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9 soldiers killed after Army helicopters collide over Kentucky

UPDATED: Thu., March 30, 2023

Nine soldiers were killed after two U.S. Army helicopters collided during a training mission near an Army base along the Kentucky-Tennessee state line Wednesday night, the Army said.

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Senate votes to repeal decades-old authorizations for Iraq, Gulf wars

UPDATED: Wed., March 29, 2023

The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would repeal decades-old authorizations for use of military force for the Iraq and Persian Gulf wars, legislation the White House has signaled it will back.

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Spokane Vet Center celebrates Vietnam Veterans Day by rehanging dog tags: ‘That brotherhood is everything’

Wed., March 29, 2023

“Reach out and touch the veterans you know who need help. Most of them will not ask you.”

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Putin says he could put tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus by summer

UPDATED: Sun., March 26, 2023

President Vladimir Putin of Russia said he would be able to position nuclear weapons in Belarus by the summer, a claim that analysts said was likely bluster but which underscored the Kremlin’s determination to use its vast nuclear arsenal to pressure the West to back down from its support of Ukraine.

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Base to be renamed for Native American war hero

UPDATED: Fri., March 24, 2023

It was a name synonymous with failure. More than 80 years ago, an Army base in Blackstone, Virginia, was named for George E. Pickett, the defeated Confederate general who led the disastrous “Pickett’s charge” at the Battle of Gettysburg. Now the base is the first of nine named for a Confederate set to be redesignated by the end of this year. On Friday, Fort Pickett will become Fort Barfoot, in honor of Col. Van Barfoot, a World War II hero and a Medal of Honor recipient.

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Camp Lejeune health claims are mired despite law allowing suits

UPDATED: Fri., March 24, 2023

As claims and lawsuits pile up against the government related to contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune, the number of grievous health outcomes tied to exposure to those toxic chemicals at the Marine Corps base in North Carolina is also rising.

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Confederate flag removed from Post Falls American Legion after visiting veteran complains

UPDATED: Tue., March 21, 2023

The American Legion displayed the flag in the banquet room for the past 20 years along with about 50 others, according to a spokesman for the Post Falls location.

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Back in Baghdad 20 years after U.S. invasion, retired Ambassador Ryan Crocker reflects on Iraq War’s legacy

UPDATED: Mon., March 20, 2023

WASHINGTON – Over the weekend, Ryan Crocker took an Uber to dinner at a Syrian restaurant in Baghdad.

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US releases video of drone that crashed over Black Sea

UPDATED: Thu., March 16, 2023

Following the crash of an unmanned military drone over the Black Sea, the U.S. military has released footage of the incident.

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Senators threaten consequences after VA confirms 4 deaths tied to computer system tested in Spokane

UPDATED: Thu., March 16, 2023

WASHINGTON – After officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs on Wednesday confirmed four deaths have been linked to a new computer system first deployed in Spokane, senators threatened consequences for the company being paid $10 billion for the system.

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Ukraine steps up calls for evacuation of northeast town under relentless Russian shelling

UPDATED: Sun., March 12, 2023

Months after Russian soldiers were driven out of Kupiansk, Ukrainian authorities are stepping up efforts to evacuate civilians from the town in the Kharkiv region of northeast Ukraine amid relentless Russian shelling.

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Sheriff’s office opens volunteer policing station at Fairchild

UPDATED: Fri., March 10, 2023

Using a knife to saw through yellow police tape, Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels opened a Sheriff’s Community Oriented Policing Effort (SCOPE) station Friday at Fairchild Air Force Base.

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VA Deputy Secretary stepping down after overseeing computer system rollout in Spokane

UPDATED: Wed., March 1, 2023

WASHINGTON – The No. 2 official at the Department of Veterans Affairs will step down on April 1, he told colleagues in an email on Wednesday.

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Jon Tester, Mike Crapo lead bipartisan effort to give full benefits to all combat-injured veterans

UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 28, 2023

WASHINGTON – A bill to give full military benefits to all veterans injured in combat will be the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee’s top legislative priority this year, the Montana Democrat who heads the VA panel and who sponsored the bill with an Idaho Republican said Tuesday.

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World War II Marine Corps veteran Donn Thompson, receives centenarian celebration at South Hill home

Mon., Feb. 27, 2023

As a private first class in the Marines, Thompson participated in five assault landings in the Pacific Theater during World War II, said his son, Jim Thompson. Like many of his generation, he didn't talk about the war with his children, but drips and drabs of information - and spontaneous bursts of emotion - would bubble out over the years.

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Deadly Russian artillery strikes reported Sunday in Ukraine’s east and south

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 26, 2023

Russia pounded the front line in Ukraine’s south and east with artillery strikes, Ukrainian military authorities said Sunday, as Moscow bombarded the Kherson region and pushed to break through Ukraine’s last remaining defenses around the city of Bakhmut.

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Ukraine eyes support from Saudi Arabia after minister’s visit

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 26, 2023

Ukrainian authorities see signs of support from Saudi Arabia after the kingdom’s foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, visited Kyiv on Sunday for talks with top officials.

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Russia’s war on Ukraine, China’s rise expose US military failings

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 22, 2023

It was envisioned as the centerpiece of a $200 billion program revolutionizing how the U.S. Army would fight. Now it’s languishing in storage in Virginia, a 25-ton symbol of the malaise that lies at the nexus of the Pentagon and the defense industry.

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Veterans frustrated after Vet Center memorial vandalized, dog tags stolen

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 22, 2023

“Some of the guys, this is all they have, and this hurts really deep."

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‘It’s an American story’: A retired Spokane educator tells the story of the ‘Triple Nickles,’ Black history and World War II heroism in the Pacific Northwest

Sun., Feb. 19, 2023

Robert L. "Bob" Bartlett's research has resulted in a short-form documentary film, called "Jumping into the Fire," that won an award at the 2022 Spokane International Film Festival, a collaboration with director Chase Ogden. In partnership with other researchers on "smokejumping," the practice of fighting wildfires using trained parachutists in remote areas of the West, Bartlett has been able to piece together a flight log and map of all of the jumps - totaling more than 30 - made between July 18, 1945, and Oct. 30, 1945.

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Senate votes to repeal decades-old authorizations for Iraq, Gulf wars

Spokane Vet Center celebrates Vietnam Veterans Day by rehanging dog tags: ‘That brotherhood is everything’

Putin says he could put tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus by summer

Base to be renamed for Native American war hero

Camp Lejeune health claims are mired despite law allowing suits

Confederate flag removed from Post Falls American Legion after visiting veteran complains

Back in Baghdad 20 years after U.S. invasion, retired Ambassador Ryan Crocker reflects on Iraq War’s legacy

US releases video of drone that crashed over Black Sea

Senators threaten consequences after VA confirms 4 deaths tied to computer system tested in Spokane

Ukraine steps up calls for evacuation of northeast town under relentless Russian shelling

Sheriff’s office opens volunteer policing station at Fairchild

VA Deputy Secretary stepping down after overseeing computer system rollout in Spokane

Jon Tester, Mike Crapo lead bipartisan effort to give full benefits to all combat-injured veterans

World War II Marine Corps veteran Donn Thompson, receives centenarian celebration at South Hill home

Deadly Russian artillery strikes reported Sunday in Ukraine’s east and south

Ukraine eyes support from Saudi Arabia after minister’s visit

Russia’s war on Ukraine, China’s rise expose US military failings

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‘It’s an American story’: A retired Spokane educator tells the story of the ‘Triple Nickles,’ Black history and World War II heroism in the Pacific Northwest

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