Lockheed Martin Opens $17 Million Hypersonic Facility in Alabama
Lockheed Martin has opened its $17 million, 17,000-square-foot Hypersonics System Integration Lab on its Huntsville campus. The integration facility will bring together advanced test equipment, simulation tools and an integration environment under one roof. The new facility will shorten development cycles and fielding higher performance systems for the U.S. Army. The facility was completed in […]
Fort Carson to Temporarily Close Gate 19 after $11 Million Investment in Road
Fort Carson announced Tuesday Gate 19 will temporarily close Aug. 1 about two years after an $11 million Colorado Department of Transportation project to pave the road to the gate. The base made the decision in part because the overall number of soldiers on base is down with the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team deployed […]
Family of Man Killed in DC Plane Crash Files $250 Million Claim Against FAA, Army
The family of a Salem man who was killed when a U.S. Army helicopter collided with a passenger plane he was on in Washington, D.C. last month has filed a $250 million claim against the federal agencies involved. According to Robert A. Clifford, who is representing the widow and children of Casey Crafton, the family […]
Army Veteran from Humble Beginnings Wins $44 Million Powerball Jackpot in California
Despite winning a massive Powerball jackpot in California, Jerry Heath said he won’t forget his humble beginnings. Heath, an Army veteran and former Long Beach police detective, won a $44.3 million Powerball jackpot, California Lottery officials said in a Dec. 3 news release. “I’m a very fortunate human being,” Heath said in the news release. […]
Sig Sauer Ordered to Pay $11 Million to Army Veteran Wounded by Pistol that Went Off By Itself
A Philadelphia jury awarded $11 million on Wednesday to a man whose holstered Sig Sauer pistol went off by itself while he was going down the stairs, causing a serious leg injury — the second major verdict this year against the embattled gun manufacturer over its P320 model. After a three-week trial, the jury concluded […]
Jury Awards Abu Ghraib Detainees $42 Million, Holds Contractor Responsible
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A U.S. jury on Tuesday awarded $42 million to three former detainees of Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison, holding a Virginia-based military contractor responsible for contributing to their torture and mistreatment two decades ago. The decision from the eight-person jury came after a different jury earlier this year couldn’t agree on whether […]
A Snowmobiler Who Crashed into a Parked Black Hawk Helicopter Is Awarded $3 Million
BOSTON — The federal government was mostly responsible for a nighttime collision involving a snowmobiler who nearly died after hitting a Black Hawk helicopter that was parked on a Massachusetts trail, a judge ruled in awarding him $3.3 million in damages. U.S. District Judge Mark Mastroianni blamed both parties for the March 2019 crash in […]
Former US Army Civilian Employee Sentenced to 15 Years for Stealing Nearly $109 Million
A Texas woman who was a civilian employee of the U.S. Army at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison for stealing nearly $109 million from a youth development program for children of military families. Janet Yamanaka Mello, 57, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez in […]
Army Family Awarded $10.3 Million After Living in Mold-Infested Home at Texas' Fort Cavazos
An Army family at Fort Cavazos in Texas was awarded $10.3 million Monday after living in a mold-infested home run by a private Army housing company and repeated hospitalizations of their newborn infant for respiratory difficulties. Sgt. Jason Kiernan’s wife Sarah was having constant health problems, including respiratory issues, during her pregnancy while living in […]
US Military Ships Are Working to Build a Pier for Gaza Aid. It's Going to Cost at Least $320 Million
JERUSALEM — A U.S. Navy ship and several Army vessels involved in an American-led effort to bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip are offshore of the enclave and building out a floating platform for the operation that the Pentagon has said will cost at least $320 million. Sabrina Singh, Pentagon spokeswoman, told reporters […]