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The military has identified a prisoner of war from Kentucky who died in the Philippines during World War II. The remains of Army Pfc. Thomas Franklin Brooks of Mammoth Cave were confirmed in June, 80 years after his death.
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One of the three U.S. marines who died in an aircraft crash during a training exercise in Australia last weekend was a Murray State alumna.
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Soldiers stationed in Fort Campbell are preparing to deploy to Europe to replace forces ordered overseas earlier this year. Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby made the announcement on Friday. He said Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III ordered the deployment of around 10,500 personnel — including around 4,700 from Fort Campbell — in the coming months to replace Army units ordered to the region because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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A national veterans organization is using fishing events to give back to people who put their life on their line for their country.
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A Paducah native now commands the oldest commissioned vessel of the U.S. Navy. Commander Billie J. Ferrell became the 77th commander of the U.S.S. Constitution.
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Over 200 people including family members, veterans and officials came to Maplelawn Park Cemetery to see Navy Fireman 2nd Class Hal Jake Allison buried in his family plot alongside his parents – Henry and Opal Moore Allison.
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Several hundred soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division and Fort Campbell are deploying to Europe starting Tuesday night in anticipation of a potential Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine. The announcement
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The Army’s first automated flight of an empty Black Hawk helicopter took place at Fort Campbell over the weekend and on Monday. The UH-60 aircraft was retrofitted with new technology developed by the Defense Department’s research arm, DARPA.
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The Kentucky National Guard is following a Department of Defense mandate that says all service members must be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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For thousands of people in Kentucky, the highly effective COVID-19 vaccines have allowed life to return to mostly normal. But for “long haulers” like...
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Officials at the Blue Grass Army Depot have announced the startup of disposal for VX nerve agent rockets. This was the first rocket destruction in the...
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Kentucky’s National Guard plans to send troops to the Southwest border later this year at the request of the federal government.