March 13, 2018 Marine officer pleads guilty for failures in recruit death A Marine Corps officer responsible for training recruits at a South Carolina base where a violently abused military volunteer committed suicide admits he's guilty of dereliction of duty and other charges.
February 16, 2018 Mass shooters use loopholes, lapses in checks to get guns Nikolas Cruz is just the latest U.S. mass shooter to legally obtain and own weapons because of limited weapons laws, lapses in the background check process or law enforcement's failure to heed warnings of concerning behavior.
February 16, 2018 Sheriff didn't pursue sex case against Texas church gunman Sheriff's deputies didn't pursue a sexual assault investigation against the man who shot and killed 26 people at a Texas church, even though the woman reporting it signed a complaint detailing the alleged attack.
December 5, 2017 Pentagon: 'Troubling' lapses in giving criminal data to FBI The Pentagon's watchdog agency says it found a "troubling" number of failures this year by the military services to alert the FBI to criminal history information.
December 2, 2017 Navy disciplines aviators over lewd images in the sky Two U.S. Navy aviators were placed on "probationary" status for six months, but were able to keep their wing insignia after appearing before disciplinary board for drawing lewd images in the sky with their aircraft earlier this month, according to a report.
November 11, 2017 Q&A: Texas gunman's punishment spotlights military justice Five years before Devin Patrick Kelley opened fire on a Baptist church in Texas, killing more than two dozen people, the former Air Force airman faced a military jury after pleading guilty to choking his then-wife and cracking her son's skull.
November 10, 2017 Marine drill instructor gets 10 years for abusing recruits A Marine Corps drill instructor convicted of physically abusing young recruits, one of whom killed himself, was sentenced Friday to 10 years in military prison.
November 10, 2017 Q&A: Texas gunman's punishment spotlights military justice Five years before Devin Patrick Kelley opened fire on a Baptist church in Texas, killing more than two dozen people, the former Air Force airman faced a military jury after pleading guilty to choking his then-wife and cracking her son's skull.
November 9, 2017 Air Force: Texas shooter's history should have been reported The top U.S. Air Force official is publicly acknowledging for the first time that the domestic abuse charges for which the Texas church shooter was court martialed in 2012 should have been reported to the FBI.
November 8, 2017 Prosecutor says Marine Corps drill instructor was a 'bully' Closing arguments could begin soon for a former Marine Corps drill instructor facing court-martial on charges including cruelty and maltreatment.