert claims

Glenn Kirschner, a former US Army prosecutor has predicted that 76-year-old Donald Trump is likely to die in a prison cell after the federal indictment

The Independent UK

At Normandy D-Day celebrations, echoes of Ukraine's looming fight

There are no Ukrainian troops present at this year's commemorations of the 1944 D-Day landings in Normandy, which launched the Allied invasion of Europe and led to the end of World War II

Al Jazeera

Fort Liberty: US army base Fort Bragg drops Confederate namesake

Change comes as US continues to grapple with prevalence of statues and sites honouring members of Confederacy.

The Independent UK

Fort Bragg drops Confederate namesake for Fort Liberty, part of US Army base rebranding

Fort Bragg shed its Confederate namesake Friday to become Fort Liberty in a ceremony some veterans view as a small but important step in making the U.S. Army more welcoming to Black service members

The Independent UK

Critics say Biden is lying about how his son Beau died in Iraq – they are ignoring the full story

‘My son was a major in the US Army. We lost him in Iraq,’ the president told US marines during his Japan visit

The Conversation

Women's secret war: the inside story of how the US military sent female soldiers on covert combat missions to Afghanistan

A US Army handbook from 2011 opens one of its chapters with a line from Rudyard Kipling’s poem The Young British Soldier. Written in 1890 upon Kipling’s return to England from India, an experienced imperial soldier gives advice to the incoming cohort:

The Guardian - UK

‘Only God can say – That’s enough’: Wanda Sykes, the uncancellable standup superstar

She ditched life as a government agent to become a comedian, one so fearless she even has a ‘tampon lasso’. The comic legend discusses cancelled men, coming out – and calling out Roseanne

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