Pentagon says 52-year-old navy officer among those killed by Iraq shooter

September 20th, 2009 Mexico subway shooter charged with double homicideMEXICO CITY — A gunman who opened fire in a crowded Mexico City subway station faces double homicide charges. Police say Luis Felipe Hernandez was jailed Sunday on the charges after psychological exams determined he is fit to stand trial.

September 19th, 2009 Roadside bomb kills 11-year-old in north IraqBAGHDAD — Authorities say a roadside bomb has killed an 11-year-old boy and wounded his two friends in the violence-plagued city of Mosul in northern Iraq. A Mosul police officer says the bomb exploded around 4 p.m.

September 18th, 2009 Families: Find 3 sailors killed in '46 polar crashSAN ANTONIO — The Navy and families of three sailors killed in a 1946 plane crash in Antarctica are clashing over whether to bring the men home. Petty Officer 1st Class Fred Williams, Ensign Maxwell Lopez and Petty Officer 1st Class Wendell Hendersin died when their PBM-5 Mariner went down in a storm.

August 22nd, 2009 Navy removes top nuclear weapons facility officerBANGOR, Wash. — The Navy dismissed the commanding officer of a Washington state-based nuclear weapons facility Friday, citing a loss of confidence in his ability to lead, the Pentagon said.

August 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The remains of a US Navy pilot who went missing during a bombing run in the first Gulf War in 1991 have been found in Iraq, the Pentagon confirmed Sunday. The fate of Michael Speicher has been a mystery for 18 years.

May 14th, 2009 Navy: F-35 fighter jets needed by 2015 deadlineWASHINGTON — The chief of naval operations said Thursday on-time delivery of Lockheed Martin Corp.'s next-generation Joint Strike Fighter will be critical in closing the gap of the fighter jets needed to match current and future threats. Navy Adm. Gary Roughead told the House Armed Services Committee that the service's current fleet of legacy F-18s from Boeing Co.

May 13th, 2009 Navy officer, Md. soldier killed at Iraq clinicANNAPOLIS, Md.

May 13th, 2009 Pentagon: Abuse photos may cause problemsWASHINGTON — The top military commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan are telling President Barack Obama that their troops could be in greater danger if new detainee abuse photos are released this spring. The Pentagon has said it will release the pictures this month.

May 13th, 2009 Psychiatrist from Amarillo killed at Iraq clinicAMARILLO, Texas — A Texas clinic official says a psychiatrist from Amarillo is among the five people shot to death at a military counseling center in Baghdad. The executive director of the Texas Panhandle Mental Health and Mental Retardation says the wife of Dr.

May 13th, 2009 Mother says Md. man killed in Iraq shootingANNAPOLIS, Md.

May 11th, 2009 US: Soldier suspected in Iraq shooting in custodyBAGHDAD — The U.S. military says an American soldier who opened fire on fellow troops, killing five of them, is now in custody.

May 11th, 2009 Pentagon official: US soldier kills troopsWASHINGTON — Pentagon officials say five U.S. soldiers are dead after an American soldier opened fire at a U.S.

May 11th, 2009 US: soldier opens fire, 5 soldiers deadBAGHDAD — A U.S. soldier opened fire on fellow troops and at least five were killed Monday, the Pentagon and U.S.

March 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Six people were killed in a shooting at a retirement home in the city of Carthage in the US state of North Carolina, CNN reported Sunday. Three more people, including a police officer, were injured in the shooting, the report said, quoting the chief of the Carthage police.

January 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US military is to deploy about 20,000 Marines to Afghanistan in six to eight months, a senior military officer has said. 'The time is right for Marines to leave Iraq,' Marine Commandant James Conway told reporters here, adding that the deployment is a result of troop withdrawal from Iraq.