Posts Tagged ‘north-carolina’
Charges Eyed for Ex-Blackwater Chief
Federal prosecutors are considering filing weapons charges against former top officials of the Blackwater Worldwide private security company over allegations they illegally stockpiled automatic rifles at the company's North Carolina headquarters. Here is the original post: Charges Eyed for Ex-Blackwater Chief
Lejeune hosts military wrestling championships
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — Wrestlers from across the military will compete at a North Carolina Marine base to determine which service is king on the mats. The 2010 Armed Forces Wrestling Championships starts on Saturday at Camp Lejeune and runs through the weekend. The tournament will feature both Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling. Wrestlers [...]
Fort McHenry released from Haiti mission
The dock landing ship Fort McHenry was released Thursday from service as part of the humanitarian effort off Haiti and is making its way back home, the Navy said. The Fort McHenry is carrying elements of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and will call in North Carolina to offload its troops and their equipment before continuing back to Norfolk, [...]
Levin Takes Aim at Blackwater Contracts
Sen. Carl Levin is asking the Pentagon to carefully consider whether it wants to do more business with Blackwater, the controversial military contractor firm out of North Carolina that is reportedly bidding on a $1 billion Afghan police training contract. Read more here: Levin Takes Aim at Blackwater Contracts
Face of Defense: EOD Experience Benefits Guard Soldier
Army Staff Sgt. Tracy Dice was a 12-year law-enforcement veteran when she decided to become an explosive ordnance disposal technician in the North Carolina National Guard. Read more: Face of Defense: EOD Experience Benefits Guard Soldier
Blackwater Link Reportedly Hidden
What's in a name? Plenty, it seems, if the name is Blackwater -- the controversial private military company based in North Carolina. See the original post here: Blackwater Link Reportedly Hidden
DoD Probes Mental Health Care at Lejeune
The Defense Department will investigate complaints of substandard mental health care for Marines at Camp Lejeune, according to a North Carolina congressman Thursday who had asked for the probe amid reports of retaliation against a whistleblower. Go here to read the rest: DoD Probes Mental Health Care at Lejeune
Navy to base North Carolina at Pearl Harbor
HONOLULU — The Navy is basing the North Carolina at Pearl Harbor.The Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet said Wednesday that the 377-foot-long, $2.3 billion fast-attack submarine is scheduled to arrive in Hawaii in the summer.Pearl Harbor is already home to two other Virginia-class submarines, the nation's most advanced. They [...]
Accused Holocaust Museum Gunman Dies
The 89-year-old white supremacist charged in a deadly shooting at Washington's Holocaust museum died Wednesday in North Carolina, where he'd been held while awaiting trial, authorities said. Continue reading here: Accused Holocaust Museum Gunman Dies
Study: U.S. citizens craft most post-9/11 plots
A study released Wednesday of American Muslims and homegrown terror found that most of the publicly known cases since the Sept. 11 attacks involved young men who were U.S.-born or naturalized citizens. More than half of the suspects were radicalized as part of a group.The analysis by researchers from Duke University and the University of North [...]
