An Army helicopter pilot who federal prosecutors say shipped nearly 1,800 orders of LSD to buyers on the “dark web” argued in court Wednesday that he has a religious right to sell the drug, deploying an unconventional legal strategy in an attempt to stave off his indictment.

The U.S. government wants to build more military and cargo ships to better compete with China, and Hanwha Philly Shipyard is ready for a larger role in building those ships, the head of Hanwha’s Washington, D.C., lobbying arm, said Wednesday.

As part of his plea agreements, the 60-year-old at the center of the Navy’s biggest corruption scandal gave up his right to appeal, with two exceptions — if he believed he received ineffective assistance of counsel or if the judge sentenced him to more than 13 years in prison.

Vice President JD Vance toasted U.S. service members with a beer stein in hand during a visit to this major military transportation hub.

The veteran duo sought to establish a time record for a one-day hike by adaptive athletes on the grueling 47.5-mile trek from the South Rim to the North Rim and back again. After hiking 24.5 miles, it became clear they were not on a pace to complete the route in one day.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on Thursday urged the 32 member nations to devote more funds, equipment and political energy to the world’s biggest military alliance, as the United States steps back from its leading security role in Europe.

U.S. Army Pvt. Willard D. Merrill, 21, was serving in the 2nd Observation Squadron in late 1941 when the Japanese army invaded the Philippines. He endured the Bataan Death March and later died at the Cabanatuan POW camp.

A federal court sentenced Jason Charles Manuelito, 27, on Wednesday to 24-plus years behind bars for producing child pornography. He had pleaded guilty in June. Investigators identified approximately nine victims, with additional victims remaining unidentified.

Gangs trying to seize full control of Haiti‘s capital have killed at least four soldiers and four armed civilians who worked with law enforcement to protect their communities, an official said.

Pvt. Jonathan Kang Lee, 26, pleaded guilty Wednesday at his court-martial to killing a cab driver during his attempt to desert the Army and avoid conviction on child rape charges. Under a plea agreement, Lee admitted his guilt in exchange for a sentence of life with the possibility of parole.