Rep. Barry Moore defeated former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson in Alabama’s Republican Senate runoff, strengthening his path to succeed Sen. Tommy Tuberville. Moore leaned on President Donald Trump’s endorsement in a race that turned sharply negative over questions about his military record.
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Robert Card, the gunman responsible for the deadly shooting rampage in Lewiston, Maine last week, had exhibited erratic behavior three months prior to the attack, prompting the Army Reserve unit to conduct a medical evaluation and deem him "non-deployable due to concerns over his well-being." Local deputies attempted to make contact with Card in mid-September, but were unsuccessful, and the investigation is now shifting away from an intense manhunt and toward the search for a motive.
The Coast Guard is responding to a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine that left 18 people dead late Wednesday night. The suspect, Robert Card, had been experiencing an "acute" mental health episode and was hearing voices that were saying "horrible" things about him. His vehicle was found abandoned by a boat dock and the Coast Guard has deployed resources to help search for him. He has been charged with eight counts of murder and the investigation is ongoing.
Jonathan Majors, star of "Creed III" and "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania," was arrested Saturday in New York in an alleged domestic dispute. The Army's Enterprise Marketing Office has expressed concern over the allegations and is reevaluating their advertising campaign featuring Majors. Majors is currently being held in police custody and is facing charges of strangulation, assault and harassment.
The US is accelerating the delivery of Abrams tanks to Ukraine to support their fight against Russia’s invasion. The older M1A1 model of America’s main battle tank will be sent instead of the newer M1A2 version, as it is easier for Ukrainian forces to learn to use and maintain. 65 Ukrainian soldiers are currently training on the systems at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and the tanks could be there before the end of the year.
A Pentagon memo revealed that the unidentified flying object shot down in Canadian airspace on Saturday was a “small, metallic balloon with a tethered payload below it.” Army Gen. Mark Milley confirmed that a missile fired by a U.S. fighter jet at a high-altitude object detected over Michigan on Sunday missed its target and landed in Lake Huron. Defense officials told lawmakers that the object shot down over Lake Huron “subsequently slowly descended” into the water after impact, and crossed near “US sensitive sites” before it was shot down.
Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) was injured in an accident at his home on Wednesday afternoon, suffering "several injuries". He is an Army veteran and has represented Florida’s 17th Congressional District since 2019. His office has asked for prayers for the congressman and his family, but no further information has been released on the accident or his condition.
The Russian Defense Ministry has announced the appointment of Army General Valery Gerasimov as the new Commander of the Joint Grouping of Troops (Forces) in…