ANNAPOLIS — The U.S. Naval Academy superintendent said Monday that he decided to court-martial two midshipmen in a sexual assault case against a military judge’s recommendation because it is his duty to make sure the charges are fully examined. Vice ...

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WASHINGTON — A court-martial has been scheduled for February for a U.S. Naval Academy student accused of aggravated sexual assault. Midshipman Josh Tate appeared at an arraignment Monday at the Washington Navy Yard. The court-martial is scheduled to begin Feb. ...

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ANNAPOLIS — Two midshipman will face a court-martial in an alleged sexual assault at an off-campus party while a third will not, the U.S. Naval Academy superintendent said Thursday. All three midshipmen were former Navy football players. Vice Adm. Michael ...

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TOPEKA, Kan. — After being sentenced to 35 years in prison for leaking classified documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, Pfc. Bradley Manning could be headed for hard time at Fort Leavenworth, home to the American military’s most famous prison. ...

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FORT MEADE — U.S. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning has been sentenced to 35 years in prison for leaking a trove of classified information to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks. Here’s a look at the key elements of the case: WHAT WAS ...

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WASHINGTON — Some of the Pentagon’s most painful themes of the past decade have played out at the court-martial of Army Pfc. Bradley Manning. At its core, the trial is about a young soldier who orchestrated the largest leak of ...

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FORT MEADE — A former supervisor of Pfc. Bradley Manning says he told her before they went to Iraq that the American flag meant nothing to him and he had no allegiance to his country. Jihrleah Showman testified in Manning’s ...

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Roberto R. Lima, the Navy petty officer who sued to try to force the military to lift an 18-month “legal hold” and discharge him, has suffered a legal setback after an officer investigating allegations that he assaulted his estranged wife and their child recommended that several of the charges be referred to a general court-martial.

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HAGERSTOWN — Some supporters of an Army private charged with aiding the enemy released a leaked audio recording Tuesday of Pfc. Bradley Manning explaining why he sent hundreds of thousands of classified documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks. The Freedom ...

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WASHINGTON — An Army general will face court-martial on a series of sexual misconduct charges, including forcible sodomy, in connection with several illicit affairs, and could receive life in prison if convicted, the Army said Tuesday. Included in the allegations ...

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