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235 Dead in US Boat Strikes, And Still No Public Proof

A Caribbean strike killed four, raising the boat-strike toll to 235+. Here is what is verified, what is disputed and where the campaign goes next.

Latin Times · 1h ago

Navy Confirms Eight Suicide Attempts in USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group During Extended Deployment, with No Deaths Reported

The Navy confirmed eight suicide attempts in the USS Lincoln strike group during a long deployment. No deaths. What military families should know.

Medical Daily · Sep 26

US Navy Confirms Eig8 Sailors in Lincoln Strike Group Attempted Suicide During Record-Setting Deployment

Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao confirmed eight suicide attempts across the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group after a record deployment left thousands of sailors sharing two licensed clinicians.

International Business Times UK · Sep 25

Texas National Guard disbanded intelligence wing after members used WhatsApp to spy on migrants

Four members of the unit working on Gov. Greg Abbott’s border mission have been punished after whistleblowers reported the surveillance operation violated long-standing rules against state-run spy operations.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 29, 2023

Drag queen fronting US Navy’s recruitment drive claps back at critics: ‘They only hate when you’re winning’

Yeoman 2nd Class Joshua Kelley has been performing as Harpy Daniels since 2013

The Independent UK · May 6, 2023

Drag queen fronting US Navy’s recruitment video fires back at ‘haters’

Kelley has been performing as Harpy Daniels since 2013

The Independent UK · May 4, 2023

Texas House backs death benefits for state troops in Operation Lone Star

The bill was amended to make the benefits retroactive, supporting the family of a soldier whose name is on the legislation.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 11, 2023

Army lets violent soldiers avoid trial

Soldiers leave the Army with a negative discharge and little record of the allegations against them

Salon · Apr 11, 2023

Family of dead National Guardsman urges Legislature to make death benefits bill named for him retroactive

While the state guarantees law enforcement officers, like Department of Public Safety troopers, a $500,000 death benefit for their families if they die on duty, National Guard troops who stand shoulder to shoulder with those DPS officers on Operation Lone Star don’t have the same benefit.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 4, 2023

Texas national guard soldier shoots and wounds migrant at Mexico border

Injuries not life-threatening after soldier fires at migrant in the shoulder as he was attempting to detain migrant

The Guardian - US · Jan 29, 2023