Tag Archive: Accident

Pentagon confirms ‘1st US soldier’ dead in Iraq anti-ISIS campaign

Pentagon confirms ‘1st US soldier’ dead in Iraq anti-ISIS campaign A 19-year-old mortarman has become the first US soldier to die in the fight against ISIS in Iraq, albeit from a “non-combat injury,” the Pentagon acknowledged. The death of Marine…
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F-35 fleet grounded for the eighth time over unknown engine issue

As the cost of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter jet continues to grow, so do the headaches: the United States military announced on Thursday that its entire fleet of aircraft has been grounded until engine inspections are completed. The decision comes…
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