Posts Tagged ‘shooting’
International Special Operations Sniper Course
http://www.youtube.com/v/0EKjGUVlf_k?f=videos&app=youtube_gdata Video: Students from all over the world come to the International Special Operations Course to become expert marksmen. Spc Source
Shooting Drills Help Marines Sharpen Skills
Marines from 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment practice their shooting skills at a makeshift range on Camp Dwyer. Read this article: Shooting Drills Help Marines Sharpen Skills
Biden: Blackwater dismissal to be appealed
BAGHDAD — The U.S. will appeal a court decision dismissing manslaughter charges against five Blackwater Worldwide guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, Vice President Joe Biden said Saturday.Biden's announcement after a meeting with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani shows just how diplomatically sensitive the incident remains [...]
Recruiter shooting suspect seeks plea change
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The man accused of killing one soldier and wounding another outside an Arkansas military recruiting center has asked a judge to change his plea to guilty, claiming ties to al-Qaida.Abdulhakim Muhammad’s attorney, Claiborne Ferguson, said Thursday night that his client sent a letter earlier this month to the judge in [...]
Top Army doc: No clues before Hasan shooting
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — In the wake of a mass shooting at an Army post in which a military psychiatrist is charged, the service’s top doctor acknowledged his service needs to improve how it manages medical officers, including using more candor in reviewing their officers’ performance.But Lt. Gen. Eric Schoomaker, the Army’s [...]
Hasan’s Superiors Ignored own Worries
A Defense Department review of the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, has found the doctors overseeing Maj. Nidal Hasan's medical training repeatedly voiced concerns over his strident views on Islam and his inappropriate behavior, yet continued to give him positive performance evaluations that kept him moving through the ranks. Read the [...]
Judge Dismisses Blackwater Case
A federal judge cited repeated government missteps in dismissing all charges against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused of killing unarmed Iraqi civilians in a case that inflamed anti-American sentiment abroad. U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina dismissed the case against the guards accused of the shooting in a crowded Baghdad [...]
Dallas newspaper recognizes Fort Hood heroes
DALLAS — Declining to single out just one, the Dallas Morning News named “the heroes” of Fort Hood its Texan of the Year.The recognition comes less than two months after a shooting spree at one of the nation’s largest military posts left 13 dead and 29 wounded. An Army psychiatrist has been charged in the deaths.The heroes [...]
Soldier out shopping murdered in Baltimore
BALTIMORE — Baltimore police say an active-duty soldier was shot to death Sunday in the city while on the way home from grocery shopping with his wife.Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says 22-year-old Clifford Williams was on leave from service in Afghanistan.Guglielmi says officers got a call about a shooting shortly before midnight [...]
Atty: Hood suspect may use insanity defense
FORT WORTH, Texas — An Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people during an attack on his Texas post will likely plead not guilty to the charges against him and may use an insanity defense at his military trial, his attorney said today.John Galligan, the civilian attorney for Maj. Nidal Hasan, said he is considering an insanity defense [...]
