EUCOM, 2 SOCOM cohorts had long lapse in oversight of classified mobile devices, IG says

U.S. European Command and portions of U.S. Special Operations Command may have put sensitive information at risk by haphazardly handing out mobile devices to personnel for three years, Pentagon investigators said.

Japan Supreme Court rejects appeal by family of taxi driver beaten by Marines

The family of an Okinawan taxi driver assaulted by two Marines in 2008 has lost an appeal to the Supreme Court of Japan seeking additional compensation from the Japanese government.

Marine base on Guam remains a work in progress as first troops arrive from Okinawa

The first contingent of Marines moving from Okinawa to Guam will bunk at Andersen Air Force Base, Naval Base Guam or off-base, not the Corps’ Camp Blaz, a 4,000-acre, multibillion construction project still in the works.

Master sergeant wins $250,000 on mountain-climbing reality show ‘The Summit’

Ladeania Jackson, an Air National Guard master sergeant, and three others who completed a 14-day challenge in the Southern Alps of New Zealand shared a $1 million prize on the reality TV show “The Summit.”

Washington poised to control RFK site, first step in luring Commanders to city

Washington is poised to gain greater control of the waterfront swath of property around the rusting RFK Stadium. At the same time, the district is poised to lose all the F-16 fighter jets in its National Guard air division to Maryland.

Trump’s Ukraine envoy traveling to Kyiv, open to Moscow visit

Keith Kellogg, a retired general and Donald Trump’s special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, plans to visit Kyiv next month and would be open to meetings in Moscow if invited, as the incoming administration seeks to end the nearly three-year war.

Influx of bills to increase community care for veterans prompts warning of pushing VA to ‘breaking point’

Five of the 10 bills introduced Tuesday offered plans for expanding coverage for veterans seeking private-sector care. Some of the proposals would waive requirements for veterans to qualify for non-VA care and others offered alternatives for covering veterans care in the private sector.

Couple hundred North Korean troops killed, wounded in battles with Ukrainian forces

A senior U.S. military official says a couple hundred North Korean troops fighting alongside Russian forces against Ukraine have been killed or wounded in battle in the Kursk border region.

Battle of the Bulge veterans honored at WWII Memorial ceremony in Washington

Two Battle of the Bulge veterans, officials and supporters gathered Monday at the World War II Memorial’s Circle of Remembrance in Washington to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the decisive battle.

Judge dismisses lawsuit seeking return of Confederate ‘Gray Ghost’ to Ranger memorial at Fort Moore

U.S. District Judge Clay Land wrote he was unpersuaded by the National Ranger Memorial Foundation’s arguments that the Defense Department overstepped its authority in removing the name of Confederate Col. John S. Mosby from the Georgia post’s monument.

Suspect charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO as an act of terrorism

The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare’s CEO has been charged with murder as an act of terrorism, prosecutors said Tuesday as they worked to bring him to a New York court from a Pennsylvania jail. Luigi Mangione already was charged with murder in the Dec. 4 killing of Brian Thompson, but the terror allegation is new.

Bell Textron chooses Fort Worth for major expansion to build V-280 Valor military aircraft

Bell Textron Inc., already one the largest employers in the Metroplex, has chosen its hometown of Fort Worth to build components for the next generation of military assault helicopters.

After Assad’s fall, the task of unearthing the dead from Syria’s mass graves is just beginning

Tens of thousands of Syrians are believed to be buried in mass graves scattered around the country, victims of the security agencies of ousted President Bashar Assad. Experts are quickly working to secure the sites so the longer task of unearthing the dead, documenting them and trying to identify them can begin.

Russian opposition figure says fears of his mother’s poisoning in Berlin proved false

Vladimir Kara-Murza, a dual Russian-U.K. citizen and one of the leading Russian opposition figures, said that the worries that his mother could have been poisoned or suffered a heart attack haven’t been corroborated.

Canada imposes economic sanctions on 5 Venezuelan officials, including the high court president

It’s the fourth time that Canada has imposed sanctions against individuals linked to Maduro’s government. Venezuela’s political crisis deepened after the highly anticipated July 28 presidential election, which both Maduro and the political opposition claim to have won.

Army emergency fund to expand travel grants for soldiers next year

Soldiers in need of financial help to travel during a family emergency can receive money from an Army-focused nonprofit relief fund without the added stress of repaying a loan, the organization announced Monday.

Future missile frigate will be named after historic female Navy officer

A future constellation-class guided missile frigate (FFG 69) will be named USS Joy Bright Hancock, a tribute to one of the first female officers to serve in the U.S. Navy, according to a Navy news release.

Trump’s lawyers allege juror misconduct in latest bid to get hush money conviction dismissed

President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers are raising a new claim in their fight to overturn his hush money conviction, alleging that the historic verdict was tainted by juror misconduct.

US border facilities for migrant children are improving but still need work, court monitor says

The heightened scrutiny of the Border Patrol’s Texas holding facilities is part of broader court-appointed oversight.