In this February 2016 photo, members of the 790th Missile Security Forces Squadron demonstrate their training for recapturing a Minuteman missile silo after being taken over by an intruder/attacker, just days before the Air Force announced the drug investigation, at the Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, near Cheyenne, Wyo. Then Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work, observed the demonstration. Inside an Air Force unit entrusted to protect nuclear missiles, a drug ring operated undetected for nearly a year. Documents obtained by The Associated Press reveal at least six airmen were buying, distributing or using the illegal hallucinogen, LSD. (AP Photo/Robert Burns)
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Military parade celebrates Army’s 250th
Cheers and chants rang out Saturday from a crowd of thousands as soldiers manned modern and historic tanks and aircraft for the Army’s 250th anniversary celebration in the District.
Ovi scores goal 890, Caps lose to Sabres 8-5
Alexander Ovechkin scored goal number 890, but the Washington Capitals fell short, losing to the visiting Buffalo Sabres Sunday afternoon 8-5 at Capital One Arena in Washington D.C., March 30, 2025 (Photos for the Washington Times.)
Hegseth joins veterans, generals to mark 80th anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima
A handful of retired Marines – all in the late 90s or over 100 — joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Japan’s Prime Minister Takeru Ishida on Saturday to mark the anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II in the Pacific that ended 80 years ago this week.
