July 6, 2019 Naval weapons base near quakes' epicenter closed for safety inspections As Southern California dealt with the impact of Friday evening’s magnitude-7.1 earthquake, an important U.S. Navy facility near the quake’s epicenter was still dealing with the impact of Thursday’s 6.4 temblor in the area.
July 3, 2019 Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher sentenced to reduced rank, partial pay, after being cleared of murder charges Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher will have his rank reduced and is sentenced to four months of confinement, which he has already served, for posing with the body of a dead ISIS fighter.
July 2, 2019 Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher found not guilty on murder and attempted murder charges A jury found decorated Navy SEAL Edward "Eddie" Gallagher not guilty Tuesday on almost all charges he was facing, including murder and attempted murder, in the killing of an Islamic State member in Iraq.
July 1, 2019 Navy SEAL accused of killing ISIS detainee was victim of 'target fixation,' attorney says in closing arguments An attorney for decorated Navy SEAL Edward "Eddie" Gallagher argued Monday that his client was a subject of "fixation" by military prosecutors and claimed the case against Gallagher had "huge gaping holes."
June 27, 2019 Trump directs Defense Department to develop policy allowing military academy athletes to turn pro upon graduation President Trump on Wednesday told Acting Secretary of Defense Mark Esper to come up with a policy that would allow athletes enrolled in military academies to play professional sports upon graduation.
June 26, 2019 Prosecution in Eddie Gallagher trial rests case, SEAL’s defense blasts investigator The prosecution in the court-martial of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher rested its case Tuesday, ending six days of testimony in which SEALs accused one of their own of stabbing to death an ISIS prisoner in Iraq in 2017.
June 25, 2019 Prosecution expert witness admits no evidence of stab wound in Navy SEAL war crimes trial An expert witness called by the prosecution in the court-martial trial of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher told the court Monday that there is no physical or photographic evidence to prove a stabbing occurred in the death of an ISIS prisoner back in 2017.Â
June 21, 2019 Retired Army captain: Eddie Gallagher's trial is a 'disgrace,' 'clearly, he did not murder anyone' The trial of Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher -- who is accused of killing an injured ISIS prisoner of war in Iraq – is a "disgrace," according to a fellow service member.
June 21, 2019 Navy won't drop murder charges against SEAL Edward Gallagher despite bombshell testimony Navy prosecutors are still pursuing murder charges against Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher even after a bombshell testimony Thursday by a Navy colleague who confessed that he was in fact the one to kill the teenage ISIS fighter.Â
June 20, 2019 Medic testifies that he, not Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher, was responsible for ISIS fighter's death A medic testifying in the trial of Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher – who is accused of killing an injured ISIS prisoner of war in Iraq – shocked trial observers when he testified Thursday that he, not Gallagher, was responsible for the Islamic militant's death.