Behind closed doors, the U.S. military scrutinizes modern cases of valor for new Medals of Honor; Corrupt NCIS agent who was besotted with ‘Fat Leonard’ begs judge for mercy; Navy launches Tomahawk missiles at rebel sites in Yemen after attacks on U.S. ships; Pentagon says fierce Iraq-Turkey feud won’t hinder key Islamic State battle;
 
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A military blog by Dan Lamothe
 
 
Behind closed doors, the U.S. military scrutinizes modern cases of valor for new Medals of Honor
Documents obtained by The Washington Post detail how the Navy and Marine Corps are handling the process.
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Corrupt NCIS agent who was besotted with ‘Fat Leonard’ begs judge for mercy
“I have betrayed the badge I wore, the oath I took, my comrades,” he said in a letter to the judge.
 
Navy launches Tomahawk missiles at rebel sites in Yemen after attacks on U.S. ships
The missiles were launched at radar sites on the Yemeni coastline.
 
Pentagon says fierce Iraq-Turkey feud won’t hinder key Islamic State battle
Tensions escalated this week after Turkish leaders affirmed their intention to keep some 1,500 troops in Iraq.
 
Saudi airstrikes on Yemeni civilians may have put a target on the backs of U.S. troops
'Anybody who fires on U.S. Navy ships does so at peril to themselves,' a Pentagon official said.
 
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