Tag: Military affairs
Tunisia’s president orders military to manage virus crisis
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s president on Wednesday ordered the military to take over management of the national COVID-19 pandemic response, as the country fights...
Tunisia puts military on vaccination duty as cases soar
KESRA, Tunisia — Soldiers hold rifles to guard the health center in the traditional Tunisian village of Kesra, while inside, military medics use other...
1st female sailor completes Navy special warfare training
WASHINGTON — For the first time, a female sailor has successfully completed the grueling 37-week training course to become a Naval Special Warfare combatant-craft...
Black female WWII unit hoping to get congressional honor
BOSTON — Maj. Fannie Griffin McClendon and her Army colleagues never dwelled on being the only Black battalion of women to serve in Europe...
Deported veteran returns to US to become American citizen
LOS ANGELES — It took nearly a decade and a federal lawsuit for U.S. Marine Corps veteran Hector Ocegueda to finally come home.
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Ukraine criticized for making female cadets parade in heels
MOSCOW — Ukraine’s defense minister is under pressure from members of the government over the decision to have female military cadets wear pumps with...
Probation for ex-VA hospital doc who admitted fondling women
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A former physician at a West Virginia's veterans hospital was sentenced to probation Wednesday after pleading guilty to touching two female...
Study: Texas bases lead Army posts in risk of sexual assault
WASHINGTON — Female soldiers at Army bases in Texas, Colorado, Kansas and Kentucky face a greater risk of sexual assault and harassment than those...
Lebanon’s crisis threatens one of its few unifiers, the army
BEIRUT — Since the civil war, through wars with Israel, militant bombings and domestic turmoil, Lebanese have considered their military as an anchor for...
Queen Elizabeth II meets Australia’s Morrison at Windsor
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II has held a face-to-face audience with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison at Windsor Castle.
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